List_of_National_Basketball_Association_career_playoff_triple-double_leaders

List of NBA career playoff triple-double leaders

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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.

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[fn1-2] A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.

[fn3-3] American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.

[fn2-4] Rounded to the nearest tenth.

[5] Rebounds not recorded for all of Baylor's playoff series.

[6] Assists not recorded for all of Baylor's playoff series.

[7] Assists not recorded for all of Russell's playoff series.

[8] Assists not recorded for all of Wilkens's playoff series.

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"NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Triple-Doubles". basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2020. Retrieved May 5, 2023.

[Progressive-9] [2]
"NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Triple-Doubles". Basketball-Reference.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

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^	Denotes active player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^{[lower-alpha 1]}

Rank	Player	Position(s)	Playoff team(s) played for (years)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Total	Games played	Points per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Rebounds per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Assists per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1	Magic Johnson*	PG	Los Angeles Lakers (1980–1991, 1996)	30	190	19.5	7.7	12.3
2	LeBron James^	SF	Cleveland Cavaliers (2006–2010, 2015–2018) Miami Heat (2011–2014) Los Angeles Lakers (2020–2021, 2023–2024)	28	287	28.4	9.0	7.2
3	Nikola Jokić^	C	Denver Nuggets (2019–2024)	18	73	27.5	12.3	7.5
4	Russell Westbrook^	PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2014, 2016–2019) Houston Rockets (2020) Washington Wizards (2021) Los Angeles Clippers (2023–2024)	12	119	23.9	7.1	7.7
5	Jason Kidd*	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	Larry Bird*	SF/PF	Boston Celtics (1980–1988, 1990–1992)	10	164	23.8	10.3	6.5
	Draymond Green^	PF	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023)		157	11.6	8.9	6.2
	Rajon Rondo^†	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
9	Wilt Chamberlain*	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
10	Oscar Robertson*	PG	Cincinnati Royals (1962–1967) Milwaukee Bucks (1971–1974)	8	86	22.2	6.7	8.8
11	John Havlicek*	SF	Boston Celtics (1963–1969, 1972–1977)	5	172	21.9	6.9	4.8
12	Charles Barkley*	PF	Philadelphia 76ers (1985–1987, 1989–1991) Phoenix Suns (1993–1996) Houston Rockets (1997–1999)	4	123	23.0	12.9	3.9
	Elgin Baylor*	SF	Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers (1959–1970)		134	27.0	–^{[lower-alpha 4]}	–^{[lower-alpha 5]}
	Luka Dončić^	PG	Dallas Mavericks (2020–2022, 2024)		32	32.1	9.4	7.9
	Tim Duncan*	PF/C	San Antonio Spurs (1998–1999, 2001–2016)		251	20.6	11.4	3.0
	Walt Frazier*	PG	New York Knicks (1968–1975)		93	20.7	7.2	6.4
	James Harden^	SG/PG	Oklahoma City Thunder (2010–2012) Houston Rockets (2013–2020) Brooklyn Nets (2021) Philadelphia 76ers (2022–2023) Los Angeles Clippers (2024)		164	22.8	5.5	6.3
	Scottie Pippen*	SF	Chicago Bulls (1987–1998) Houston Rockets (1999) Portland Trail Blazers (2000–2003)		208	17.5	7.6	5.0
19	Giannis Antetokounmpo^	PF	Milwaukee Bucks (2015, 2017–2023)	3	79	26.6	12.0	5.2
	Jimmy Butler^	SF/SG	Chicago Bulls (2012–2015, 2017) Minnesota Timberwolves (2018) Philadelphia 76ers (2019) Miami Heat (2020–2023)		119	21.3	6.2	4.6
	Stephen Curry^	PG	Golden State Warriors (2013–2019, 2022–2023)		147	27.0	5.3	6.2
	Clyde Drexler*	SG	Portland Trail Blazers (1984–1994) Houston Rockets (1995–1998)		145	20.4	6.9	6.1
	Kevin Garnett*	PF	Minnesota Timberwolves (1997–2004) Boston Celtics (2008, 2010–2013) Brooklyn Nets (2014)		143	18.2	10.7	3.3
	Tom Gola*	SF	Philadelphia Warriors (1956, 1958, 1960–1962)		39	11.1	10.0	4.5
	Blake Griffin^†	PF	Los Angeles Clippers (2012–2017) Detroit Pistons (2019) Brooklyn Nets (2021–2022) Boston Celtics (2023)		68	18.2	7.7	3.5
	Fat Lever	PG	Portland Trail Blazers (1983–1984) Denver Nuggets (1985–1990)		48	12.4	5.8	6.2
	Chris Paul^	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	20.0	4.9	8.3
	Bill Russell*	C	Boston Celtics (1957–1969)		165	16.2	24.9	–^{[lower-alpha 6]}
	Ben Simmons^	PG	Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019, 2021)		34	13.9	8.0	7.5
	Lenny Wilkens*	PG	St. Louis Hawks (1961, 1963–1968)		64	16.1	5.8	–^{[lower-alpha 7]}
Rank	Name	Pos	Team(s) played for (years)^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Total	Games played	Points per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Rebounds per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Assists per game^{[lower-alpha 3]}

^	Active NBA player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
†	Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration^{[lower-alpha 1]}

ATL	Atlanta Hawks	CLE	Cleveland Cavaliers	KCK	Kansas City Kings	MIN	Minnesota Timberwolves	PHW	Philadelphia Warriors	SYR	Syracuse Nationals
BAL	Baltimore Bullets	DEN	Denver Nuggets	LAC	Los Angeles Clippers	NJN	New Jersey Nets	PHX	Phoenix Suns	UTA	Utah Jazz
BOS	Boston Celtics	DET	Detroit Pistons	LAL	Los Angeles Lakers	NOH	New Orleans Hornets	POR	Portland Trail Blazers	WAS	Washington Wizards
BUF	Buffalo Braves	GSW	Golden State Warriors	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

Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single season record	TD3	Season
1950–51	none	0	none	0	none	0	none	0	1950–51
1951–52	Dick McGuire*000NYK	1	Dick McGuire*000NYK	1	Dick McGuire*000NYK	1	Dick McGuire*000NYK	1	1951–52
1952–53	none	0	Dick McGuire*000NYK		Dick McGuire*000NYK		Dick McGuire*000NYK		1952–53
1953–54	Jack Nichols000BOS	1	Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		1953–54
1954–55	none	0	Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS		1954–55
1955–56	George King000SYR Tom Gola*000PHW	1	Dick McGuire000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW		Dick McGuire000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW		Dick McGuire000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW		1955–56
1956–57	none	0	Dick McGuire*000NYK Jack Nichols000BOS						1956–57
1957–58	Bob Cousy*000BOS	1	Dick McGuire000DET Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW Bob Cousy*000BOS		Dick McGuire000DET Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW Bob Cousy*000BOS		Dick McGuire000DET Jack Nichols000BOS George King000SYR Tom Gola000PHW Bob Cousy*000BOS		1957–58
1958–59	Bob Cousy*000BOS	1	Bob Cousy*000BOS	2	Bob Cousy*000BOS	2			1958–59
1959–60	Tom Gola*000PHW	2	Tom Gola*000PHW	3	Tom Gola*000PHW	3	Tom Gola*000PHW	2	1959–60
1960–61	Elgin Baylor*000LAL	1							1960–61
1961–62	Oscar Robertson000CIN Guy Rodgers000PHW Bill Russell*000BOS	1							1961–62
1962–63	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	5	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	6	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	6	Oscar Robertson*000CIN	5	1962–63
1963–64	Jerry Lucas000CIN Elgin Baylor000LAL Oscar Robertson*000CIN	1		7		7			1963–64
1964–65	Bill Russell000BOS Wilt Chamberlain000PHI			7		7			1964–65
1965–66	Lenny Wilkens000STL Bill Russell000BOS Oscar Robertson*000CIN			8		8			1965–66
1966–67	Wilt Chamberlain*000PHI	7	Wilt Chamberlain000PHI Oscar Robertson000CIN		Wilt Chamberlain000PHI Oscar Robertson000CIN		Wilt Chamberlain*000PHI	7	1966–67
1967–68	John Havlicek*000BOS	2							1967–68
1968–69	John Havlicek*000BOS								1968–69
1969–70	Walt Frazier*000NYK		Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	9	Wilt Chamberlain*000LAL	9			1969–70
1970–71	Billy Cunningham000PHI Wes Unseld000BAL	1							1970–71
1971–72	Walt Frazier000NYK John Havlicek000BOS	1							1971–72
1972–73	none	0							1972–73
1973–74			Oscar Robertson*000MIL	8					1973–74
