List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders explained

This article provides two lists:

A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career playoff triple-doubles recorded.

A progressive list of playoff triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

Triple-double leaders

The following is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff triple-doubles recorded.^[1]

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.

^	Denotes active player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration	-	§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[2] -->

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)	data-sort-type=number	Total	data-sort-type=number	Games played	data-sort-type=number	Points per game	data-sort-type=number	Rebounds per game	data-sort-type=number	Assists per game
1			Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)	30	190	19.5	7.7	12.3
2	^		Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024)	28	287
3	^			Denver Nuggets (2019–2024)	18	80
4	^	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016–2019) Houston Rockets (2020) Washington Wizards (2021) Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)	12	122		.0
5		PG	Phoenix Suns (1997–2001) New Jersey Nets (2002–2007) Dallas Mavericks (2008–2012) New York Knicks (2013)	11	158	12.9	6.7	8.0
6				Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)	10	164	23.8	10.3	6.5
	^	PG	Dallas Mavericks (2020–2022, 2024)	50				.0
	^	PF		Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023)		157
	†	PG	Boston Celtics (2008–2012) Dallas Mavericks (2015) Chicago Bulls (2017) New Orleans Pelicans (2018) Los Angeles Lakers (2020) Los Angeles Clippers (2021)	134		12.5	5.6	8.5
10		C	Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors (1960–1962, 1964) Philadelphia 76ers (1965–1968) Los Angeles Lakers (1969–1973)	9	160	22.5	24.5	4.2
11		PG	Cincinnati Royals (1962–1967) Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1974)	8	86	22.2	6.7	8.8
12		SF	Boston Celtics (1963–1969, 1972–1977)	5	172	21.9	6.9	4.8
13		PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Houston Rockets (1997–1999)	4	123	23.0	12.9	3.9
		SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970)		134	27.0	–	–
		PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)		251	20.6	11.4	3.0
		PG	New York Knicks (1968–1975)		93	20.7	7.2	6.4
	^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2020) Brooklyn Nets (2021) Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2024)		166
		SF	Chicago Bulls (1987–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)		208	17.5	7.6	5.0
19	^	PF	Milwaukee Bucks (2015, 2017–2023)	3	79
	^	SF/SG	Chicago Bulls (2012–2015, 2017) Minnesota Timberwolves (2018) Philadelphia 76ers (2019) Miami Heat (2020–2023)		119
	^	PG	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023)		147	.0
		SG	Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1994) Houston Rockets (1995–1998)		145	20.4	6.9	6.1
		PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1997–2004) Boston Celtics (2008, 2010–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014)		143	18.2	10.7	3.3
		SF	Philadelphia Warriors (1956, 1958, 1960–1962)		39	11.1	10.0	4.5
	†	PF	Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Detroit Pistons (2019) Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022) Boston Celtics (2023)		68
		PG	Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1984) Denver Nuggets (1985–1990)		48	12.4	5.8	6.2
	^	PG	New Orleans Hornets (2008–2009, 2011) Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Houston Rockets (2018–2019) Oklahoma City Thunder (2020) Phoenix Suns (2021–2023)		149
		C	Boston Celtics (1957–1969)		165	16.2	24.9	–
	^	PG	Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019, 2021)		34		.0
		PG	St. Louis Hawks (1961, 1963–1968)		64	16.1	5.8	–
Rank	Name	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)	data-sort-type=number	Total	data-sort-type=number	Games played	data-sort-type=number	Points per game	data-sort-type=number	Rebounds per game	data-sort-type=number	Assists per game

Progressive list of triple-double leaders

This is a progressive list of triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.^[3]

Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.

^	Active NBA player
	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration	-	§	1st time eligible for Hall of Fame in 2024[4] -->

+Team(s) listed indicates the team(s) the player was on when the player established the record.

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	KCK	Kansas City Kings	MIN		PHW		SYR	Syracuse Nationals
BAL	Baltimore Bullets	DEN	Denver Nuggets	LAC	Los Angeles Clippers	NJN		PHX		UTA	Utah Jazz
BOS	Boston Celtics	DET	Detroit Pistons	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	NOH		POR		WAS	Washington Wizards
BUF	Buffalo Braves	GSW		MEM	Memphis Grizzlies	NYK	New York Knicks	SAC	Sacramento Kings
CHI	Chicago Bulls	HOU	Houston Rockets	MIA	Miami Heat	OKC	Oklahoma City Thunder	SAS	San Antonio Spurs
CIN	Cincinnati Royals	IND	Indiana Pacers	MIL	Milwaukee Bucks	PHI	Philadelphia 76ers	STL	St. Louis Hawks

