Double (basketball)

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 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 and is the only player ever to average a triple-double for a season. LeBron James leads the list among active players 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 five 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 by high school girls, but none have occurred in college or professional games. 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.

Double-double

"Double-double" redirects here. For other uses, see Double-double (disambiguation).

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 5 times in his career. Of the 5 instances, 4 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.

NBA

Double-double leaders (in regular season)

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

^	Denotes active player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Point-rebound

Rank	Name	Total
1	Tim Duncan^	840
2	Karl Malone*	811
3	Hakeem Olajuwon*	774
4	Kevin Garnett^	741
5	Shaquille O'Neal*	727
6	Charles Barkley*	706
7	Dwight Howard^	608
8	Patrick Ewing*	580
9	David Robinson*	543
10	Pau Gasol^	500

Point-assist

Rank	Name	Total
1	John Stockton*	714
2	Magic Johnson*	441
3	Steve Nash	436
4	Jason Kidd	402
5	Isiah Thomas*	377
6	Chris Paul^	369
7	Kevin Johnson	319
8	Tim Hardaway	279
9	Rod Strickland	271
10	Deron Williams^	270

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.

Triple-double

Oscar Robertson has the most NBA regular season triple doubles with 181, and is the only player to average a triple double over an entire season.

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.

A triple-double is seen as an indication of an excellent all-around individual performance. However, the converse is not necessarily true; a player can have an excellent all-around performance while failing to achieve a triple-double. In the National Basketball Association (NBA), they are rare, as the top players usually accumulate fewer than 10 in a season (out of a possible 82 games in the regular NBA season). They are even more rare at the collegiate level (though double-doubles are much more common). There are two primary reasons for the relative infrequency of triple-doubles at the collegiate level: the college basketball shot clock is 30 seconds, as opposed to 24 seconds in the NBA, and college games last only 40 minutes instead of 48 in the NBA. Both timing issues considerably reduce the number of possessions in a game and thus the chances for amassing large numbers in any one statistic, much less all three.

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.

NBA

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

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 is the only player 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. Robertson is also the only player in NBA history ever to record season averages of both 10 assists and 10 rebounds per game at any period of his career.
• Most triple-doubles in a single season: Oscar Robertson recorded 41 triple-doubles during the 1961–62 season. Wilt Chamberlain is in second with 31 triple-doubles in the 1967–68 season.
• Most triple-doubles in NBA playoffs: Magic Johnson recorded 30 triple-doubles over his career; LeBron James currently is second in this category with 15.
• Most triple-doubles in NBA Finals: Magic Johnson leads with 8, while LeBron James currently is second in this category with 6.
• 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 of the Syracuse Nationals, holds the record for the fastest triple double. On February 20, 1955, Tucker, in his rookie year, recorded the fastest triple-double in NBA history, achieving 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. Russell Westbrook has the second fastest triple-double in 17 minutes 35 seconds in a 112–79 win on April 11, 2016 against the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Double-triple-double (at least 20 of any 3 statistics): Wilt Chamberlain is the only player to have accomplished this; in a February 2, 1968 game vs. Detroit Pistons, Chamberlain tallied 22 points, 25 rebounds, and 21 assists.
• Longest continuous streak of triple-doubles: Wilt Chamberlain 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 held by Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan, both of whom recorded a triple-double in seven consecutive games. Robertson's streak occurred in the 1961–62 season, while Jordan's streak went from March 25 to April 6 of 1989.
• Longest continuous streak of triple-doubles versus the same team: Since 1980, three-game streaks have been accomplished six times by four players. During the 1980s, Magic Johnson (Los Angeles Lakers) had triple-double streaks of three games each against Houston, Philadelphia, and Denver. This three-game triple-double streak against the same team has also been accomplished by Chris Webber (Washington Bullets) against Golden State during the 1990s, Jason Kidd (New Jersey Nets) against the Charlotte Bobcats during the 2000s (2008), and most recently by Rajon Rondo (Boston Celtics), against Atlanta during the 2010s.
• Triple-doubles by teammates in a regular season game: This has been accomplished only twice since 1983–84. It was achieved in a January 3, 1989 game by Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen of the Chicago Bulls vs. the Los Angeles Clippers. Jordan had 41 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, while Pippen had 15 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds. It was also achieved in an April 7, 2007 game by Vince Carter and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets vs. the Washington Wizards. Carter had 46 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists while Kidd had 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 18 assists. One other known instance occurred on March 14, 1964 when Donnie Butcher and Ray Scott achieved it for the Detroit Pistons vs. the New York Knicks. Butcher had 19 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists and Scott had 23 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists.
• Triple-doubles by opponents in a regular season game: 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 vs. Orlando, February 23, 2003)
  • Caron Butler and Baron Davis (Washington vs. 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)
• Triple-doubles on Christmas Day: This has been accomplished eight times:
  • Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals at Detroit Pistons, 1960)
  • Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 1961)
  • Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals vs. St. Louis Hawks, 1963)
  • Oscar Robertson (Cincinnati Royals vs. Seattle SuperSonics, 1967)
  • John Havlicek (Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, 1967)
  • Billy Cunningham (Philadelphia 76ers vs. Detroit Pistons, 1970)
  • LeBron James (Miami Heat at Los Angeles Lakers, 2010)
  • Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder at New York Knicks, 2013)

