What Is A Triple Double In Basketball

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In basketball, a double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in one of five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots--in a game. Multiple players usually score double-digit points in any given basketball game; the double nomenclature is usually reserved for when a player has double-digit totals in more than one category.

A double-double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in two of the statistical five categories in a game. The most common double-double combination is points-rebounds, followed by points-assists. Since the 1983-84 season, Tim Duncan leads the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the points-rebounds combination with 840, and John Stockton leads the points-assists combination with 714.

A triple-double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in three of the five categories in a game. The most common way to achieve a triple-double is through points, rebounds, and assists. Oscar Robertson leads the all-time NBA list with 181 career triple-doubles and is, with Russell Westbrook, one of only two players ever to average a triple-double for a season. Westbrook currently holds the record for most triple-doubles in a season with 42.

A quadruple-double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in four of the five categories in a game. This has occurred four times in the NBA.

A quintuple-double is the accumulation of a double-digit number total in all five categories in a game. Two quintuple-doubles have been recorded at the high school level, by Tamika Catchings and Aimee Oertner, but none have occurred in a college or professional game. A similar accomplishment is the five-by-five, which is the accumulation of at least five points, five rebounds, five assists, five steals, and five blocks in a game. In the NBA, only Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko have accumulated multiple five-by-fives since the 1984-85 season.

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Double-double

A double-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit number total in two of five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots--in a game. The most common double-double combination is points and rebounds, followed by points and assists. Double-doubles are fairly common in the NBA. During the 2008-09 season, 69 players who were eligible for leadership in the main statistical categories recorded at least 10 double-doubles during the season.

Special double-doubles are rare. One such double-double is called double double-double (also referred to as 20-20 or Double-20). It occurs when a player accumulates 20 or more in two different statistical categories in a game. Another such double-double is called a triple double-double (also referred to as 30-30). The only player in NBA history to record a 40-40 is Wilt Chamberlain, who achieved the feat eight times in his career. Of the five instances, four were recorded in his rookie season, and the fifth was achieved the following year where he recorded 78 points and 43 rebounds in a game. Wilt Chamberlain also holds the record for most career double-doubles (regular season and playoffs) with 1111. Tim Duncan is second with 1005, followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 1004.

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Double-double leaders (in regular season)

The following is a list of regular season double-double leaders since the 1983-84 season:

Facts

• Longest continuous streak of double-doubles: According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Wilt Chamberlain holds the record with 227 consecutive double-doubles from 1964 to 1967. Chamberlain also holds the second and third longest continuous streaks of double-doubles with 220 and 133. This record is before the ABA-NBA merger in 1976. The longest streak of double-doubles since the merger was 53 games, achieved by Kevin Love, then of the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Triple-double

A triple-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in three of five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots--in a game. The most common way for a player to achieve a triple-double is with points, rebounds, and assists, though on occasion players may record 10 or more steals or blocked shots in a game. The origin of the term "triple-double" is unclear. Some sources claim that it was coined by former Los Angeles Lakers public relations director Bruce Jolesch in the 1980s in order to showcase Magic Johnson's versatility, while others claim that it was coined by then Philadelphia 76ers media relations director Harvey Pollack in 1980. The triple-double became an officially recorded statistic during the 1979-80 season.

There has been occasional controversy surrounding triple-doubles made when a player achieves the feat with a late rebound. Players with nine rebounds in a game have sometimes been accused of deliberately missing a shot late in the game in order to recover the rebound; a few have even gone so far as shooting off their opponent's basket trying to score a triple-double. To deter this, NBA rules allow rebounds to be nullified if the shot is determined not to be a legitimate scoring attempt.

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From the 1990-91 to the 2010-11 season, the NBA averaged 34.5 triple-doubles per season, roughly 1 in every 36 games.

