Double-double


In basketball, a double-double is a single-game performance in which a player accumulates ten or more in two of the following five statistical categories: points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots. The first "double" in the term refers to the two categories and the second "double" refers to accumulating ten or more in that category. Similarly, a player records a triple-double, quadruple-double, and quintuple-double when accumulating ten or more in three, four, or all five of the statistical categories, respectively. While double-doubles and triple-doubles occur regularly each NBA season, only four quadruple-doubles have ever officially been recorded in the NBA, and a quintuple-double has never officially been recorded at the professional, collegiate, or even high school boys' level. A similar coined term is the five-by-five, is the accumulation of at least five in all five statistical categories.

Double-double

A double-double is a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit 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. During the 2008–09 NBA season, 69 players who were eligible for leadership in the main statistical categories recorded at least 10 double-doubles during the season.
Since the season, Tim Duncan leads the National Basketball Association in the points–rebounds combination with 841 double-doubles, John Stockton leads the points–assists combination with 714, and Russell Westbrook leads the rebounds–assists combinations with 142. Tim Duncan also holds the record for most total career double-doubles in the NBA, having recorded 841.
Special double-doubles are rare. One such achievement is sometimes called a 20–20, double double-double or double-20, when a player accumulates 20 or more in two statistics in a game. Another similar feat is a 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, four of which were in his rookie season.

Facts

A triple-double is a single-game performance by a player who 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 in the NBA 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.

NBA

The triple-double became an officially recorded statistic in the NBA during the. That season, there were 32 triple-doubles, 12 more than the previous season. From the to the, the NBA recorded a total of 543 triple-doubles, or 45.25 triple-doubles per season. This can be largely attributed to Magic Johnson, who was responsible for 137 of this time-span's triple-doubles, or about 25.23% of them. After Johnson retired in 1991, the number of triple-doubles in the league declined. From the to the s, there were only 841 triple-doubles, or about 35.04 triple-doubles per season. Jason Kidd recorded the most triple-doubles in this timespan with 107, which was 68 more than second placed LeBron James. However, in the, the number of triple-doubles recorded in the NBA grew from 46 to 75. From the to the, the NBA recorded 352 triple doubles, which was approximately 117.33 triple-doubles per season. Over those three years, Russell Westbrook recorded 101 triple-doubles—28.69% of all triple-doubles in that timespan.
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.
Oscar Robertson leads the all-time NBA list for career triple-doubles with 181 and is, along 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 and is the only player to average a triple-double for three consecutive seasons.

Triple-double leaders

The following is a list of triple-double leaders:
^Denotes active player
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

RankNameTotal
1*30
2^23
3*11
4*10
4^10
4^10
4^10
8*9
9*8
10*5
11*4
11*4
11*4
11*4
11^4
11*4
17*3
17*3
17*3
17^3
17^3
173
17*3
17*3

Facts

RankNameTriple-doublesTeamNBA season
1Russell Westbrook42Oklahoma City Thunder2016–17
2Oscar Robertson41Cincinnati Royals1961–62
3Russell Westbrook34Oklahoma City Thunder2018–19
4Wilt Chamberlain31Philadelphia 76ers1967–68
5Oscar Robertson26Cincinnati Royals1960–61
5Oscar Robertson26Cincinnati Royals1963–64
7Russell Westbrook25Oklahoma City Thunder2017–18
8Oscar Robertson22Cincinnati Royals1964–65
8Wilt Chamberlain22Philadelphia 76ers1966–67
8James Harden22Houston Rockets2016–17
11Oscar Robertson20Cincinnati Royals1962–63
12Magic Johnson18Los Angeles Lakers1981–82
12Russell Westbrook18Oklahoma City Thunder2015–16
12LeBron James18Cleveland Cavaliers2017–18
15Magic Johnson17Los Angeles Lakers1988–89
16Magic Johnson16Los Angeles Lakers1982–83
16Fat Lever16Denver Nuggets1985–86
18Michael Jordan15Chicago Bulls1988–89
19Luka Dončić14Dallas Mavericks2019–20
20Oscar Robertson13Cincinnati Royals1965–66
20Magic Johnson13Los Angeles Lakers1990–91
20Grant Hill13Detroit Pistons1996–97
20Jason Kidd13New Jersey Nets2007–08
20Draymond Green13Golden State Warriors2015–16
20LeBron James13Cleveland Cavaliers2016–17
20LeBron James13Los Angeles Lakers2019–20
27Magic Johnson12Los Angeles Lakers1983–84
27Magic Johnson12Los Angeles Lakers1987–88
27Jason Kidd12New Jersey Nets2006–07
27Ben Simmons12Philadelphia 76ers2017–18
27Nikola Jokić12Denver Nuggets2018–19
27Nikola Jokić12Denver Nuggets2019–20

DateTeamName 1PointsReboundsAssistsName 2PointsReboundsAssistsOpponentReference
18 January 1962Cincinnati RoyalsBucky Bockhorn191012Oscar Robertson281416Philadelphia Warriors
14 March 1964Detroit PistonsDonnie Butcher191515Ray Scott232011New York Knicks
12 March 1969Seattle SuperSonicsArt Harris141010Lenny Wilkens361414San Diego Rockets
22 January 1982Los Angeles LakersKareem Abdul-Jabbar191010Magic Johnson261612Detroit Pistons
29 March 1987Boston CelticsLarry Bird171312Robert Parish141010Philadelphia 76ers
3 January 1989Chicago BullsMichael Jordan411110Scottie Pippen151210Los Angeles Clippers
7 April 2007New Jersey NetsVince Carter461610Jason Kidd101618Washington Wizards
15 December 2018Los Angeles LakersLonzo Ball161010LeBron James241211Charlotte Hornets
11 February 2019Oklahoma City ThunderPaul George471210Russell Westbrook211411Portland Trail Blazers
20 May 2019Golden State WarriorsStephen Curry371311Draymond Green181411Portland Trail Blazers
10 December 2019Miami HeatBam Adebayo301111Jimmy Butler201810Atlanta Hawks

Triple-doubles have been far more rare in the WNBA than in the NBA; the games are shorter in the WNBA, there are fewer teams and fewer games in a season, and the playing style in the WNBA is more a team game than relying on star players. As of the 2019 season, nine triple-doubles have been recorded in the WNBA—eight in the regular season and one in the playoffs.
The following is a list of all WNBA triple-doubles, with the playoff triple-double highlighted in italics. The feat is rare in the WNBA; indeed, nine years passed in 2005–2014 between two triple-doubles.
NameTeamOpponentDatePointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocks
Houston CometsDetroit Shock27 July 1999141510——
Utah StarzzOrlando Miracle7 June 20011211——10
Los Angeles SparksDetroit Shock9 September 20042915——10
Detroit ShockConnecticut Sun21 May 2005111011——
Houston CometsSeattle Storm3 September 2005141010——
Seattle StormNew York Liberty24 July 2014131011——
Los Angeles SparksSan Antonio Stars28 July 2017111711——
Chicago SkyDallas Wings20 July 2018131015——
Los Angeles SparksWashington Mystics7 July 2019131013——

NCAA Division I

NameTeamScoreOpponentRoundDateMinutes
played		PointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksReference
Cincinnati98–85LouisvilleThird place21 March 195939391710——
Michigan State95–64LamarSecond round10 March 197935131710
Michigan State101–67PennFinal Four24 March 19793529101030
Michigan97–109North CarolinaSecond round14 March 19873924101010
LSU94–83BYUFirst round19 March 19923126134111
St. John's85–67Texas TechFirst round18 March 19933712111110
Utah76–51ArizonaElite Eight21 March 19983618141321
Marquette83–69KentuckyElite Eight29 March 20033529111114
Kansas60–43DaytonSecond round22 March 20093113201010
Michigan State76–78UCLAFirst round17 March 20113723111040
Michigan State89–67Long IslandSecond round16 March 20123524121010
Murray State83–64MarquetteFirst round21 March 20193917111600

NameTeamScoreOpponentRoundDatePointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksReference
Arizona State97-77GeorgiaFirst round12 March 1982171110——
Old Dominion74-60Penn StateElite Eight26 March 19832013——12
Missouri82-92LSUFirst round18 March 1984141110——
Duke70-55ManhattanFirst round11 March 1987161110——
UNLV84-74ColoradoSecond round18 March 19892217——11
Stanford91-67Cal State FullertonSecond round16 March 1991191010——
Alabama121-120 DukeSecond round18 March 1995281214——
Georgia81-68LouisvilleSecond round19 March 19951413——10
Old Dominion92-39Saint Francis First round13 March 199822—1514—
Stanford76-51Weber StateFirst round16 March 2002201110——
Stanford77-55TulaneSecond round18 March 2002161010——
Michigan State76-64VanderbiltSweet Sixteen27 March 2005161010——
Notre Dame80–49MarylandElite Eight27 March 2012131010——
Connecticut91–52Saint Joseph'sSecond round25 March 2014201010——
Iowa66–81BaylorSweet Sixteen27 March 2015131014——
Oregon88–45SeattleFirst round16 March 2018191011——
Oregon91–68IndianaSecond round24 March 201929101230

Much like the WNBA, there are a few reasons why triple-doubles are far more rare in the EuroLeague than in the NBA. The games are 40 minutes long—8 minutes shorter than in the NBA—there are 30 games in a season compared to the NBA's 82, and various rules—such as those on assists—are stricter than that of the NBA. As of 2019, only seven triple-doubles have been recorded in Euroleague history, and only three in the modern era of Euroleague basketball. The following is a list of all seven of these triple-doubles:
NameTeamOpponentSeasonPointsReboundsAssistsReference
Keith Williams WKS Śląsk Wrocław Dinamo Tbilisi1992–93301016
Vasily Karasev CSKA Moscow Olympiacos1994–95211010
Bill Edwards PAOK Cholet Basket1999–00241510
Derrick Phelps ALBA Berlin Iraklis2000–01 SuproLeague111012
Nikola Vujčić Maccabi Tel Aviv Prokom Trefl2005–06111211
Nikola Vujčić Maccabi Tel Aviv Olimpija Ljubljana2006–07271010
Nick Calathes Panathinaikos Budućnost2018–19111218

Quadruple-double

A quadruple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates ten or more in four of five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocked shots—in a game. These do not include turnovers or fouls, but triple-doubles with 10 or more turnovers or fouls have occurred. This feat is extremely rare: only four players have officially recorded a quadruple-double in National Basketball Association 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. The first Division I women's player to have officially recorded a quadruple-double since the NCAA began sponsoring women's sports in 1981–82 was Veronica Pettry of Loyola–Chicago in 1989. Only three other women have done so since, and the only player to have recorded a quadruple-double since 1993 is Shakyla Hill of Grambling State, who accomplished the feat in 2018 and 2019. An earlier player, 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.

NBA

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, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Jerry West could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles. West's biography at NBA.com claims that he once recorded an unofficial quadruple-double with 44 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks. A biography of Wilt Chamberlain claims that he also recorded an unofficial 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 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. Robertson is the only player who was not a center to accomplish the feat, doing so with steals rather than blocks.
*Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Only seven other players have managed to finish with triple-doubles and a total of 9 in a fourth statistical category :
NameDateTeamOpponentMinutes
played		PointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksOvertimeReference
*Golden State WarriorsBuffalo Braves433010119—No
Portland Trail BlazersLos Angeles Lakers441211910—No
San Antonio SpursGolden State Warriors362611139—No
*Boston CelticsUtah Jazz333012109—No
New Jersey NetsIndiana Pacers543811119—Yes
*Portland Trail BlazersMilwaukee Bucks422691110—No
*Houston RocketsGolden State Warriors4029189511No
*Houston RocketsSacramento Kings422510910—No