All-time triple-double leaders (regular season) (Player must have at least 20 triple doubles)

Rank	Name	Triple-doubles
1	Oscar Robertson*	181
2	Magic Johnson*	138
3	Jason Kidd	107
4	Wilt Chamberlain*	78
5	Larry Bird*	59
6	Fat Lever	43
7	LeBron James^	42
8	Russell Westbrook^	38
9	Bob Cousy*	33
10	John Havlicek*	31
11	Grant Hill	29
12	Michael Jordan*	28
13	Rajon Rondo^	28
14	Elgin Baylor*	26
15	Clyde Drexler*	25
16	Walt Frazier*	23
17	Kobe Bryant	21
	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar*	21
	Micheal Ray Richardson	21
	Chris Webber	21
21	Charles Barkley*	20

^	Denotes active player
*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

NCAA Division I

• Most triple-doubles in a career: 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.
• 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: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU), with six - performed twice: in the 2014-15 season, and again in 2015-16.
• Triple-doubles in NCAA tournament history: The NCAA began keeping track of assists 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.

Name	Team	Score	Opponent	Round	Date	Minutes played	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Reference
Oscar Robertson	Cincinnati	98–85	Louisville	Third place	March 21, 1959	39	39	17	10	—	—
Magic Johnson	Michigan State	95–64	Lamar	Second round	March 10, 1979	35	13	17	10
Magic Johnson	Michigan State	101–67	Penn	Final Four	March 24, 1979	35	29	10	10	3	0
Gary Grant	Michigan	97–109	North Carolina	Second round	March 14, 1987	39	24	10	10	1	0
Shaquille O'Neal	LSU	94–83	BYU	First round	March 19, 1992	31	26	13	4	1	11
David Cain	St. John's	85–67	Texas Tech	First round	March 18, 1993	37	12	11	11	1	0
Andre Miller	Utah	76–51	Arizona	Elite Eight	March 21, 1998	36	18	14	13	2	1
Dwyane Wade	Marquette	83–69	Kentucky	Elite Eight	March 29, 2003	35	29	11	11	1	4
Cole Aldrich	Kansas	60–43	Dayton	Second round	March 22, 2009	31	13	20	1	0	10
Draymond Green	Michigan State	76–78	UCLA	First round	March 17, 2011	37	23	11	10	4	0
Draymond Green	Michigan State	89–67	Long Island	Second round	March 16, 2012	35	24	12	10	1	0

• 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.