Triple-double leaders (in regular season)

The following is a list of regular season triple-double leaders:

Facts

• First triple-double in league history: According to the Harvey J. Pollack NBA Statistical Yearbook, Dolph Schayes (Syracuse Nationals) might have logged the league's first triple-double on February 8, 1951, versus the New York Knicks. He had 18 points, 22 rebounds and 13 assists.
• Averaging a triple-double in a single season: Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals) and Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) are the only players in NBA history to achieve this feat. During the 1961-62 season, Robertson averaged 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds, and 11.4 assists per game. Although Robertson only achieved the feat for a full season once, his cumulative stats over his first 5 seasons gave him an average of 30.3 points, 10.4 rebounds, and 10.6 assists per game. Westbrook ensured that he would average a triple-double for the 2016-17 NBA season in an April 7, 2017 game against the Phoenix Suns, on the Thunder's 79th game of the season.
• Most triple-doubles in a single season: In 2016-17, Russell Westbrook of the Oklahoma City Thunder recorded 42 triple-doubles in a single season, on the Thunder's 80th game of the season..
• Most triple-doubles in road games in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded 17 of 42 triple-doubles on the road in a single season.
• Most 50-point triple-doubles in a single season: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) recorded three 50-point triple-doubles in the 2016-17 season.

• Most triple-doubles in NBA playoffs: Magic Johnson recorded 30 playoff triple-doubles over his career; LeBron James currently is second in this category with 16.
• Most triple-doubles in NBA Finals: Magic Johnson leads with 8, while LeBron James currently is second in this category with 7.
• Youngest player: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers), aged 20 years and 20 days, logged a triple-double on January 19, 2005, versus the Portland Trail Blazers. He had 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
• Oldest player: Karl Malone (Los Angeles Lakers), aged 40 years and 127 days--the only 40-year-old player to do so--logged a triple-double on November 28, 2003, versus the San Antonio Spurs. He had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
• Fastest triple-double: Jim Tucker (Syracuse Nationals), holds the record for the fastest triple double. On February 20, 1955, Tucker, in his rookie year, recorded the mark in just 17 minutes. He finished the game with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in a 104-84 win over the New York Knicks.
• Double-triple-double (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) is the only player to have accomplished this; in a February 2, 1968 game versus Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.
• Most points scored in a triple-double: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder) holds the record for the most points scored in a triple-double with 57 points, 13 rebounds, and 11 assists on March 29, 2017 against the Orlando Magic in overtime. The previous record was 53 points, by both Wilt Chamberlain and James Harden.
• Triple-double not including points: The only such triple-double occurred on February 10, 2017, when Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) scored only 4 points, but collected 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals against the Memphis Grizzlies.
• Triple-double with no missed basket or free throw attempts: The only such triple-double occurred on March 22, 2017, when Russell Westbrook went 6-for-6 from both the floor and the free-throw line against the Philadelphia 76ers, finishing with 18 points, 11 rebounds, and 14 assists.
• Longest continuous streak of triple-doubles: Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia 76ers) holds the record for the most consecutive triple-doubles. In 1968, from March 8 to March 20, he recorded a triple-double in nine straight games. The second longest streak is seven, a record jointly held by Oscar Robertson, Michael Jordan, and Russell Westbrook.
• Triple-doubles by teammates: Has occurred three times in the NBA.
  • March 14, 1964, Detroit Pistons Donnie Butcher had 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists and Ray Scott had 23 points, 20 rebounds, and 11 assists against the New York Knicks.
  • January 3, 1989, Chicago Bulls Michael Jordan had 41 points, 11 assists, and 10 rebounds and Scottie Pippen had 15 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds against the Los Angeles Clippers.
  • April 7, 2007, New Jersey Nets Vince Carter had 46 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists and Jason Kidd had 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 18 assists against the Washington Wizards.
• Triple-doubles by opponents: This has occurred only nine times since 1983-84, four times involving Jason Kidd (while playing for three different teams):
  • Magic Johnson and Jeff Ruland (Los Angeles at Washington, February 10, 1984)
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Dallas at Houston, April 11, 1995)
  • Jason Kidd and Clyde Drexler (Phoenix at Houston, March 22, 1997)
  • Gary Payton and Chris Webber (Seattle at Sacramento, April 18, 2000)
  • Jason Kidd and Jay Williams (New Jersey at Chicago, November 9, 2002)
  • Jason Kidd and Tracy McGrady (New Jersey at Orlando, February 23, 2003)
  • Caron Butler and Baron Davis (Washington at Golden State, November 23, 2007)
  • Victor Oladipo and Michael Carter-Williams (Orlando at Philadelphia, December 3, 2013 (2 OT))
    • Oladipo and Carter-Williams were both rookies when accomplishing the feat, marking the first and only time in NBA history that two rookies have recorded triple-doubles in the same game. These were the first career triple-doubles for both players. The last time that two players had recorded their first career triple-doubles in the same game was when Detroit Pistons Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott did it on March 14, 1964 (they were not rookies).
  • Russell Westbrook and Giannis Antetokounmpo (Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, March 6, 2016)