Triple-doubles leader at the end of every season

width=10%	Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single season record	TD3	Season
	none	0	none	0	none	0	none	0
1951–52	Dick McGuire	1	Dick McGuire	1	Dick McGuire	1	Dick McGuire	1	1951–52
1952–53	none	0							1952–53
1953–54	Jack Nichols	1	Dick McGuire Jack Nichols		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols		1953–54
1954–55	none	0							1954–55
1955–56	George King Tom Gola	1	Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola		1955–56
1956–57	none	0	Dick McGuire Jack Nichols						1956–57
1957–58	Bob Cousy	1	Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola Bob Cousy		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola Bob Cousy		Dick McGuire Jack Nichols George King Tom Gola Bob Cousy		1957–58
1958–59			Bob Cousy	2	Bob Cousy	2			1958–59
1959–60	Tom Gola	2	Tom Gola	3	Tom Gola	3	Tom Gola	2	1959–60
1960–61	Elgin Baylor	1							1960–61
1961–62	Oscar Robertson Guy Rodgers Bill Russell								1961–62
1962–63	Oscar Robertson	5	Oscar Robertson	6	Oscar Robertson	6	Oscar Robertson	5	1962–63
1963–64	Jerry Lucas Elgin Baylor Oscar Robertson	1		7		7			1963–64
1964–65	Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain								1964–65
1965–66	Lenny Wilkens Bill Russell Oscar Robertson			8		8			1965–66
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain	7	Wilt Chamberlain Oscar Robertson		Wilt Chamberlain Oscar Robertson		Wilt Chamberlain	7	1966–67
1967–68	John Havlicek	2							1967–68
1968–69									1968–69
1969–70	Walt Frazier		Wilt Chamberlain	9	Wilt Chamberlain	9			1969–70
1970–71	Billy Cunningham Wes Unseld	1							1970–71
1971–72	Walt Frazier John Havlicek								1971–72
1972–73	none	0							1972–73
1973–74			Oscar Robertson	8					1973–74
1974–75			John Havlicek	5					1974–75
1975–76	Dave Cowens Randy Smith	1							1975–76
1976–77	Bill Walton								1976–77
1977–78	none	0							1977–78
1978–79			Walt Frazier	4					1978–79
1979–80	Magic Johnson	5	Magic Johnson	5					1979–80
1980–81	Larry Bird Sam Lacey	3							1980–81
1981–82	Magic Johnson	6		11	Magic Johnson	11			1981–82
1982–83		2		13		13			1982–83
1983–84		5		18		18			1983–84
1984–85	Clyde Drexler Magic Johnson	2		20		20			1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird Magic Johnson	3		23		23			1985–86
1986–87	Magic Johnson			26		26			1986–87
1987–88	Dennis Johnson Fat Lever James Worthy	1							1987–88
1988–89	Michael Jordan Fat Lever Isiah Thomas								1988–89
1989–90	Larry Bird Hakeem Olajuwon Scottie Pippen								1989–90
1990–91	Magic Johnson	4		30		30			1990–91
1991–92	Scottie Pippen	1	Larry Bird	10					1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley	2	Charles Barkley	4					1992–93
1993–94									1993–94
1994–95	none	0							1994–95
1995–96	Scottie Pippen	1	Magic Johnson	30					1995–96
1996–97	none	0	Charles Barkley Scottie Pippen	4					1996–97
1997–98		1							1997–98
1998–99	none	0							1998–99
1999–00	Kevin Garnett	2							1999–00
2000–01	John Stockton	1	Scottie Pippen						2000–01
2001–02	Jason Kidd	4	Jason Kidd	5					2001–02
2002–03	Tim Duncan	2		6					2002–03
2003–04	Steve Francis Kevin Garnett Jason Kidd Chris Webber	1		7					2003–04
2004–05	Jason Kidd Steve Nash			8					2004–05
2005–06	LeBron James^	2		9					2005–06
2006–07	Jason Kidd			11					2006–07
2007–08	Tim Duncan LeBron James^ Chris Paul^	1							2007–08
2008–09	Rajon Rondo†	3							2008–09
2009–10	LeBron James^ Rajon Rondo†	2							2009–10
2010–11	LeBron James^ Chris Paul^ Rajon Rondo† Russell Westbrook^	1							2010–11
2011–12	Rajon Rondo†	4							2011–12
2012–13	LeBron James^	3	LeBron James^ Jason Kidd						2012–13
2013–14	Russell Westbrook^		LeBron James^ MIA 2013–14 CLE 2014–18 LAL 2018–24						2013–14
2014–15	Blake Griffin† LeBron James^			14					2014–15
2015–16	LeBron James^	2		16					2015–16
2016–17	LeBron James^ Russell Westbrook^	3		19					2016–17
2017–18	LeBron James^	4		23					2017–18
2018–19	Draymond Green^	6							2018–19
2019–20	LeBron James^	5		28					2019–20
2020–21	Russell Westbrook^	2							2020–21
2021–22	Giannis Antetokounmpo^ Ja Morant^	1							2021–22
2022–23	Nikola Jokić^	10					Nikola Jokić^	10	2022–23
2023–24	Luka Dončić^	7					2023–24
width=10%	Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single season record	TD3	Season

See also

• Basketball statistics
• NBA post-season records

References

General

• List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders at Sporting News

Citations

Notes and References

1. Web site: NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Triple-Doubles . basketball-reference.com . May 5, 2023 . September 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200915190638/https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/trp_dbl_career_p.html . live .
2. Web site: 2024 Hall of Fame Candidates. April 7, 2023. basketball-reference.com.
3. Web site: NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Triple-Doubles . Basketball-Reference.com . May 9, 2023 . May 9, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230509190916/https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/trp_dbl_progress_p.html . live .
4. Web site: 2024 Hall of Fame Candidates. April 7, 2023. basketball-reference.com.