Record-breaking number of triple-doubles in NBA history

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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.

Magic Johnson:

30 postseason triple-doubles

LeBron James:

28 postseason triple-doubles

Nikola Jokic:

18 postseason triple-doubles

Russell Westbrook:

12 postseason triple-doubles

Jason Kidd:

11 postseason triple-doubles

Larry Bird: