Purvis Short

forward · 1978-79 – 1989-90 · GSW, HOU, NJN · 860 games

Every comparison Purvis Short leads among players since 1946-47: 19 claims in 3 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

field goal attempts

set it77 games with 25+ field goal attempts in his first 800 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 16 careers, past 56 · held from game 800 to 840 · broken by Larry Bird, 142, Nov 16, 199077games

minutes · a season

set it55 games with 30+ minutes in GSW's first 58 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 45 player-seasons, past 52 · held from game 34 to 59 (3 gaps) · broken by Sidney Moncrief 1983-84, 57, Feb 25, 1984 · said 1 other way55games

offensive rebounds · a season

set it2 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in GSW's first 48 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 16 player-seasons, past 1 · held from game 47 to 49 · broken by Larry Smith 1983-84, 4, Feb 4, 19842games

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.