1974–75			John Havlicek*000BOS	5					1974–75
1975–76	Dave Cowens*000BOS Randy Smith000BUF	1							1975–76
1976–77	Bill Walton*000POR	1							1976–77
1977–78	none	0							1977–78
1978–79	none	0	Walt Frazier*000NYK	4					1978–79
1979–80	Magic Johnson*000LAL	5	Magic Johnson*000LAL	5					1979–80
1980–81	Larry Bird*000BOS Sam Lacey000KCK	3		5					1980–81
1981–82	Magic Johnson*000LAL	6		11	Magic Johnson*000LAL	11			1981–82
1982–83		2		13		13			1982–83
1983–84		5		18		18			1983–84
1984–85	Clyde Drexler000POR Magic Johnson000LAL	2		20		20			1984–85
1985–86	Larry Bird000BOS Magic Johnson000LAL	3		23		23			1985–86
1986–87	Magic Johnson*000LAL	3		26		26			1986–87
1987–88	Dennis Johnson000BOS Fat Lever000DEN James Worthy000LAL	1							1987–88
1988–89	Michael Jordan000CHI Fat Lever000DEN Isiah Thomas000DET								1988–89
1989–90	Larry Bird000BOS Hakeem Olajuwon000HOU Scottie Pippen*000CHI								1989–90
1990–91	Magic Johnson*000LAL	4		30		30			1990–91
1991–92	Scottie Pippen*000CHI	1	Larry Bird*000BOS	10					1991–92
1992–93	Charles Barkley*000PHX	2	Charles Barkley*000PHX	4					1992–93
1993–94	Mookie Blaylock000ATL	2							1993–94
1994–95	none	0							1994–95
1995–96	Scottie Pippen*000CHI	1	Magic Johnson*000LAL	30					1995–96
1996–97	none	0	Charles Barkley000PHX Scottie Pippen000CHI	4					1996–97
1997–98	Mark Jackson000IND	1							1997–98
1998–99	none	0							1998–99
1999–00	Kevin Garnett*000MIN	2							1999–00
2000–01	John Stockton*000UTA	1	Scottie Pippen*000CHI						2000–01
2001–02	Jason Kidd*000NJN	4	Jason Kidd*000NJN	5					2001–02
2002–03	Tim Duncan*000SAS	2		6					2002–03
2003–04	Steve Francis000HOU Kevin Garnett000MIN Jason Kidd000NJN Chris Webber*000SAC	1		7					2003–04
2004–05	Jason Kidd000NJN Steve Nash000PHX	1		8					2004–05
2005–06	LeBron James^000CLE	2		9					2005–06
2006–07	Jason Kidd*000NJN	2		11					2006–07
2007–08	Tim Duncan*000SAS LeBron James^000CLE Chris Paul^000NOH	1							2007–08
2008–09	Rajon Rondo^†000BOS	3							2008–09
2009–10	LeBron James^000CLE Rajon Rondo^†000BOS	2							2009–10
2010–11	LeBron James^000MIA Chris Paul^000NOH Rajon Rondo^†000BOS Russell Westbrook^000OKC	1							2010–11
2011–12	Rajon Rondo^†000BOS	4							2011–12
2012–13	LeBron James^000MIA	3	LeBron James^000MIA Jason Kidd*000NJN						2012–13
2013–14	Russell Westbrook^000OKC		LeBron James^ 000MIA 2013–14 000CLE 2014–18 000LAL 2018–24						2013–14
2014–15	Blake Griffin^†000LAC LeBron James^000CLE			14					2014–15
2015–16	LeBron James^000CLE	2		16					2015–16
2016–17	LeBron James^000CLE Russell Westbrook^000OKC	3		19					2016–17
2017–18	LeBron James^000CLE	4		23					2017–18
2018–19	Draymond Green^000GSW	6		23					2018–19
2019–20	LeBron James^000LAL	5		28					2019–20
2020–21	Russell Westbrook^000WAS	2							2020–21
2021–22	Giannis Antetokounmpo^000MIL Ja Morant^000MEM	1							2021–22
2022–23	Nikola Jokić^000DEN	10					Nikola Jokić^000DEN	10	2022–23
2023–24	Nikola Jokić^000DEN	2					Nikola Jokić^000DEN	10	2023–24
Season	Year-by-year leader	TD3	Active player leader	TD3	Career record	TD3	Single season record	TD3	Season

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