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Most triple-doubles in NBA history

Russell Westbrook holds the NBA record for most career triple-doubles, followed by Oscar Robertson and an elite list of playmakers.

NBA.com Staff

September 10, 2024 4:22 PM

Entering the 2024-25 season, Russell Westbrook has the most career triple-doubles in NBA history with 199. Westbrook has held the league record since May 10, 2021, when he recorded his 182nd triple-double to surpass Oscar Robertson’s long-standing mark of 181, which had stood since 1974.

Apart from Westbrook and Robertson, only four other NBA players have eclipsed 100 career triple-doubles in the regular season: Magic Johnson, Nikola Jokic, LeBron James and Jason Kidd.

Going into the 2024-25 season, the top 12 leaders in all-time triple-doubles include five Hall of Fame members and seven active NBA stars.

Russell Westbrook*: 199 triple-doubles
Oscar Robertson: 181 triple-doubles
Magic Johnson: 138 triple-doubles
Nikola Jokic*: 130 triple-doubles
LeBron James*: 112 triple-doubles
Jason Kidd: 107 triple-doubles
Wilt Chamberlain: 78 triple-doubles
Luka Doncic*: 77 triple-doubles
James Harden*: 77 triple-doubles
Larry Bird: 59 triple-doubles
Domantas Sabonis*: 58 triple-doubles
Giannis Antetokounmpo*: 45 triple-doubles

*Active NBA player. Stats reflect career triple-doubles entering the 2024-25 season.

Westbrook also holds the NBA record for most triple-doubles in a single season, with 42 in 2016-17, and the most consecutive games with a triple-double, with 11 straight from Jan. 22 to Feb. 14, 2019.

In the playoffs, nobody has tallied more triple-doubles than Magic, who has 30. He is joined by James and Jokic as the only players to have recorded 15+ triple-doubles in the postseason.

Outside of Magic, LeBron and Jokic, just six other players have notched 10 or more triple-doubles in the playoffs.