The NBA is the most prestigious basketball league in the world where 30 teams battle for the Larry O’Brien trophy. According to multiple online sources, it is the fourth wealthiest sports league in the world and the third in the USA after the NFL and MLB.
The NBA started keeping track of the triple-double statistic in the 1979 - 1980 season. A triple-double is a single-game stat, which occurs when a player records double digits in three of five categories — points, assists, rebounds, blocks and steals.
Till date, only 29 players have recorded more than 10 triple-doubles in their careers. Below is the list of the players with most triple-doubles in NBA history.
| Rank | Name | Pos | Total | Games Played | Points per game | Rebounds per game | Assists per game | ||
| 1 | Russell Westbrook | PG | 198 | 1094 | 22.4 | 7.3 | 8.4 | ||
| 2 | Oscar Robertson | PG | 181 | 1040 | 25.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | ||
| 3 | Magic Johnson | PG | 138 | 906 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 11.2 | ||
| 4 | LeBron James | SF | 107 | 1421 | 27.2 | 7.5 | 7.3 | ||
| Jason Kidd | PG | 1391 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 8.7 | ||||
| 6 | Nikola Jokić | C | 105 | 596 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 6.6 | ||
| 7 | Wilt Chamberlain | C | 78 | 1045 | 30.1 | 22.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 8 | James Harden | SG/PG | 74 | 1000 | 24.7 | 5.6 | 7 | ||
| 9 | Larry Bird | SF/PF | 59 | 897 | 24.3 | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| 10 | Luka Dončić | PG/SG | 56 | 330 | 27.6 | 8.6 | 8 | ||
| 11 | Fat Lever | PG | 43 | 752 | 13.9 | 6 | 6.2 | ||
| 12 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | PF | 35 | 719 | 22.6 | 9.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 13 | Bob Cousy | PG | 33 | 924 | 18.4 | 5.2 | 7.5 | ||
| Ben Simmons | PG/PF | 317 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 7.5 | ||||
| 15 | Rajon Rondo | PG | 32 | 957 | 9.8 | 4.5 | 7.9 | ||
| Domantas Sabonis | C/PF | 494 | 15.1 | 9.7 | 4.2 | ||||
| 17 | Draymond Green | PF | 31 | 758 | 8.7 | 7 | 5.6 | ||
| John Havlicek | SF | 1270 | 20.8 | 6.3 | 4.8 | ||||
| 19 | Grant Hill | SF | 29 | 1026 | 16.7 | 6 | 4.1 | ||
| 20 | Michael Jordan | SG | 28 | 1072 | 30.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 21 | Elgin Baylor | SF | 26 | 846 | 27.4 | 13.5 | 4.3 | ||
| 22 | Clyde Drexler | SG | 25 | 1086 | 20.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 23 | Walt Frazier | PG | 23 | 825 | 18.9 | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||
| 24 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | C | 21 | 1560 | 24.6 | 11.2 | 3.6 | ||
| Kobe Bryant | SG | 1346 | 25 | 5.2 | 4.7 | ||||
| Kyle Lowry | PG | 1078 | 14.6 | 4.4 | 6.3 | ||||
| Micheal Ray Richardson | PG | 556 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 7 | ||||
| Chris Webber | PF | 831 | 20.7 | 9.8 | 4.2 | ||||
| 29 | Charles Barkley | PF | 20 | 1073 | 22.1 | 11.7 | 3.9 | ||
| Tom Gola | SF | 698 | 11.3 | 7.8 | 4.2 |
Most Triple-Doubles in a single season
| Most triple-doubles in a single season | ||||
| Rank | Name | Total | Team | NBA season |
| 1 | Russell Westbrook | 42 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2016–17 |
| 2 | Oscar Robertson | 41 | Cincinnati Royals | 1961–62 |
| 3 | Russell Westbrook | 38 | Washington Wizards | 2020–21 |
| 4 | Russell Westbrook | 34 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2018–19 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | 31 | Philadelphia 76ers | 1967–68 |
| 6 | Nikola Jokić | 29 | Denver Nuggets | 2022–23 |
| 7 | Oscar Robertson | 26 | Cincinnati Royals | 1960–61 |
| Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals | 1963–64 | ||
| 9 | Russell Westbrook | 25 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2017–18 |
| 10 | Oscar Robertson | 22 | Cincinnati Royals | 1964–65 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia 76ers | 1966–67 | ||
| James Harden | Houston Rockets | 2016–17 | ||
| 13 | Oscar Robertson | 20 | Cincinnati Royals | 1962–63 |
| 14 | Nikola Jokić | 19 | Denver Nuggets | 2021–22 |
| 15 | Magic Johnson | 18 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1981–82 |
| Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2015–16 | ||
| LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 2017–18 | ||
| 18 | Magic Johnson | 17 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1988–89 |
| Luka Dončić | Dallas Mavericks | 2019–20 | ||
| 20 | Magic Johnson | 16 | Los Angeles Lakers | 1982–83 |
| Fat Lever | Denver Nuggets | 1985–86 | ||
| Nikola Jokić | Denver Nuggets | 2020–21 | ||
FAQs
A. In a span of 77 seasons in the NBA, only 248 players out of 2401, have recorded a triple-double. Out of those 248 players, only 131 have done it twice. There have been 29 instances in NBA history where a player has scored more than 10 triple-doubles.
A. Russell Westbrook leads the table for the highest number of triple-doubles with a count of 198.
A. Unlike double-double and triple-double, which is a regular occurrence in the NBA, quadruple-doubles are quite rare. There have been only four quadruple-doubles in NBA history.
A. Nate Thurmond, Hakeem Olajuwon, David Robinson and Alvin Robertson are the four NBA players to record a quadruple-double.