NCAA Division I

• Most triple-doubles in a career:
  • Men's: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU) with 12 -- six in 2014-15 and six again as a senior in 2015-16. Prior to the triple-double being tracked as an NCAA statistic, Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati) had 10--five in 1958-59 and five in 1959-60.
  • Women's: Suzie McConnell (Penn State, 1984-88) and Louella Tomlinson (Saint Mary's, 2007-11), each with 7.
• Consecutive triple-doubles in a single season: David Edwards (Texas A&M), Penny Hardaway (Memphis State), Tony Lee (Robert Morris), Gerald Lewis (SMU), Shaquille O'Neal (LSU), and Kevin Roberson (Vermont) each recorded two consecutive games with a triple-double.
  • Hardaway had back-to-back triple-doubles for Memphis State (now Memphis) during the 1992-93 season. He recorded 21 points, 15 assists, and 14 rebounds against Georgia State on January 4, 1993 and then recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists against Vanderbilt on January 6, 1993.
• Most triple-doubles in a single season:
  • Men's: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU), with six - performed twice: in the 2014-15 season, and again in 2015-16.
  • Women's: Danielle Carson (Youngstown State), also with six in the 1985-86 season.
• Triple-doubles in NCAA tournament history: The NCAA began keeping track of assists for men's basketball in 1984, then blocks and steals in 1986, so officially this has occurred eight times. However, many tournaments had included assists, steals and blocks in their official boxscores prior to that time, so unofficially this has occurred sixteen times. Only three pre-1986 triple-doubles are included below.

• Others
  • Kalara McFadyen of the Memphis Lady Tigers achieved perhaps the most unusual triple-double in history, and she did it without scoring a point or even attempting a shot. On February 3, 2002, in a women's Division I game against Charlotte, she had 12 assists, 10 steals, and 10 rebounds.

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Quadruple-double

A quadruple-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double digit number total in four of five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots--in a game. This feat is extremely rare: only four players have officially recorded a quadruple-double in National Basketball Association (NBA) history. The first American male player above the high school level to officially record a quadruple-double was Nate Thurmond, who achieved this feat in 1974 while playing for the NBA's Chicago Bulls. The first American female player above the high school level to officially record a quadruple-double was Ann Meyers, who achieved this feat in 1978 while playing for the UCLA Bruins, when women's college sports were under the auspices of the AIAW. The first male player in NCAA Division I history to record a quadruple-double was Lester Hudson in 2007. No Division I women's player has officially recorded a quadruple-double since the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports in 1981-82. Jackie Spencer of Louisville accomplished the feat against Cincinnati during the 1984-85 season, but the NCAA did not record assists and steals throughout Division I women's basketball at that time. The Metro Conference, then home to both schools, did officially record these statistics, but the NCAA did not start doing so until 1985-86 for assists and 1987-88 for steals.

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Quadruple-doubles have only been possible since the 1973-74 season, when the NBA started recording both blocked shots and steals. It is often speculated by observers that other all-time greats, namely Oscar Robertson (all time triple-doubles leader with 181), Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell or Jerry West could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles. According to West's biography at NBA.com, he reportedly recorded a quadruple-double with 44 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks. Wilt Chamberlain also reportedly recorded a quadruple-double in Game 1 of the 1967 Eastern Division Finals against the Boston Celtics, when he had 24 points, 32 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks.

The reason why [the quadruple-double] is such a hard thing to accomplish is because it requires a player to be completely dominant on both ends of the court without being too selfish--so he can get the assists--and without fouling out trying to block every shot or grab every rebound. A lot of guys can get the points, rebounds and assists, but it's the defensive stuff that messes everybody up. You have to love defense to get a quadruple-double. There's no way around it.

