List of NBA career triple-double leaders

Russell Westbrook holds the record for the most NBA career regular season triple-doubles and is the only player to average a triple-double over four different seasons.

This article provides three lists:

A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season triple-doubles recorded.

A progressive list of regular season triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

A list of facts of triple-double achievements.

Triple-double leaders

Statistics accurate as of December 23, 2024.^[1][2]

^	Denotes active player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]

Rank	Name	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)[b]	Total	Games played	Points per game[c]	Rebounds per game average[d]	Assists per game average[d]
1	Russell Westbrook^	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2008–2019) Houston Rockets (2019–2020) Washington Wizards (2020–2021) Los Angeles Lakers (2021–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024) Denver Nuggets (2024–present)	200	1,189	21.5	7.1	8.1
2	Oscar Robertson*	PG	Cincinnati Royals (1960–1970) Milwaukee Bucks (1970–1974)	181	1,040	25.7	7.5	9.5
3	Nikola Jokić^	C	Denver Nuggets (2015–present)	141	699	21.3	10.8	7.0
4	Magic Johnson*	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1979–1991, 1996)	138	906	19.5	7.2	11.2
5	LeBron James^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2003–2010, 2014–2018) Miami Heat (2010–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–present)	120	1,519	27.1	7.5	7.4
6	Jason Kidd*	PG	Dallas Mavericks (1994–1996, 2008–2012) Phoenix Suns (1996–2001) New Jersey Nets (2001–2008) New York Knicks (2012–2013)	107	1,391	12.6	6.3	8.7
7	Luka Dončić^	PG	Dallas Mavericks (2018–present)	80	421	28.7	8.7	8.3
8	Wilt Chamberlain*	C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1959–1965) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1968–1973)	78	1,045	30.1	22.9	4.4
	James Harden^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2009–2012) Houston Rockets (2012–2021) Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022) Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2023–present)		1,101	24.1	5.6	7.1
10	Domantas Sabonis^	C/PF	Oklahoma City Thunder (2016–2017) Indiana Pacers (2017–2022) Sacramento Kings (2022–present)	62	604	16.0	10.4	4.8
11	Larry Bird*	SF/PF	Boston Celtics (1979–1992)	59	897	24.3	10.0	6.3
12	Giannis Antetokounmpo^	PF	Milwaukee Bucks (2013–present)	48	816	23.6	9.8	4.9
13	Fat Lever	PG	Portland Trail Blazers (1982–1984) Denver Nuggets (1984–1990) Dallas Mavericks (1990–1994)	43	752	13.9	6.0	6.2
14	Bob Cousy*	PG	Boston Celtics (1950–1963) Cincinnati Royals (1969–1970)	33	924	18.4	5.2	7.5
	Ben Simmons^	PG	Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2022) Brooklyn Nets (2022–present)		355	13.8	7.7	7.4
16	Draymond Green^	PF	Golden State Warriors (2012–present)	32	838	8.7	6.9	5.6
	Rajon Rondo^†	PG	Boston Celtics (2006–2014) Dallas Mavericks (2014–2015) Sacramento Kings (2015–2016) Chicago Bulls (2016–2017) New Orleans Pelicans (2017–2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2018–2020, 2021–2022) Atlanta Hawks (2020–2021) Los Angeles Clippers (2021) Cleveland Cavaliers (2022)		957	9.8	4.5	7.9
18	John Havlicek*	SF	Boston Celtics (1962–1978)	31	1,270	20.8	6.3	4.8
19	Grant Hill*	SF	Detroit Pistons (1994–2000) Orlando Magic (2000–2007) Phoenix Suns (2007–2012) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2013)	29	1,026	16.7	6.0	4.1
20	Michael Jordan*	SG	Chicago Bulls (1984–1993, 1995–1998) Washington Wizards (2001–2003)	28	1,072	30.1	6.2	5.3
21	Elgin Baylor*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1958–1971)	26	846	27.4	13.5	4.3
22	Clyde Drexler*	SG	Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1995) Houston Rockets (1995–1998)	25	1,086	20.4	6.1	5.6
23	Walt Frazier*	PG	New York Knicks (1967–1977) Cleveland Cavaliers (1977–1979)	23	825	18.9	5.9	6.1
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	C	Milwaukee Bucks (1969–1975) Los Angeles Lakers (1975–1989)	21	1,560	24.6	11.2	3.6
	Kobe Bryant*	SG	Los Angeles Lakers (1996–2016)		1,346	25.0	5.2	4.7
	Kyle Lowry^	PG	Memphis Grizzlies (2006–2009) Houston Rockets (2009–2012) Toronto Raptors (2012–2021) Miami Heat (2021–2024) Philadelphia 76ers (2024–present)		1,158	14.1	4.3	6.1
	Micheal Ray Richardson	PG	New York Knicks (1978–1982) Golden State Warriors (1982–1983) New Jersey Nets (1983–1986)		556	14.8	5.5	7.0
	Chris Webber*	PF	Golden State Warriors (1993–1994, 2008) Washington Bullets / Wizards (1994–1998) Sacramento Kings (1998–2005) Philadelphia 76ers (2005–2007) Detroit Pistons (2007)		831	20.7	9.8	4.2
29	Charles Barkley*	PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1984–1992) Phoenix Suns (1992–1996) Houston Rockets (1996–2000)	20	1,073	22.1	11.7	3.9
	Tom Gola*	SF	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1955–1956, 1957–1962) New York Knicks (1962–1966)		698	11.3	7.8	4.2

