Billy Taylor Sr.

center · 1939-40 to 1947-48 · TOR, DET, BOS, NYR · 354 games

Every comparison Billy Taylor Sr. leads among NHL skaters since 1917-18: 7 claims in 4 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 it131 games with a assist in his first 300 gamesa record when he got there, 1st of 142 careers, past 127 · held from game 275 to 320 · broken by Elmer Lach, 141, Jan 10, 1948 · said 1 other way131games

assists · a season

set it32 games with a assist in TOR's first 50 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,021 player-seasons, past 29 · held from game 33 to 50 · broken by Elmer Lach 1944-45, 33, Mar 18, 194532games

points · a season

set it38 games with a point in TOR's first 50 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,021 player-seasons, past 37 · at game 50 only · broken by Herb Cain 1943-44, 42, Mar 18, 1944 · said 1 other way38games

penalty minutes · a season

set it49 games with no penalty minutes in TOR's first 50 games of 1942-43a record when he got there, 1st of 2,021 player-seasons, past 48 · at game 50 only · broken by Bill Mosienko 1944-45, 50, Mar 18, 1945 · said 1 other way49games

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.