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.[1][2] 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.
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Double-double
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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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5][6][7] Another such double-double is called a triple double-double (also referred to as 30–30).[8] 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 |
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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.[11] Chamberlain also holds the second and third longest continuous streaks of double-doubles with 220 and 133.[11] 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.[12]
Triple-double
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.[13] 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,[14][15] while others claim that it was coined by then Philadelphia 76ers media relations director Harvey Pollack in 1980.[16][17] 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.[13] 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).[18] 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.[19]
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.[20]
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.[21]
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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.[67] 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.[68]
- 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.[69]
- 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.[70]
- Most triple-doubles in a single season: Kyle Collinsworth (BYU), with six - performed twice: in the 2014-15 season, and again in 2015-16.[67]
- 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.[71] Only three pre-1986 triple-doubles are included below.
Name | Team | Score | Opponent | Round | Date | Minutes played |
Points | Rebounds | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Reference |
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Oscar Robertson | Cincinnati | 98–85 | Louisville | Third place | March 21, 1959 | 39 | 39 | 17 | 10 | — | — | [72] |
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 | [72] |
Gary Grant | Michigan | 97–109 | North Carolina | Second round | March 14, 1987 | 39 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | [73] |
Shaquille O'Neal | LSU | 94–83 | BYU | First round | March 19, 1992 | 31 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 11 | [72] |
David Cain | St. John's | 85–67 | Texas Tech | First round | March 18, 1993 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 0 | [74] |
Andre Miller | Utah | 76–51 | Arizona | Elite Eight | March 21, 1998 | 36 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | [72] |
Dwyane Wade | Marquette | 83–69 | Kentucky | Elite Eight | March 29, 2003 | 35 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 4 | [72] |
Cole Aldrich | Kansas | 60–43 | Dayton | Second round | March 22, 2009 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 10 | [75] |
Draymond Green | Michigan State | 76–78 | UCLA | First round | March 17, 2011 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 0 | [76] |
Draymond Green | Michigan State | 89–67 | Long Island | Second round | March 16, 2012 | 35 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | [77] |
- 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.[78][79]
Quadruple-double
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.[80] This feat is extremely rare:[80][81] 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.[82] The first male player in NCAA Division I history to record a quadruple-double was Lester Hudson.[83]
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[84][85]), Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell or Jerry West could conceivably have had quadruple-doubles.[81] According to West's biography at NBA.com, he reportedly recorded a quadruple-double with 44 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 blocks.[86] 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.[87]
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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, [88]
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.[88]
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Name | Date | Team | Score | Opponent | Min | Points | Reb | Assists | Steals | Blocks | Overtime | Ref |
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Nate Thurmond* | October 18, 1974 | Chicago Bulls | 120–115 | Atlanta Hawks | 45 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 0 or 1 | 12 | Yes (OT) | [89] |
Alvin Robertson | February 18, 1986 | San Antonio Spurs | 120–114 | Phoenix Suns | 36 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | No | [90] |
Hakeem Olajuwon* | March 29, 1990 | Houston Rockets | 120–94 | Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 1 | 11 | No | [91] |
David Robinson* | February 17, 1994 | San Antonio Spurs | 115–96 | Detroit Pistons | 43 | 34 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | No | [92] |
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 |
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Rick Barry* | October 29, 1974 | Golden State Warriors | Buffalo Braves | 43 | 30 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | No | [93][94] |
Larry Steele | November 16, 1974 | Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers | 44 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | — | No | [95][96] |
Johnny Moore | January 8, 1985 | San Antonio Spurs | Golden State Warriors | 36 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | No | [97] |
Larry Bird*[a] | February 18, 1985 | Boston Celtics | Utah Jazz | 33 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 9 | — | No | [98][99] |
Micheal Ray Richardson | October 30, 1985 | New Jersey Nets | Indiana Pacers | 54 | 38 | 11 | 11 | 9 | — | Yes (3 OT) | [100] |
Clyde Drexler* | January 10, 1986 | Portland Trail Blazers | Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | No | [96] |
Hakeem Olajuwon*[b] | March 3, 1990 | Houston Rockets | Golden State Warriors | 40 | 29 | 18 | 9[b] | — | 11 | No | [101] |
Clyde Drexler* | November 1, 1996 | Houston Rockets | Sacramento Kings | 42 | 25 | 10 | 9 | 10 | — | No | [102] |
- 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."[103][104]
- 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.[105][106]
Other men's basketball
- Accurate as of December 2014[update]
- Notes
- c This is the only quadruple-double in French National League history.[107]
- d This is the only quadruple-double in National Basketball League history.[108]