Progressive list of triple-double leaders

Nikola Jokić is third in NBA career regular season triple-doubles and holds the record for the fastest triple-double.

This is a progressive list of triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[3]

Statistics accurate as of December 23, 2024.

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[a]

Team abbreviations

Team(s) listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

BOS	Boston Celtics	HOU	Houston Rockets	NOJ	New Orleans Jazz	SAC	Sacramento Kings
BUF	Buffalo Braves	IND	Indiana Pacers	NYK	New York Knicks	SAS	San Antonio Spurs
CHI	Chicago Bulls	LAC	Los Angeles Clippers	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	SEA	Seattle SuperSonics
CIN	Cincinnati Royals	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	MIA	Miami Heat	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	WAS	Washington Wizards
DAL	Dallas Mavericks	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHX	Phoenix Suns
DEN	Denver Nuggets	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	POR	Portland Trail Blazers
DET	Detroit Pistons	NJN	New Jersey Nets	ROC	Rochester Royals

Triple-doubles leader at the end of every season

Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single-season record	TD3	Season
1950–51	Andy Phillip*000PHW	5	Andy Phillip*000PHW	5	Andy Phillip*000PHW	5	Andy Phillip*000PHW	5	1950–51
1951–52		4		9		9			1951–52
1952–53	Bob Cousy*000BOS	5	Bob Cousy*00BOS Andy Phillip*000PHW	10	Bob Cousy*000BOS Andy Phillip*000PHW	10	Bob Cousy*000BOS Andy Phillip*000PHW		1952–53
1953–54		2	Bob Cousy*000BOS	12	Bob Cousy*000BOS	12			1953–54
1954–55		3		15		15			1954–55
1955–56		8		23		23	Bob Cousy*000BOS	8	1955–56
1956–57	Red Kerr000SYR Maurice Stokes*000ROC Neil Johnston*000PHW	1							1956–57
1957–58	Maurice Stokes*000CIN	9		24		24	Maurice Stokes*000CIN	9	1957–58
1958–59	Guy Rodgers*000PHW Bob Cousy*000BOS	3		27		27			1958–59
1959–60	Tom Gola*000PHW	9		31		31	Maurice Stokes*000CIN Tom Gola*000PHW		1959–60
1960–61	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	26		32		32	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	26	1960–61
1961–62		41	Oscar Robertson* 000CIN 1961–70 000MIL 1970–74	67	Oscar Robertson* 000CIN 1961–70 000MIL 1970–74	67		41	1961–62
1962–63		20		87		87			1962–63
1963–64		26		113		113			1963–64
1964–65		22		135		135			1964–65
1965–66		13		148		148			1965–66
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHI	22		155		155			1966–67
1967–68		31		163		163			1967–68
1968–69	Walt Frazier*000NYK	8		170		170			1968–69
1969–70	John Havlicek*000BOS	8		176		176			1969–70
1970–71	Norm Van Lier000CIN	12		179		179			1970–71
1971–72	John Havlicek*000BOS	8							1971–72
1972–73	Bob Kauffman000BUF Jerry Lucas*000NYK Sidney Wicks000POR	4							1972–73
1973–74	Elmore Smith000LAL	6		181		181			1973–74
1974–75	Pete Maravich*000NOJ	5	John Havlicek*000BOS	31					1974–75
