Jack Sikma

center · 1977-78 – 1990-91 · SEA, MIL · 1,209 games

Every comparison Jack Sikma leads among players since 1946-47: 23 claims in 6 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

rebounds

set it7 straight games with 15+ rebounds in his first 110 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 115 careers, past 6 · held from game 110 to 115 · broken by Larry Smith, 8, Jan 12, 19827games

defensive rebounds · a season

set it20 games with 10+ defensive rebounds in SEA's first 70 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 36 player-seasons, past 13 · held from game 65 to 77 (3 gaps) · broken by Jeff Ruland 1983-84, 27, Mar 22, 198420games

blocks · a season

set it86 blocks through SEA's first 75 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 10 player-seasons, past 33 blocks · held from game 75 to 76 · broken by Larry Nance 1983-84, 160 blocks, Mar 29, 198486blocks

minutes · a season

set it9 straight games with 36+ minutes in SEA's first 77 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 18 player-seasons, past 6 · held from game 75 to 77 · broken by Jeff Ruland 1983-84, 16, Apr 3, 19849games

steals + blocks · a season

set it33 steals + blocks through SEA's first 13 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 13 player-seasons, past 32 steals + blocks · held from game 11 to 13 (1 gap) · broken by Larry Bird 1983-84, 41 steals + blocks, Nov 19, 198333steals + blocks

offensive rebounds · a season

set it2 games with 8+ offensive rebounds in SEA's first 81 games of 1983-84a record when he got there, 1st of 21 player-seasons, past 1 · at game 81 only · broken by Lasalle Thompson 1983-84, 8, Apr 12, 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.