Quadruple-double

Center David Robinson is the most recent NBA player to accomplish the feat of a quadruple-double by recording at least 10 points, rebounds, assists, and blocks in a game.

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. The first male player in NCAA Division I history to record a quadruple-double was Lester Hudson.

Note that a quadruple-double (or a triple-double) is much harder to accomplish in most leagues other than the NBA because of the greater length of NBA games—48 minutes (four 12-minute quarters), as opposed to 40 minutes under NCAA, FIBA, and WNBA rules. NCAA men's basketball uses 20-minute halves; the WNBA, FIBA, and (since 2015–16) NCAA women's basketball use 10-minute quarters.

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 (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.

— Nate Thurmond,

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.

*	Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Name	Date	Team	Score	Opponent	Min	Points	Reb	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Overtime	Ref
Nate Thurmond*	October 18, 1974	Chicago Bulls	120–115	Atlanta Hawks	45	22	14	13	0 or 1	12	Yes (OT)
Alvin Robertson	February 18, 1986	San Antonio Spurs	120–114	Phoenix Suns	36	20	11	10	10	0	No
Hakeem Olajuwon*	March 29, 1990	Houston Rockets	120–94	Milwaukee Bucks	40	18	16	10	1	11	No
David Robinson*	February 17, 1994	San Antonio Spurs	115–96	Detroit Pistons	43	34	10	10	2	10	No

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):

Name	Date	Team	Opponent	Minutes played	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Overtime	Reference
Rick Barry*	October 29, 1974	Golden State Warriors	Buffalo Braves	43	30	10	11	9	—	No
Larry Steele	November 16, 1974	Portland Trail Blazers	Los Angeles Lakers	44	12	11	9	10	—	No
Johnny Moore	January 8, 1985	San Antonio Spurs	Golden State Warriors	36	26	11	13	9	—	No
Larry Bird*	February 18, 1985	Boston Celtics	Utah Jazz	33	30	12	10	9	—	No
Micheal Ray Richardson	October 30, 1985	New Jersey Nets	Indiana Pacers	54	38	11	11	9	—	Yes (3 OT)
Clyde Drexler*	January 10, 1986	Portland Trail Blazers	Milwaukee Bucks	42	26	9	11	10	—	No
Hakeem Olajuwon*	March 3, 1990	Houston Rockets	Golden State Warriors	40	29	18	9	—	11	No
Clyde Drexler*	November 1, 1996	Houston Rockets	Sacramento Kings	42	25	10	9	10	—	No

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.

Other men's basketball

• Accurate as of December 2014

League	Name	Date	Team	Opponent	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Overtime	Reference
French National League	Derrick Lewis	February 24, 1990	Reims	Lorient	20	11	—	12	10	No
National Basketball League (Australia)	Daren Rowe	1990	Geelong Supercats	North Melbourne Giants	25	17	11	—	11	No
Chinese Basketball Association	Hu Xuefeng	December 8, 2004	Jiangsu Dragons	Yunnan Bulls	16	10	12	10	—	No
FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship	Ricky Rubio	August 19, 2006	Spain	Croatia	19	10	13	11	—	No
Metropolitan Basketball Association	Donbel Belano	August 14, 1999	Davao Eagles	Ecija Patriots	19	11	11	10	—	No
American Basketball Association (2000–)	Jamel Staten	February 2, 2007	Minnesota Ripknees	St. Louis Stunners	17	11	11	10	—	No
NCAA Division I men	Lester Hudson	November 13, 2007	Tennessee-Martin	Central Baptist	25	12	10	10	1	No
Continental Basketball Association	Jermaine Blackburn	December 20, 2008	East Kentucky Miners	West Virginia Wild	22	10	14	10	—	No
High school boys	Jerrelle Benimon	February 17, 2009	Fauquier HS	Osbourn HS	13	17	11	—	10	No
Chinese Basketball Association	Chris Williams	December 25, 2009	Qingdao Doublestar	Dongguan Leopards	15	11	11	11	—	No
High school boys	Isaiah Grant	December 6, 2014	Sequoia Pathway Academy	Berean Academy	11	10	10	10	-	No

