NBA Triple-Double Records: All-Time Rankings & Statistical Deep Dive

A triple-double — double-digit figures in three statistical categories in a single game — represents basketball's most versatile individual achievement. Russell Westbrook's 200+ career triple-doubles shattered Oscar Robertson's long-standing record. This guide ranks every significant triple-double record.

Westbrook averaged a triple-double for an entire season four times (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021), with his 2017 season (31.6 PPG, 10.7 RPG, 10.4 APG) winning him the MVP award. Oscar Robertson achieved the first season-long triple-double average in 1962 (30.8/12.5/11.4). Jokić's 2023 triple-double average came with the highest efficiency of any such season.

The rarest statistical feat, the quadruple-double (10+ in four categories), has been officially recorded only four times: Nate Thurmond (1974), Alvin Robertson (1986), Hakeem Olajuwon (1990), and David Robinson (1994). Victor Wembanyama's 5x5 games suggest he could become a future quadruple-double candidate.

Historically, triple-doubles were primarily achieved by guards (assists) and forwards (rebounds). Jokić's emergence as a center averaging a triple-double represents a positional revolution. His court vision and passing ability from the post have created a new archetype — the playmaking center — that has influenced how teams develop their big men.