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 [ edit ]
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 .
Magic Johnson has the most triple-doubles in NBA playoff history.
Rank
Player
Position(s)
Playoff team(s) played for (years)[ b]
Total
Games played
Points per game [ c]
Rebounds per game[ c]
Assists per game[ c]
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
80
27.7
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
122
23.6
7.0
7.5
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
Luka Dončić ^
PG
Dallas Mavericks (2020 –2022 , 2024 )
50
30.9
9.4
8.0
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
10
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
11
Oscar Robertson *
PG
Cincinnati Royals (1962 –1967 )Milwaukee Bucks (1971 –1974 )
8
86
22.2
6.7
8.8
12
John Havlicek *
SF
Boston Celtics (1963 –1969 , 1972 –1977 )
5
172
21.9
6.9
4.8
13
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
–[ d]
–[ e]
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 )
166
22.7
5.5
6.4
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
–[ f]
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
–[ g]
Rank
Name
Pos
Team(s) played for (years)[ b]
Total
Games played
Points per game [ c]
Rebounds per game[ c]
Assists per game[ c]
Progressive list of triple-double leaders [ edit ]
This is a progressive list of triple-double leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[ 2]
Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs .
^ a b 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.
^ a b 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.
^ a b c d e f Rounded to the nearest tenth .
^ Rebounds not recorded for all of Baylor's playoff series.
^ Assists not recorded for all of Baylor's playoff series.
^ Assists not recorded for all of Russell's playoff series.
^ Assists not recorded for all of Wilkens's playoff series.