oscar robertson holds the record for most triple doubles in the nba.
oscar robertson holds the record for most triple doubles in the nba.
who holds the record for most triple doubles in the nba?
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)