This article provides three lists:
A list of the top 25 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 April 2, 2026.
Progressive list of triple-double leaders
This is a progressive list of triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
Statistics accurate as of April 2, 2026.
Facts
- Most triple-doubles in road games in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 17 of 42 triple-doubles in away games in the 2016âÂÂ17 NBA season.
- Most 50-point triple-doubles in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded three 50-point triple-doubles in the 2016âÂÂ17 NBA season. James Harden (Houston Rockets) is the other player to record multiple 50-point triple-doubles in the same season, with two in the 2016âÂÂ17 NBA season and two in the 2018âÂÂ19 NBA season.
- Most triple-doubles in a rookie season: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) recorded 26 triple doubles in the 1960âÂÂ61 NBA season. Ben Simmons (Philadelphia 76ers) is in 12 seconds in the 2017âÂÂ18 NBA season.
- Oldest player: LeBron James (Los Angeles Lakers), aged 41 years and 90 days, logged a triple-double on March 30, 2026, versus the Washington Wizards. He had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.
- 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.
- 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; Ben Uzoh, who logged 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists on April 26, 2012, for the Toronto Raptors against the New Jersey Nets; and Wilbur Holland, who logged 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists on April 8, 1979, for the Chicago Bulls against the Detroit Pistons.
- Fastest triple-double: Nikola Jokià(Denver Nuggets), holds the record for the fastest triple-double. On February 15, 2018, Jokiàrecorded the mark 14 minutes and 33 seconds into the game against the Milwaukee Bucks. 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 104âÂÂ84 win over the New York Knicks.
- Fewest minutes in 30-point triple-double: Luka DonÃÂià(Dallas Mavericks) On November 20, 2019, DonÃÂiàrecorded 35 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists while playing just 25 minutes and 30 seconds in a 142âÂÂ94 win against the Golden State Warriors. DonÃÂiàhas 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 (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers), Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder), and Nikola JokiÃÂ (Denver Nuggets) 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. Westbrook recorded 20 points, 20 rebounds and 21 assists against the Los Angeles Lakers on April 2, 2019. Nikola JokiÃÂ recorded 31 points, 21 rebounds and 22 assists against the Phoenix Suns on March 7, 2025, also becoming the first player to score at least 30 points while having 20 or more rebounds and 20 or more assists.
- Most points scored in a triple-double: Nikola JokiÃÂ (Denver Nuggets) holds the record for most points scored in a triple-double, with 61 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1, 2025. James Harden (Houston Rockets) and Luka DonÃÂiÃÂ (Dallas Mavericks) are the only other players to have 60 points in a triple-double, with Harden scoring 60 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on January 30, 2018, against the Orlando Magic and DonÃÂiÃÂ scoring 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists on December 27, 2022, against the New York Knicks.
- 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.
- 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 with 10 points, 38 rebounds and 10 assists in a playoff game on April 16, 1967, against the San Francisco Warriors.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Longest continuous streak of 30-point triple-doubles: Luka DonÃÂiÃÂ (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.
- Triple-doubles by teammates: This has occurred 20 times in NBA history. The following is a list of all NBA teammate triple-doubles. Two pairs of teammates have accomplished this twice: Bam Adebayo and Jimmy Butler, and Nikola JokiÃÂ and Russell Westbrook; the latter are the first to do so in the same season. JokiÃÂ 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. Stephon Castle and Victor Wembanyama are the first pair of teammates to lose the game in which they achieved the feat.
- Triple-doubles by opponents: This has occurred at least 50 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)
- Richie Guerin and Guy Rodgers (New York at Philadelphia, February 5, 1961)
- Oscar Robertson and Richie Guerin (Cincinnati at New York, October 26, 1961)
- Bob Pettit and Jerry West (St. Louis at Los Angeles, November 8, 1961)
- Tom Gola and Jerry West (Philadelphia at Los Angeles, December 1, 1961)
- Wilt Chamberlain and Dave DeBusschere (San Francisco at Detroit, March 5, 1963)
- Bill Russell and Guy Rodgers (Boston at Chicago, January 17, 1967)
- Oscar Robertson and Wilt Chamberlain (Cincinnati at Philadelphia, March 19, 1968)
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Frazier (Milwaukee at New York, April 13, 1970)
- Oscar Robertson and Sidney Wicks (Milwaukee at Portland, March 24, 1974)
- Magic Johnson and George McGinnis (Los Angeles at Denver, November 16, 1979)
- Larry Bird and Micheal Ray Richardson (Boston at New York, March 24, 1981)
- Magic Johnson and Mychal Thompson (Los Angeles at Portland, April 5, 1983)
- Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland (Los Angeles at Washington, February 10, 1984)
- Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Dallas at Houston, April 11, 1995)
- Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Phoenix at Houston, March 22, 1997)
- Gary Payton and Chris Webber (Seattle at Sacramento, April 18, 2000)
- Jason Kidd and Jay Williams (New Jersey at Chicago, November 9, 2002)
- Tracy McGrady and Jason Kidd (Orlando at New Jersey, February 23, 2003)
- Caron Butler and Baron Davis (Washington at Golden State, November 23, 2007)
- Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams (Orlando at Philadelphia, December 3, 2013 )
- 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).
- Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, March 6, 2016)
- LeBron James and Stephen Curry (Cleveland at Golden State, June 4, 2017)
- Nikola JokiÃÂ and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Denver at Milwaukee, February 15, 2018)
- D'Angelo Russell and Kyle Lowry (Brooklyn at Toronto, March 23, 2018)
- LeBron James and Ben Simmons (Cleveland at Philadelphia, April 6, 2018)
- Ben Simmons and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Philadelphia at Milwaukee, October 24, 2018)
- Ben Simmons and Russell Westbrook (Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, February 28, 2019)
- Elfrid Payton and Luka DonÃÂiÃÂ (New Orleans at Dallas, March 18, 2019)
- LeBron James and Luka DonÃÂiÃÂ (Los Angeles at Dallas, November 1, 2019)
- Ben Simmons and James Harden (Philadelphia at Houston, January 3, 2020)
- James Harden and Trae Young (Houston at Atlanta, January 8, 2020)
- 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.
- Giannis Antetokounmpo and Russell Westbrook (Milwaukee at Washington, March 13, 2021)
- James Harden and Domantas Sabonis (Brooklyn at Indiana, March 17, 2021)
- Russell Westbrook and Domantas Sabonis (Washington at Indiana, May 8, 2021)
- LaMelo Ball and Russell Westbrook (Charlotte at Los Angeles, November 8, 2021)
- James Harden and Russell Westbrook (Brooklyn at Los Angeles, December 25, 2021)
- James Harden and Dejounte Murray (Brooklyn at San Antonio, January 21, 2022)
- Josh Giddey and Julius Randle (Oklahoma City at New York, February 14, 2022)
- Domantas Sabonis and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Sacramento at Milwaukee, January 14, 2024)
- Jaylen Brown and Alperen Ã
Âengün (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)
- Domantas Sabonis and Josh Hart (Sacramento at New York, January 25, 2025)
- LeBron James and Josh Hart (Los Angeles at New York, February 1, 2025)
- Alperen Ã
Âengün and Nikola Jokià(Houston at Denver, December 15, 2025)
- Paolo Banchero and Nikola JokiÃÂ (Orlando at Denver, December 18, 2025)
- Nikola JokiÃÂ and Stephon Castle (Denver at San Antonio, March 12, 2026)
- Nikola JokiÃÂ and Luka DonÃÂiÃÂ (Denver at Los Angeles, March 14, 2026)
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