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George Yardley
Every comparison George Yardley leads among players since 1946-47: 9 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.
points
set it12 games with 40+ points in his first 450 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 37 careers, past 5 · held from game 440 to 470 · broken by Bob Pettit, 25, Dec 6, 1960 · said 1 other way12games
free throws made
set it12 games with 15+ free throws made in his first 450 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 37 careers, past 11 · held from game 440 to 460 · broken by Bob Pettit, 20, Dec 6, 196012games
field goals made
set it12 games with 15+ field goals made in his first 450 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 37 careers, past 7 · held from game 440 to 470 · broken by Bob Pettit, 27, Dec 6, 196012games
free throw attempts
set it2 straight games with 20+ free throw attempts in his first 300 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 37 careers, past 1 · held from game 295 to 470 · broken by Elgin Baylor, 3, Jan 5, 1963 · said 1 other way2games
field goals made · a season
set it2 games with 10+ field goals made in DET's first 4 games of 1958-59a record when he got there, 1st of 52 player-seasons, past 1 · at game 4 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1959-60, 4, Nov 7, 1959 · said 1 other way2games
points · a season
set it4 straight games with 20+ points in DET's first 6 games of 1958-59a record when he got there, 1st of 45 player-seasons, past 3 · at game 6 only · broken by Wilt Chamberlain 1959-60, 6, Nov 10, 19594games
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.