A ‘Triple-Double’ is recorded when a player records 10 or more in three of the following categories: points, assists, rebounds, steals, and blocked shots. Prior to the 1973-74 season, the NBA did not record steals and blocked shots.
An amazing stat involving NBA Triple Doubles is that in 1961-62, Oscar Robertson, while playing for the Cincinnati Royals averaged a triple-double over the entire season. He averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists. Robertson is the only player to ever accomplish this. During that season, he also set the mark for most triple-doubles in one season with 41 (played in 79 games). Those are two records that will probably never be broken.
Wilt Chamberlain recorded the only NBA Double-Triple-Double; 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists. Also in 1968, Chamberlain had a streak of nine consecutive games in which he recorded a triple-double.
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NBA All-Time Triple-Doubles – Regular Season
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| Rk. | Player | Team(s) | Total | # of Yrs |
| 1 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals (1960/01 – 1969/70) Milwaukee Bucks (1970/71 – 1973/74) |
181 | 14 |
| 2 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers (1979/80 – 1990/91, 1995/96) | 138 | 13 |
| 3 | * Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks (1994/95 – 1996/97, 2007/08) Phoenix Suns (1996/97 – 2000/01) New Jersey Nets (2001/02 – 2007/08) Dallas Mavericks (2007/08 – 2011/12) New York Knicke (2012/13) |
105 | 19 |
| 4 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors (1959/60 – 1961/62) San Francisco Warriors (1962/63 – 1964/65) Philadelphia 76ers (1964/65 – 1967/68) Los Angeles Lakers (1968/69 – 1972/73) |
78 | 14 |
| 5 | Larry Bird | Boston Celtics (1979/80 – 1991/92) | 59 | 13 |
| 6 | Lafayette Lever | Portland Trailblazers (1982/83 – 1983/94) Denver Nuggets (1984/85 – 1989/90) Dallas Mavericks (1990/91 – 1993/94) |
43 | 11 |
| 7 | * LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003/04 – 2009/10) Miami Heat (2010/11 – present) |
30 | 10 |
| 8 | John Havlicek | Boston Celtics (1962/63 – 1977/78) | 30 | 16 |
| 9 | * Grant Hill | Detroit Pistons (1994/95 – 1999/00) Orlando Magic (2000/01 – 2006/07 Phoenix Suns (2007/08 – present) |
29 | 17 |
| 10 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls (1984/85 – 1992/93) Chicago Bulls (1994/95 – 1997/98) Washington Wizards (2001/02 – 2002/03) |
28 | 15 |
| 11 | Clyde Drexler | Portland Trailblazers (1983/84 – 1994/95) Houston Rockets (1994/95 – 1997/98) |
25 | 15 |
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NBA All-Time Triple-Doubles – Active players
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| Player | Team(s) | Total | # of Yrs | |
| * Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks (1994/95 – 1996/97, 2007/08) Phoenix Suns (1996/97 – 2000/01) New Jersey Nets (2001/02 – 2007/08) Dallas Mavericks (2007/08 – present) |
105 | 19 | |
| * LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003/04 – 2009/10) Miami Heat (2010/11 – present) |
30 | 10 | |
| * Grant Hill | Detroit Pistons (1994/95 – 1999/00) Orlando Magic (2000/01 – 2006/07 Phoenix Suns (2007/08 – present) |
29 | 17 | |
| * Kobe Bryant | Los Angeles Lakers (1996/97 – present) | 17 | 16 | |
| * Kevin Garnett | Minnesota Timberwolves (1995/96 – 2006/07) Boston Celtics (2007/08 – present) |
16 | 18 | |
| * Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics (2006/07 – present) | 17 | 7 | |
| * Lamar Odom | Los Angeles Clippers (1999/00 – 2002/03) Miami Heat (2003/04) Los Angeles Lakers (2004/05 – 2010/11) Dallas Mavericks (2011/12) |
12 | 14 | |
| * Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets (2005/06 – 2010/11) Los Angeles Clippers (2011/12) |
11 | 8 | |
| * Baron Davis | Charlotte Hornets (1999/00 – 2001/02) New Orleans Hornets (2002/03 – 2004/05) Golden State Warriors (2004/05 – 2006/07) Los Angeles Clippers (2008/09 – 2010/11) Cleveland Cavaliers (2010/11) New York Knicks (2011/12) |
10 | 13 | |
| * Paul Pierce | Boston Celtics (1998/99 – present ) | 7 | 15 | |
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NBA All-Time Triple-Doubles – Playoffs
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| Rk. | Player | Team(s) | Total | # of Yrs |
| 1 | Magic Johnson | Los Angeles Lakers (1979/80 – 1990/91, 1995/96) | 30 | 13 |
| T2 | * Jason Kidd | Dallas Mavericks (1994/95 – 1996/97, 2007/08) Phoenix Suns (1996/97 – 2000/01) New Jersey Nets (2001/02 – 2007/08) Dallas Mavericks (2007/08 – present) |
11 | 17 |
| Larry Bird | Boston Celtics (1979/80 – 1991/92) | 11 | 13 | |
| 4 | * Rajon Rondo | Boston Celtics (2006/07 – present) | 10 | 7 |
| 5 | Wilt Chamberlain | Philadelphia Warriors (1959/60 – 1961/62) San Francisco Warriors (1962/63 – 1964/65) Philadelphia 76ers (1964/65 – 1967/68) Los Angeles Lakers (1968/69 – 1972/73) |
9 | 14 |
| 6 | Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati Royals (1960/01 – 1969/70) Milwaukee Bucks (1970/71 – 1973/74) |
8 | 14 |
| 7 | * LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers (2003/04 – 2009/10) Miami Heat (2010/11 – present) |
7 | 9 |
| 8 | John Havlicek | Boston Celtics (1962/63 – 1977/78) | 5 | 16 |
| T9 | Tim Duncan | San Antonio Spurs (1997-98 – present) | 4 | 13 |
| Charles Barkley | Philadelphia 76ers (1984/85 – 1991/92) Phoenix Suns (1992/93 – 1995/96) Houston Rockets (1996/97 – 1999/00) |
4 | 16 | |
| Elgin Baylor | Minneapolis Lakers (1958/59 – 1959/60) Los Angeles Lakers (1960/61 – 1971/72) |
4 | 14 | |
| Walt Frazier | New York Knicks (1967/68 – 1976/77) Cleveland Cavaliers (1977/78 – 1979/80) |
4 | 13 | |
| Scottie Pippen | Chicago Bulls (1987/88 – 1997/98, 2003/04) Houston Rockets (1998/99) Portland Trailblazers (1999/00 – 2002/03) |
4 | 17 | |
| * Chris Paul | New Orleans Hornets (2005/06 – present) | 2 | 7 | |
* Denotes active player
Updated: Jan. 27th 2012
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triple_double
http://www.databasebasketball.com/
http://home.swbell.net/hartley4/tripdoub.htm
Jason Kidd’s 1st Career Triple-Double