Andy Bathgate

right wing · 1952-53 to 1970-71 · NYR, TOR, DET, PIT · 1,123 games

Every comparison Andy Bathgate leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 28 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.

assists

set it271 games with a assist in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 63 careers, past 256 · held from game 520 to 910 · broken by Jean Beliveau, 286, Feb 9, 1963 · said 1 other way271games

points

set it58 games with 3+ points in his first 550 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 87 careers, past 52 · held from game 540 to 840 · broken by Jean Beliveau, 68, Oct 11, 196258games

goals

set it10 straight games with a goal in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 39 careers, past 9 · held from game 640 to 1060 · broken by Mike Bossy, 12, Nov 11, 1986 · said 1 other way10games

assists · a season

set it37 games with a assist in NYR's first 60 games of 1961-62a record when he got there, 1st of 3,704 player-seasons, past 36 · held from game 59 to 64 (1 gap) · broken by Stan Mikita 1968-69, 39, Feb 20, 196937games

shots on goal · a season

set it15 games with 5+ shots on goal in NYR's first 25 games of 1961-62a record when he got there, 1st of 224 player-seasons, past 13 · held from game 23 to 27 · broken by Bobby Hull 1963-64, 16, Dec 8, 196315games

plus-minus · a season

set it3 straight games with 2+ plus-minus in NYR's first 40 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 52 player-seasons, past 2 · held from game 35 to 56 (4 gaps) · broken by Henri Richard 1959-60, 4, Jan 14, 19603games

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. The field is every NHL skater career since 1917-18, or every player-season where he dressed for half the team's games so far. The method is in the board's notes.