Bobby Clarke

center · 1969-70 to 1983-84 · PHI · 1,280 games

Every comparison Bobby Clarke leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 36 claims in 5 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 it365 games with a assist in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 131 careers, past 344 · held from game 660 to 1140 · broken by Marcel Dionne, 374, Oct 11, 1980365games

plus-minus

set it401 games with a plus-minus in his first 900 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 28 careers, past 392 · held from game 860 to 1060 · broken by Serge Savard, 435, Feb 28, 1981401games

points

set it22 straight games with a point in his first 800 games, playoffs includeda record when he got there, 1st of 113 careers, past 18 · held from game 770 to 1230 · broken by Guy Lafleur, 37, Dec 20, 198022games

shorthanded goals

set it24 games with a shorthanded goal in his first 700 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 127 careers, past 23 · held from game 660 to 760 (1 gap) · broken by Bill Barber, 25, Oct 22, 198124games

assists · a season

set it28 games with 2+ assists in PHI's first 77 games of 1974-75a record when he got there, 1st of 5,806 player-seasons, past 27 · held from game 76 to 77 · broken by Wayne Gretzky 1980-81, 33, Mar 29, 198128games

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.