- e This is the only quadruple-double in NCAA Division I men's basketball history.[83] 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 |
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American Basketball League | Debbie Black | December 8, 1996 | Colorado Xplosion | Atlanta Glory | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | — | [117][118] |
Israeli Basketball Super League | Edwina Brown | December 2008 | Ramat Hen | Hapoel Holon | 22 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | [119] |
Greek Women's Basketball League | Zoi Dimitrakou | March 22, 2009 | G.S. Megas Alexandros | Aris Holargou | 49 | 18 | 10 | 12 | — | [120] |
Russian Premiere League | Maria Kalmykova | January 21, 2001 | Chevakata Vologda | Dynamo Kursk | 20 | 15 | 11 | — | 11 | [121] |
European U16 Championship | Anastasiya Verameyenka | April 20, 2003 | Belarus U16 NT | Czech U16 NT | 21 | 10 | — | 10 | 12 | [122] |
AIAW Division I women | Ann Meyers | February 18, 1978 | UCLA | Stephen F. Austin | 20 | 14 | 10 | 10 | — | [82] |
NCAA Division III women | Evita Esteves | February 5, 2004 | Emmanuel College | Johnson & Wales | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | — | [123][124] |
NCAA Division III women | Danna Purnell | February 10, 2007 | SUNY-Old Westbury | New Rochelle | 14 | 10 | 11 | 13 | — | [123][125] |
NCAA Division III women | Latiqua Williams | November 16, 2008 | Bard College | New Rochelle | 21 | 13 | 10 | 11 | — | [126] |
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 |
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NCAA Division I women | Sonja Tate | January 27, 1993 | Arkansas State | [123][127] |
NCAA Division III women | Suzy Venet | 1997 | Mount Union | [123] |
NCAA Division III women | Katherine Santiago | 1999 | Lehman | [123] |
NCAA Division III women | Amanda Poppleton | 2003 | Notre Dame (Md.) | [123] |
High school girls | Kelly Faris | November 24, 2007 | Heritage Christian | [128] |
High school girls | Brittney Griner | December 2, 2008 | Nimitz HS | [129] |
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.[130]
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.[131] 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.[132] 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.[133]
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.[134] 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).[134] Both are also the only players to record five-by-sixes (at least six in all five statistical categories).[134] 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 |
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Julius Erving | December 5, 1979 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Philadelphia 76ers | 132–120 | San Antonio Spurs | 28 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 5 | No | [135][136][137] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | March 10, 1987 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 127–136 | Seattle SuperSonics | 38 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 12 | Yes (2OT) | [138] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | March 3, 1990 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 129–109 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 11 | No | [101] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | April 11, 1992 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 92–99 | Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | No | [139] |
David Robinson | November 10, 1992 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | San Antonio Spurs | 104–98 | Milwaukee Bucks | 29 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | No | [140] |
Derrick Coleman | January 15, 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | New Jersey Nets | 110–105 | Philadelphia 76ers | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | Yes (OT) | [141] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | April 22, 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 112–110 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 33 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Yes (OT) | [142] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | November 5, 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 110–88 | New Jersey Nets | 24 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 5 | No | [143] |
Hakeem Olajuwon | December 30, 1993 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Houston Rockets | 110–104 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 34 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | No | [144] |
Vlade Divac | February 22, 1995 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Los Angeles Lakers | 112–100 | Philadelphia 76ers | 19 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | No | [145] |
Jamaal Tinsley | November 16, 2001 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Indiana Pacers | 113–120 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 12 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 5 | Yes (2OT) | [146] |
Andrei Kirilenko | December 3, 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Utah Jazz | 101–107 | Houston Rockets | 19 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Yes (OT) | [147] |
Andrei Kirilenko | December 10, 2003 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Utah Jazz | 95–73 | New York Knicks | 10 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | No | [148] |
Marcus Camby | January 9, 2004 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Denver Nuggets | 106–96 | Utah Jazz | 8 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | No | [149] |
Andrei Kirilenko | January 3, 2006 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Utah Jazz | 90–80 | Los Angeles Lakers | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | No | [150] |
Nicolas Batum | December 16, 2012 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Portland Trail Blazers | 95–94 | New Orleans Hornets | 11 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | No | [151] |
Draymond Green | December 11, 2015 | Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. | Golden State Warriors | 124–119 | Boston Celtics | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | Yes (2OT) | [152] |
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).[153] 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.[134] 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist..
- 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 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist. 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
- 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
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