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Jerry West
Every comparison Jerry West leads among players since 1946-47: 48 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.
free throws made · a season
leads13 games with 15+ free throws made in LAL's first 60 games of 1965-661st of 11,225 player-seasons, next 11 · leads from game 28 to 7313games
wins
leads41 straight games with a win in his first 800 games1st of 455 careers, next 33 · leads from game 790 to 930 · said 1 other way41games
free throws made
leads38 games with 15+ free throws made in his first 530 gamesone of 2, of 1,057 careers · leads from game 495 to 53038games
wins · a season
leads33 straight games with a win in LAL's first 82 games of 1971-72one of 4, of 11,026 player-seasons · leads from game 64 to 8233games
points
set it831 games with 20+ points in his first 1,000 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 11 careers, past 818 · held from game 940 to 1030 · broken by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 885, Jan 27, 1981831games
free throw attempts
leads6 straight games with 15+ free throw attempts in his first 150 games1st of 2,309 careers, next 5 · leads from game 125 to 155 · said 1 other way6games
field goal attempts · a season
set it7 straight games with 20+ field goal attempts in LAL's first 25 games of 1969-70a record when he got there, 1st of 28 player-seasons, past 5 · held from game 20 to 27 (1 gap) · broken by Nate Thurmond 1969-70, 9, Dec 5, 19697games
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.