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

League	Name	Date	Team	Opponent	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Reference
American Basketball League	Debbie Black	December 8, 1996	Colorado Xplosion	Atlanta Glory	10	14	12	10	—
Israeli Basketball Super League	Edwina Brown	December 2008	Ramat Hen	Hapoel Holon	22	10	10	10	—
Greek Women's Basketball League	Zoi Dimitrakou	March 22, 2009	G.S. Megas Alexandros	Aris Holargou	49	18	10	12	—
Russian Premiere League	Maria Kalmykova	January 21, 2001	Chevakata Vologda	Dynamo Kursk	20	15	11	—	11
European U16 Championship	Anastasiya Verameyenka	April 20, 2003	Belarus U16 NT	Czech U16 NT	21	10	—	10	12
AIAW Division I women	Ann Meyers	February 18, 1978	UCLA	Stephen F. Austin	20	14	10	10	—
NCAA Division III women	Evita Esteves	February 5, 2004	Emmanuel College	Johnson & Wales	10	10	11	13	—
NCAA Division III women	Danna Purnell	February 10, 2007	SUNY-Old Westbury	New Rochelle	14	10	11	13	—
NCAA Division III women	Latiqua Williams	November 16, 2008	Bard College	New Rochelle	21	13	10	11	—
Ukrainian Professional Basketball League	Alina Iagupova	May 15, 2011	BC Dnipro	Luhanski Lastivky	28	15	13	10	—	Stats

Other known quadruple-doubles

• Accurate as of March 2013

League	Name	Date	Team	Reference
NCAA Division I women	Sonja Tate	January 27, 1993	Arkansas State
NCAA Division III women	Suzy Venet	1997	Mount Union
NCAA Division III women	Katherine Santiago	1999	Lehman
NCAA Division III women	Amanda Poppleton	2003	Notre Dame (Md.)
High school girls	Kelly Faris	November 24, 2007	Heritage Christian
High school girls	Brittney Griner	December 2, 2008	Nimitz HS

During the 2003–04 season, Helena Sverrisdóttir averaged a quadruple-double for Haukar in the Icelandic Women's Division II. In 16 games she averaged 37.6 points, 13.3 rebounds, 11.6 assists and 10.2 steals.

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, both at the girls' 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.

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).

NBA

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.

Name	Date	Age	Team	Score	Opponent	Points	Rebounds	Assists	Steals	Blocks	Overtime	Reference
Julius Erving	December 5, 1979		Philadelphia 76ers	132–120	San Antonio Spurs	28	7	10	5	5	No
Hakeem Olajuwon	March 10, 1987		Houston Rockets	127–136	Seattle SuperSonics	38	17	6	7	12	Yes (2OT)
Hakeem Olajuwon	March 3, 1990		Houston Rockets	129–109	Golden State Warriors	29	18	9	5	11	No
Hakeem Olajuwon	April 11, 1992		Houston Rockets	92–99	Dallas Mavericks	19	13	6	5	5	No
David Robinson	November 10, 1992		San Antonio Spurs	104–98	Milwaukee Bucks	29	9	5	5	10	No
Derrick Coleman	January 15, 1993		New Jersey Nets	110–105	Philadelphia 76ers	21	10	7	5	5	Yes (OT)
Hakeem Olajuwon	April 22, 1993		Houston Rockets	112–110	Minnesota Timberwolves	33	13	5	5	5	Yes (OT)
Hakeem Olajuwon	November 5, 1993		Houston Rockets	110–88	New Jersey Nets	24	19	6	5	5	No
Hakeem Olajuwon	December 30, 1993		Houston Rockets	110–104	Minnesota Timberwolves	34	10	5	5	8	No
Vlade Divac	February 22, 1995		Los Angeles Lakers	112–100	Philadelphia 76ers	19	12	8	5	5	No
Jamaal Tinsley	November 16, 2001		Indiana Pacers	113–120	Minnesota Timberwolves	12	9	15	6	5	Yes (2OT)
Andrei Kirilenko	December 3, 2003		Utah Jazz	101–107	Houston Rockets	19	5	7	8	5	Yes (OT)
Andrei Kirilenko	December 10, 2003		Utah Jazz	95–73	New York Knicks	10	12	6	6	5	No
Marcus Camby	January 9, 2004		Denver Nuggets	106–96	Utah Jazz	8	11	5	5	8	No
Andrei Kirilenko	January 3, 2006		Utah Jazz	90–80	Los Angeles Lakers	14	8	9	6	7	No
Nicolas Batum	December 16, 2012		Portland Trail Blazers	95–94	New Orleans Hornets	11	5	10	5	5	No
Draymond Green	December 11, 2015		Golden State Warriors	124–119	Boston Celtics	24	11	8	5	5	Yes (2OT)