1975–76	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL Alvan Adams000PHX George McGinnis*000PHI	5							1975–76
1976–77	Alvan Adams000PHX	3							1976–77
1977–78	Dave Cowens*000BOS Bill Walton*000POR	2							1977–78
1978–79	Mickey Johnson000CHI	4	Walt Frazier*000CLE	23					1978–79
1979–80	Magic Johnson*000LAL Micheal Ray Richardson000NYK	7							1979–80
1980–81	Magic Johnson*000LAL	6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*000LAL	20					1980–81
1981–82		18	Magic Johnson*000LAL	31					1981–82
1982–83		16		47					1982–83
1983–84		12		59					1983–84
1984–85		11		70					1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird*000BOS	10		73					1985–86
1986–87	Fat Lever000DEN	16		84					1986–87
1987–88	Magic Johnson*000LAL	12		96					1987–88
1988–89		17		113					1988–89
1989–90		11		124					1989–90
1990–91		13		137					1990–91
1991–92	Michael Jordan*000CHI Gary Payton*000SEA Scottie Pippen*000CHI David Robinson*000SAS	2	Larry Bird*000BOS	59					1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley*000PHX	6	Michael Jordan*000CHI	27					1992–93
1993–94	David Robinson*000SAS	5	Fat Lever000DAL	43					1993–94
1994–95	Jason Kidd*000DAL	4	Michael Jordan*000CHI	27					1994–95
1995–96	Grant Hill*000DET	10	Magic Johnson*000LAL	138					1995–96
1996–97		13	Michael Jordan*000CHI	28					1996–97
1997–98	Grant Hill*000DET Jason Kidd*000PHX	4	Grant Hill*000DET Michael Jordan*000CHI						1997–98
1998–99	Jason Kidd*000PHX	7	Grant Hill*000DET	29					1998–99
1999–00	Jason Kidd*000PHX Chris Webber*000SAC	5	Jason Kidd* 000PHX 1999–01 000NJN 2001–08 000DAL 2008–12 000NYK 2012–13	31					1999–00
2000–01	Jason Kidd* 000PHX 2000–01 000NJN 2001–02	7		38					2000–01
2001–02		8		46					2001–02
2002–03	Kevin Garnett*000MIN	6		50					2002–03
2003–04	Jason Kidd* 000NJN 2003–08 000DAL 2008	9		59					2003–04
2004–05		8		67					2004–05
2005–06		8		75					2005–06
2006–07		12		87					2006–07
2007–08		13		100					2007–08
2008–09	LeBron James^ 000CLE 2008–10 000MIA 2010–11	7		103					2008–09
2009–10		4		105					2009–10
2010–11		4		107					2010–11
2011–12	Rajon Rondo^† 000BOS	6							2011–12
2012–13		5							2012–13
2013–14	Lance Stephenson000IND	5	LeBron James^ 000MIA 2013–14 000CLE 2014–16	37					2013–14
2014–15	Russell Westbrook^000OKC	11		39					2014–15
2015–16		18		42					2015–16
2016–17		42	Russell Westbrook^ 000OKC 2016–19 000HOU 2019–20 000WAS 2020–21 000LAL 2021–23 000LAC 2023–24 000DEN 2024–	79			Russell Westbrook^000OKC	42	2016–17
2017–18		25		104					2017–18
2018–19		34		138					2018–19
2019–20	Luka Dončić^000DAL	17		146					2019–20
2020–21	Russell Westbrook^000WAS	38		184	Russell Westbrook^ 000WAS 2020–21 000LAL 2021–23 000LAC 2023–24 000DEN 2024–	184			2020–21
2021–22	Nikola Jokić^000DEN	19		194		194			2021–22
2022–23		29		198		198			2022–23
2023–24	Domantas Sabonis^000SAC	26		199		199			2023–24
2024–25	Nikola Jokić^000DEN	11		200		200			2024–25
Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single-season record	TD3	Season

