oscar robertson holds the record for most triple doubles in a season.
oscar robertson holds the record for most triple doubles in a season.
who holds the record for most triple doubles in a season?
oscar robertson
bullet::::- 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.









































bullet::::- most triple-doubles in the nba playoffs: magic johnson recorded 30 playoff triple-doubles over his career; lebron james is second with 22.









































bullet::::- most triple-doubles in nba finals: lebron james recorded 10 finals triple-doubles over his career. magic johnson is second with 8.









































bullet::::- averaging a triple-double in an nba finals: lebron james (cleveland cavaliers), in the 2017 finals, averaged 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 10.0 assists per game.
double-double (basketball)
the triple-double became an officially recorded statistic in the nba during the . that season, there were 32 triple-doubles, 12 more than the previous season. from the to the , the nba recorded a total of 543 triple-doubles, or 45.25 triple-doubles per season. this can be largely attributed to magic johnson, who was responsible for 137 of this time-span's triple-doubles, or about 25.23% of them. after johnson retired in 1991, the number of triple-doubles in the league declined. from the to the , there were only 841 triple-doubles, or about 35.04 triple-doubles per season. jason kidd recorded the most triple-doubles in this timespan with 107, which was 68 more than second placed lebron james. however, in the , the number of triple-doubles recorded in the nba grew from 46 to 75. from the to the , the nba recorded 352 triple doubles, which was approximately 117.33 triple-doubles per season. over those three years, russell westbrook recorded 101 triple-doubles—28.69% of all triple-doubles in that timespan.
double-double (basketball)