Notes
LeagueNameDateTeamOpponentPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksOvertimeReference
NJCAAClifford WilsonFulton-MontgomeryHudson Valley311810—15No
French National LeagueReimsLorient2011—1210No
National Basketball League Geelong SupercatsNorth Melbourne Giants251711—11No
NJCAAMonroe PippinsFulton-MontgomeryHerkimer34171011—No
NJCAAAllegany College of MarylandVincennes24101110——
Metropolitan Basketball AssociationDavao EaglesNueva Ecija Patriots19111110—No
Chinese Basketball AssociationHu XuefengJiangsu DragonsYunnan Bulls16101210—No
FIBA Europe Under-16 ChampionshipSpainCroatia19101311—No
American Basketball Association Minnesota RipkneesSt. Louis Stunners17111110—No
NCAA UT MartinCentral Baptist251210101No
Continental Basketball AssociationEast Kentucky MinersWest Virginia Wild22101410—No
High school boysFauquier HSOsbourn HS131711—10No
Chinese Basketball AssociationQingdao DoublestarDongguan Leopards15111111—No
High school boysIsaiah GrantSequoia Pathway AcademyBerean Academy11101010–No
Ukrainian First leagueVitaliy BykovBC Zaporizhya-2BC Kramatorsk14131112—No
Liga Super Basketball U-18Natan OliveiraColégio Sul AmericanoRappers32111016—No
High school boysAndres FryeMcLean SchoolModel Secondary School for the Deaf13101010—No
High school boysBilly WhelanHamilton-Wenham Regional High SchoolManchester Essex Regional High School15111110—No
High school boysRomeo WeemsNew Haven High School Detroit Edison Public School Academy3412—1010No

Notes
LeagueNameDateTeamOpponentPointsReboundsAssistsStealsBlocksReference
AIAW Division I womenUCLAStephen F. Austin20141010—
NCAA Division I women2 February 1985LouisvilleCincinnati14121410—
NAIA women11 February 1989Southern ColoradoWestern State13121011—
NCAA Division I women4 March 1989Loyola Detroit12102211—
NCAA Division I women14 January 1991LamarUCF10101012—
NCAA Division I women27 January 1993Arkansas StateMississippi Valley State29141010—
American Basketball LeagueColorado XplosionAtlanta Glory10141210—
NCAA Division II women8 February 1997Fort Valley Stateunknown12121010—
NCAA Division III womenLehmanSUNY-Purchase23101312—
Russian Premier LeagueChevakata VologdaDynamo Kursk201511—11
European U16 ChampionshipBelarus U16 NTCzech U16 NT2110—1012
NCAA Division III womenEmmanuel Johnson & Wales10101113—
NCAA Division III womenSUNY-Old WestburyNew Rochelle14101113—
NCAA Division III womenBardNew Rochelle21131011—
Israeli Basketball Super LeagueRamat HenHapoel Holon22101010—
Greek Women's Basketball LeagueG.S. Megas AlexandrosAris Holargou49181012—
Ukrainian Professional Basketball LeagueBC DniproLuhanski Lastivky28151310—
High School girlsGreenforest AcademyW.D. Mohammed2316—1114
NCAA Division I women3 January 2018Grambling StateAlabama State15101010—
NCAA Division I women2 February 2019Grambling StateArkansas–Pine Bluff21161310—

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Quintuple-double

A quintuple-double is a single-game performance by a player who accumulates a double-digits in all five statistical categories—points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocked shots—in a single game. There are only three known quintuple-doubles, all done at the girls' high-school level. The first was recorded by Tamika Catchings of Duncanville High School with 25 points, 18 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 10 blocks in 1997. The second was by Alex Montgomery of Lincoln High School, who had 27 points, 22 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 10 blocks in January 2007. The third was by Aimee Oertner of Northern Lehigh High School, who had 26 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists, 10 steals, and 11 blocks on January 7, 2012.

Five-by-five

A five-by-five is 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 all NBA five-by-fives are known only from that season onward. Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilenko are the only players to have recorded multiple five-by-fives. Both are also the only players to record six-by-fives. Only twice has a five-by-five coincided with a triple-double and only three times has a player recorded a five-by-five without registering at least a double-double.

Facts

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