Facts

Oscar Robertson is second in NBA career regular season triple-doubles with 181, and was the first of two players to average a triple-double over an entire season.

Despite having played less than 500 career games, Luka Dončić is in the top ten in NBA career triple-doubles.

Wes Unseld was the first player to have recorded a perfect triple-double (no missed shots and no missed free throws) in NBA history^[4][5][6]

• First triple-double in league history: Andy Phillip (Philadelphia Warriors) logged the league's first triple-double on December 14, 1950, versus the Fort Wayne Pistons. He had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists.^[7]
• Averaging a triple-double in a single season: Oscar Robertson and Russell Westbrook are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat.^[8][9] During the 1961–62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game.^[8][10] Although Robertson only achieved the feat for a full season once, his cumulative stats over his first 5 seasons gave him an average of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists per game.^[10] Westbrook is the only player to achieve this feat multiple times, doing so in three consecutive seasons. Westbrook finished the 2016–17 season averaging 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, and 10.4 assists, and followed it up in 2017–18 with averages of 25.4 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 10.3 assists.^[11] In the 2018–19 season, Westbrook averaged 22.9 points, 11.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game. After not accomplishing the feat in the 2019–20 season, Westbrook, in his first season with the Washington Wizards, averaged 22.2 points, career-high 11.5 rebounds, and career-high 11.7 assists per game across 65 games in the 2020–21 season.^[12]
• Most triple-doubles in a single season: In 2016–17, Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 42 triple-doubles.^[9][13]

Most triple-doubles in a single season^[14]

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
	Domantas Sabonis		Sacramento Kings	2023–24
10	Russell Westbrook	25	Oklahoma City Thunder	2017–18
	Nikola Jokić		Denver Nuggets	2023–24
12	Oscar Robertson	22	Cincinnati Royals	1964–65
	Wilt Chamberlain		Philadelphia 76ers	1966–67
	James Harden		Houston Rockets	2016–17
15	Luka Dončić	21	Dallas Mavericks	2023–24
16	Oscar Robertson	20	Cincinnati Royals	1962–63
17	Nikola Jokić	19	Denver Nuggets	2021–22
18	Magic Johnson	18	Los Angeles Lakers	1981–82
	Russell Westbrook		Oklahoma City Thunder	2015–16
	LeBron James		Cleveland Cavaliers	2017–18