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. No one in the NBA has ever recorded a five-by-seven or higher. But Olajuwon was just 1 assist away in the game just mentioned, whereas Kirilenko was only 1 steal shy in his five-by-six.
• 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: The record for most five-by-fives in a season is 2. Olajuwon was the first to do this, in the 1993–94 season. Kirilenko was the second to do so in the 2003–04 season.
• Most five-by-fives in the same year: Olajuwon recorded 3 five-by-fives in a one-year span. Beside the two from the 1993–94 season, he had another late in the 1992–93 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 .
• 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 old.

No player has recorded a five-by-five in the NBA Playoffs.

However, there have been a number of five-by-fours (at least 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and 4 blocks) in the playoffs.

Hakeem Olajuwon in a record 8 games

• Game 1 vs 1986 Nuggets (1 assist short of a five-by-five)
• Game 1 vs 1987 Blazers (1 steal short of a five-by-five)
• Game 4 vs 1987 Blazers (1 steal short of a five-by-five)
• Game 1 vs 1993 Clippers (1 steal short of a five-by-five)
• Game 2 vs 1994 Blazers
• Game 3 vs 1994 Jazz
• Game 5 vs 1994 Jazz (1 steal short of a five-by-five)
• Game 2 vs 1997 Wolves

Ben Wallace

• Game 4 vs 2004 Bucks
• Game 1 vs 2005 Sixers

Ben Wallace and Hakeem Olajuwon are the only players with multiple playoff five-by-fours. The following players accomplished the feat once each in the playoffs

• Ralph Sampson, Game 2 vs 1986 Nuggets
• Horace Grant, Game 7 vs 1992 Knicks (the only five-by-four in a Game 7)
• Scottie Pippen, Game 6 vs 1992 Cavs
• Michael Jordan, Game 6 vs 1995 Magic
• Chris Webber, Game 4 vs 2000 Lakers (1 steal short of a five-by-five)
• Tim Duncan, Game 3 vs 2001 Lakers
• Dwight Howard, Game 2 vs 2009 Lakers (the only five-by-four in NBA Finals history)
• Draymond Green, Game 4 vs 2016 Blazers (1 steal short of a five-by-five)

Players with at least 5 steals and 5 blocked shots in a game

This is a list of players since the 1984–85 NBA season who have posted totals of five or more in both steals and blocked shots, but did not record a five-by-five.

• Ben Wallace (four games)
• Michael Jordan (three games)
• Dwight Howard (two games)
• Scottie Pippen (playoffs)
• Anthony Davis
• Antonio McDyess
• Markieff Morris
• Dikembe Mutombo
• Shaquille O'Neal
• Emeka Okafor
• Bo Outlaw
• Clifford Robinson
• Josh Smith
• Kawhi Leonard