Most triple-doubles in NBA history

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:
10 postseason triple-doubles
Luka Doncic:
10 postseason triple-doubles
Draymond Green:
10 postseason triple-doubles
Rajon Rondo:
10 postseason triple-doubles
Eleven of LeBron’s 28 postseason triple-doubles have come in the NBA Finals, which gives him the Finals record over Magic (8) and Draymond Green (3).