• Most triple-doubles in road games in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 17 of 42 triple-doubles in away games.^[15]
• Most 50-point triple-doubles in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded three 50-point triple-doubles in the 2016–17 season. James Harden (Houston Rockets) is the other player to record multiple 50-point triple-doubles in the same season, with two in the 2016–17 season and two in the 2018–19 season.^[15][16]
• Most triple-doubles in a rookie season: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) recorded 26 triple doubles in the 1960–61 season. Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) is in second with 12 in the 2017–18 season.^[17]
• Oldest player: Karl Malone (Los Angeles Lakers), aged 40 years and 127 days—the only 40-year-old player to do so—logged a triple-double on November 28, 2003, versus the San Antonio Spurs. He had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.^[18]
• Youngest player: Josh Giddey (Oklahoma City Thunder), aged 19 years and 84 days, logged a triple-double on January 2, 2022, versus the Dallas Mavericks. He had 17 points, 13 rebounds, and 14 assists.^[19]
• Triple-double in final career game: The only players known to have done so are Dwyane Wade, who logged 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists on April 10, 2019, for the Miami Heat against the Brooklyn Nets;^[20] Ben Uzoh, who logged 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists on April 26, 2012, for the Toronto Raptors against the New Jersey Nets;^[21] and Wilbur Holland, who logged 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 11 assists on April 8, 1979, for the Chicago Bulls against the Detroit Pistons.^[22]
• Fastest triple-double: Nikola Jokić (Denver Nuggets), holds the record for the fastest triple-double. On February 15, 2018, Jokić recorded the mark 14 minutes and 33 seconds into the game against the Milwaukee Bucks.^[23] The previous fastest triple-double had held for almost 63 years, as on February 20, 1955 Jim Tucker (Syracuse Nationals), in his rookie year, recorded the mark in just 17 minutes, with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 104–84 win over the New York Knicks.^[24]
• Fewest minutes in 30-point triple-double: Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) On November 20, 2019, Dončić recorded 35 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists while playing just 25:30 in a 142–94 win against the Golden State Warriors.^[25] Dončić has two of the five fastest 30-point triple-doubles in NBA history and the only player to have more than one in 30 minutes or less.
• Double-triple-double^[26] (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are the only players to have accomplished this; in a February 2, 1968 game versus Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.^[27] Westbrook recorded 20 points, 20 rebounds, and 21 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 2, 2019.
• Most points scored in a triple-double: James Harden (Houston Rockets) and Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) hold the record for the most points scored in a triple-double with Harden scoring 60 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists on January 30, 2018, against the Orlando Magic and Dončić scoring 60 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 assists on December 27, 2022, against the New York Knicks. The previous record was 57 points by Russell Westbrook.^[28][29][30]
• Most assists recorded in a triple-double: Isiah Thomas (Detroit Pistons), Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics), and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are tied for the most assists recorded in a triple-double with 24. Isiah Thomas recorded 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 24 assists on February 7, 1985, against the Washington Bullets. Rajon Rondo recorded 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 24 assists on October 29, 2010, against the New York Knicks. Russell Westbrook achieved this feat twice: 24 points, 13 rebounds, and 24 assists on January 10, 2019, against the San Antonio Spurs and 14 points, 21 rebounds, and 24 assists on May 3, 2021, against the Indiana Pacers The latter was also the 3rd game in NBA history with 20+ rebounds and assists; the first two were the triple-20 games mentioned above.^[31]
• Most rebounds recorded in a triple-double: Maurice Stokes (Rochester Royals) and Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) are tied for the most rebounds recorded in a triple-double with 38. Maurice Stokes recorded 26 points, 38 rebounds, and 12 assists on January 14, 1956, against the Syracuse Nationals. Wilt Chamberlain achieved this feat twice, recording 24 points, 38 rebounds, and 13 assists on March 2, 1967, against the San Francisco Warriors, and 10 points, 38 rebounds, and 10 assists in a playoff game on April 16, 1967, against the San Francisco Warriors.^[32]
• Most steals recorded in a triple-double: Larry Kenon (San Antonio Spurs) and Kendall Gill (New Jersey Nets) share the NBA record for steals in a game with 11, and both have registered a triple-double in doing so. Larry Kenon recorded 29 points, 15 rebounds, and 11 steals on December 26, 1976, against the Kansas City Kings, and Kendall Gill recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 steals on April 3, 1999, against the Miami Heat.^[33]
• Most blocks recorded in a triple-double: Elmore Smith (Los Angeles Lakers) holds the NBA record for the most blocks in a game with 17, and it was made with a triple-double. He recorded 12 points, 16 rebounds, and 17 blocks on October 28, 1973, against the Portland Trail Blazers.^[34]
• Triple-double not including points: The only occurrence of a triple-double without points was on February 10, 2017, when Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) scored only 4 points, but collected 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals against the Memphis Grizzlies. Green also recorded 5 blocked shots in the game.^[35]
• Longest continuous streak of triple-doubles: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) currently holds the record for the most consecutive triple-doubles with 11. His streak began on January 22, 2019, and ended February 14 of the same year. The previous record was nine by Wilt Chamberlain from March 8 to 20, 1968, when Chamberlain was a member of the Philadelphia 76ers.^[36]
• Longest continuous streak of 30-point triple-doubles: Luka Dončić (Dallas Mavericks) currently holds the record for the most consecutive 30-point triple-doubles with 6. His streak began on February 28, 2024, and it ended on March 9, 2024.^[37]
• Triple-doubles by teammates: This has occurred 16 times in NBA history.^[38] The following is a list of all NBA teammate triple-doubles, with playoff triple-double pairs highlighted in italics. Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo are the only pair of teammates to achieve this twice, while Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray made history on June 7, 2023, by becoming the first pair of teammates to record triple-doubles in the NBA Finals as well as the first pair overall to achieve 30-point triple-doubles in the same game.

