Bill Sharman

guard · 1950-51 – 1960-61 · WSB, BOS · 789 games

Every comparison Bill Sharman leads among players since 1946-47: 47 claims in 7 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

points

set it72 straight games with 10+ points in his first 500 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 23 careers, past 71 · held from game 490 to 700 · broken by Neil Johnston, 132, Dec 27, 195872games

field goals made

set it138 games with 10+ field goals made in his first 700 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 132 · held from game 650 to 760 · broken by Paul Arizin, 196, Dec 13, 1961138games

wins

set it432 wins through his first 700 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 12 careers, past 430 wins · held from game 690 to 760 (3 gaps) · broken by Frank Ramsey, 486 wins, Feb 28, 1964432wins

points · a season

set it71 games with 10+ points in BOS's first 72 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 18 player-seasons, past 68 · held from game 64 to 72 · broken by Bob Pettit 1960-61, 76, Mar 11, 1961 · said 1 other way71games

wins · a season

set it52 wins through BOS's first 72 games of 1958-59a record when he got there, 1st of 28 player-seasons, past 49 wins · held from game 50 to 72 · broken by Bob Cousy 1959-60, 59 wins, Mar 9, 196052wins

field goals made · a season

set it16 games with 10+ field goals made in BOS's first 72 games of 1955-56a record when he got there, 1st of 18 player-seasons, past 15 · at game 72 only · broken by Dolph Schayes 1957-58, 23, Mar 12, 1958 · said 1 other way16games

free throws made · a season

set it2 straight games with 10+ free throws made in BOS's first 10 games of 1956-57a record when he got there, 1st of 35 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 9 to 12 · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1961-62, 3, Nov 11, 19612games

A lead is an interval: the stretch of N where he is first, worded at one N inside it. "One of 4" is a tie for first. A record "when he got there" was first among the careers that had reached that point by then. Fields are careers that began in 1946-47 or later, or player-seasons where he played the window (started half the team’s games or averaged 15 minutes). The method is in the board's notes.