The four players listed below are the only players who have officially recorded a quadruple-double in an NBA game. Except for Thurmond, who retired before the award was established in 1983, all of them have won NBA Defensive Player of the Year at least once.

Several others missed that mark by finishing with triple-doubles and a total of 9 in a fourth statistical category (statistical categories in which they fell short are in bold):

Notes

• ^a Bird sat out the entire fourth quarter. After three quarters, head coach K. C. Jones informed Bird that he was one steal away from a quadruple-double and asked if he wanted to stay in the game. Bird declined, saying that he "already did enough damage."
• ^b Olajuwon was credited with 9 assists in the original box score. However, after Rockets officials reviewed the game tape and discovered what they believe was an uncredited assist in the first quarter, they revised the box score, crediting Olajuwon with 10 assists and the third quadruple-double in NBA history. NBA's director of operations, Rod Thorn, requested to review the tape. After reviewing the tape, the league disallowed Olajuwon's quadruple-double and announced that his original line--with 9 assists--is official.

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• Accurate as of December 2016

Notes

• ^c This is the only quadruple-double in French National League history.
• ^d This is the only quadruple-double in National Basketball League history.
• ^e This is the only quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men's basketball history. The opponent, Central Baptist, plays in the NAIA.

Women's basketball

• Accurate as of September 2011

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Quintuple-double

A quintuple-double is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit number total in all five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots---in a single game. There are only two known quintuple-doubles, all only done at the high-school level. The first was recorded by Tamika Catchings of Duncanville High School (Duncanville, Texas) with 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in 1997. The second was by Aimee Oertner of Northern Lehigh High School (Slatington, Pennsylvania), who had 26 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 11 blocks on January 7, 2012.

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Five-by-five

A five-by-five is defined as a performance in which a player accumulates a total of five in five statistical categories--points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks--in a single game. Statistics for steals and blocks were not kept in the NBA until the 1973-74 season, so NBA five-by-fives were only possible from that season onward. Hakeem Olajuwon (six times) and Andrei Kirilenko (three times) are the only players to have recorded multiple five-by-fives (based on records since the 1984-85 season). Both are also the only players to record five-by-sixes (at least six in all five statistical categories). Only twice has a five-by-five coincided with a triple-double (both by Olajuwon) and only three times has a player recorded a five-by-five without registering at least a double-double (two by Kirilenko and one by Marcus Camby).

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The following is a list of known five-by-fives. Note the list contains all five-by-fives since the 1984-85 season, as well as one before. There may be other five-by-fives in the NBA that occurred before the 1984-85 season.

Facts

All facts based on data since 1985-86:

• Greatest five-by-fives (most of each stat): Hakeem Olajuwon, on March 10, 1987, became the first in NBA history to record a five-by-six (at least 6 each of all five statistics: points, rebounds, assists, blocks, steals). It took nearly twenty years for the second official occurrence in NBA history. Andrei Kirilenko, on January 3, 2006, recorded a five-by-six against the Lakers. Though his numbers were not quite as impressive as Olajuwon's, Kirilenko performed the feat in regulation.
• Most five-by-fives in a career: Hakeem Olajuwon leads all players with 6 career five-by-fives. Andrei Kirilenko, with 3, is the only other player with more than one career five-by-five.
• Most five-by-fives in the same season: Only twice has a player recorded two five-by-fives in a season. Olajuwon in the 1993-94 season, and Kirilenko in the 2003-04 season.
• Quickest pair of five-by-fives: Kirilenko performed a five-by-five on December 3, 2003, and completed another just a week later, on December 10, 2003. The second quickest five-by-fives were completed by Olajuwon on November 5, 1993 and another, 55 days later, on December 30, 1993.
• Youngest player: Kirilenko's first NBA five-by-five came on December 3, 2003, making him the youngest to record a five-by-five at age 22 years, 288 days.
• Oldest player: Olajuwon is the oldest player to record a five-by-five. His last career five-by-five came on December 30, 1993, at which time he was 30 years, 343 days old.

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