Triple-doubles by NBA teammates

Date	Team	Name 1	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Name 2	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Opponent
January 18, 1962[38]	Cincinnati Royals	Bucky Bockhorn	19	10	12	Oscar Robertson	28	14	16	Philadelphia Warriors
March 14, 1964[38][39]	Detroit Pistons	Donnie Butcher	19	15	15	Ray Scott	23	20	11	New York Knicks
March 12, 1969[38]	Seattle SuperSonics	Art Harris	14	10	10	Lenny Wilkens	36	14	14	San Diego Rockets
January 22, 1982[38][40]	Los Angeles Lakers	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	19	10	10	Magic Johnson	26	16	12	Detroit Pistons
March 29, 1987[38]	Boston Celtics	Larry Bird	17	13	12	Robert Parish	14	10	10	Philadelphia 76ers
January 3, 1989[38][41]	Chicago Bulls	Michael Jordan	41	11	10	Scottie Pippen	15	12	10	Los Angeles Clippers
April 7, 2007[38][42]	New Jersey Nets	Vince Carter	46	16	10	Jason Kidd	10	16	18	Washington Wizards
December 15, 2018[38]	Los Angeles Lakers	Lonzo Ball	16	10	10	LeBron James	24	12	11	Charlotte Hornets
February 11, 2019[43]	Oklahoma City Thunder	Paul George	47	12	10	Russell Westbrook	21	14	11	Portland Trail Blazers
May 20, 2019[44]	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry	37	13	11	Draymond Green	18	14	11	Portland Trail Blazers
December 10, 2019[45]	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo	30	11	11	Jimmy Butler	20	18	10	Atlanta Hawks
August 13, 2020[46]	Memphis Grizzlies	Ja Morant	12	13	10	Jonas Valančiūnas	26	19	12	Milwaukee Bucks
February 18, 2021[47]	Miami Heat	Bam Adebayo	16	12	10	Jimmy Butler	13	10	13	Sacramento Kings
March 3, 2021[48]	Detroit Pistons	Mason Plumlee	14	11	10	Dennis Smith Jr.	10	12	11	Toronto Raptors
December 28, 2021[49]	Los Angeles Lakers	LeBron James	32	11	11	Russell Westbrook	24	12	10	Houston Rockets
June 7, 2023[50]	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić	32	21	10	Jamal Murray	34	10	10	Miami Heat

