Bobby Hull

left wing · 1957-58 to 1979-80 · CHI, WIN, HFD · 1,182 games

Every comparison Bobby Hull leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 136 claims in 11 families, the best first. A row leads its field now, or set a record that was later broken. Each links to its board.

goals

set it434 games with a goal in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 27 careers, past 379 · held from game 780 to 1050 (1 gap) · broken by Phil Esposito, 440, Mar 30, 1977434games

points

set it7 games with 5+ points in his first 600 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 84 careers, past 5 · held from game 570 to 1030 · broken by Phil Esposito, 9, Feb 26, 19727games

shots on goal · a season

set it16 games with 8+ shots on goal in CHI's first 70 games of 1964-65a record when he got there, 1st of 513 player-seasons, past 14 · held from game 26 to 70 · broken by Bobby Hull 1967-68, 17, Mar 31, 196816games

goals · a season

set it15 games with 2+ goals in CHI's first 70 games of 1966-67a record when he got there, 1st of 4,193 player-seasons, past 13 · held from game 55 to 70 · broken by Phil Esposito 1970-71, 19, Apr 4, 197115games

points · a season

set it14 games with 3+ points in CHI's first 70 games of 1965-66a record when he got there, 1st of 4,100 player-seasons, past 13 · held from game 61 to 70 · broken by Phil Esposito 1968-69, 18, Mar 30, 196914games

game-winning goals

set it94 games with a game-winning goal in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 27 careers, past 83 · held from game 920 to 1030 · broken by Phil Esposito, 101, Mar 30, 1977 · said 1 other way94games

assists

set it4 straight games with 2+ assists in his first 800 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 36 careers, past 3 · held from game 760 to 1030 · broken by Stan Mikita, 5, Dec 20, 1970 · said 1 other way4games

power-play goals · a season

set it19 games with a power-play goal in CHI's first 70 games of 1965-66a record when he got there, 1st of 3,022 player-seasons, past 17 · held from game 61 to 70 · broken by Johnny Bucyk 1970-71, 20, Apr 4, 197119games

hat tricks

set it28 hat tricks through his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 27 careers, past 17 hat tricks · held from game 940 to 1030 · broken by Wayne Gretzky, 49 hat tricks, Jan 6, 199328hat tricks

power-play goals

set it11 games with 2+ power-play goals in his first 1,000 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 27 careers, past 9 · held from game 980 to 1030 · broken by Phil Esposito, 19, Mar 30, 197711games

plus-minus · a season

set it34 games with a plus-minus in CHI's first 70 games of 1959-60a record when he got there, 1st of 25 player-seasons, past 33 · held from game 60 to 70 (1 gap) · broken by Frank Mahovlich 1961-62, 35, Mar 25, 196234games

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.