• Triple-doubles by opponents: This has occurred at least 43 times in NBA history. Russell Westbrook has been involved in six of these:
  • Tom Gola and Richie Guerin (Philadelphia at New York, January 10, 1960)^[51]
  • Richie Guerin and Guy Rodgers (New York at Philadelphia, February 5, 1961)^[52]
  • Oscar Robertson and Richie Guerin (Cincinnati at New York, October 26, 1961)^[53]
  • Bob Pettit and Jerry West (St. Louis at Los Angeles, November 8, 1961)^[54]
  • Tom Gola and Jerry West (Philadelphia at Los Angeles, December 1, 1961)^[55]
  • Wilt Chamberlain and Dave DeBusschere (San Francisco at Detroit, March 5, 1963)^[56]
  • Bill Russell and Guy Rodgers (Boston at Chicago, January 17, 1967)^[57]
  • Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain (Cincinnati at Philadelphia, March 19, 1968)^[58]
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Frazier (Milwaukee at New York, April 13, 1970)^[59]
  • Oscar Robertson and Sidney Wicks (Milwaukee at Portland, March 24, 1974)^[60]
  • Magic Johnson and George McGinnis (Los Angeles at Denver, November 16, 1979)^[61]
  • Larry Bird and Micheal Ray Richardson (Boston at New York, March 24, 1981)^[62]
  • Magic Johnson and Mychal Thompson (Los Angeles at Portland, April 5, 1983)^[63]
  • Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland (Los Angeles at Washington, February 10, 1984)^[64]
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Dallas at Houston, April 11, 1995)^[65]
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Phoenix at Houston, March 22, 1997)^[66]
  • Gary Payton and Chris Webber (Seattle at Sacramento, April 18, 2000)^[67]
  • Jason Kidd and Jay Williams (New Jersey at Chicago, November 9, 2002)^[68]
  • Tracy McGrady and Jason Kidd (Orlando at New Jersey, February 23, 2003)^[69]
  • Caron Butler and Baron Davis (Washington at Golden State, November 23, 2007)^[70]
  • Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams (Orlando at Philadelphia, December 3, 2013 (2 OT))^[71]
    • Oladipo and Carter-Williams were both rookies when accomplishing the feat, marking the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple-doubles in the same game. These were the first career triple-doubles for both players. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple-doubles in the same game was when Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott (Detroit Pistons) did it on March 14, 1964 (they were not rookies).^[72]
  • Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, March 6, 2016)^[73]
  • LeBron James and Stephen Curry (Cleveland at Golden State, June 4, 2017)^[74]
  • Nikola Jokić and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Denver at Milwaukee, February 15, 2018)^[75]
  • D'Angelo Russell and Kyle Lowry (Brooklyn at Toronto, March 23, 2018)^[76]
  • LeBron James and Ben Simmons (Cleveland at Philadelphia, April 6, 2018)^[77]
  • Ben Simmons and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Philadelphia at Milwaukee, October 24, 2018)^[78]
  • Ben Simmons and Russell Westbrook (Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, February 28, 2019)^[79]
  • Elfrid Payton and Luka Dončić (New Orleans at Dallas, March 18, 2019)^[80]
  • LeBron James and Luka Dončić (Los Angeles at Dallas, November 1, 2019)^[81]
  • Ben Simmons and James Harden (Philadelphia at Houston, January 3, 2020)^[82]
  • James Harden and Trae Young (Houston at Atlanta, January 8, 2020)^[83]
    • With Harden and Young scoring 41 and 42 points, respectively, this was the first time in NBA history opposing players recorded 40-point triple doubles.^[84]
  • Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook (Milwaukee at Washington, March 13, 2021)^[85]
  • James Harden and Domantas Sabonis (Brooklyn at Indiana, March 17, 2021)^[86]
  • Russell Westbrook and Domantas Sabonis (Washington at Indiana, May 8, 2021)^[87]
  • LaMelo Ball and Russell Westbrook (Charlotte at Los Angeles, November 8, 2021)^[88]
  • James Harden and Russell Westbrook (Brooklyn at Los Angeles, December 25, 2021)^[89]
  • James Harden and Dejounte Murray (Brooklyn at San Antonio, January 21, 2022)^[90]
  • Josh Giddey and Julius Randle (Oklahoma City at New York, February 14, 2022)
  • Domantas Sabonis and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Sacramento at Milwaukee, January 14, 2024)^[91]
  • Jaylen Brown and Alperen Şengün (Boston at Houston, January 21, 2024)
  • Austin Reaves and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Los Angeles at Milwaukee, March 26, 2024)
  • Domantas Sabonis and LeBron James (Sacramento at Los Angeles, October 26, 2024)
  • Jimmy Butler and Cade Cunningham (Miami at Detroit, December 16, 2024)

See also

• NBA records
• List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders

Notes

1. A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
2. American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
3. Rounded to the nearest tenth.
4. Average is rounded to the nearest tenth.

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