Double-double

For other uses, see Double-double (disambiguation).
"Triple double" redirects here. For other uses, see Triple double (gymnastics) and Triple-double (volleyball).
Wilt Chamberlain (#13) holds the record for most career double-doubles in the NBA with 968, while Nate Thurmond (#42) was the first to record a quadruple-double.
Duncanville High School forward Tamika Catchings was the first player to record an official quintuple-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 (double) categories and the second "double" refers to accumulating ten or more (typically double digits) 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,[1] and no quintuple-double has ever been recorded in a professional basketball game. A similar term, the five-by-five, is the accumulation of at least five in all five statistical categories. It is rarely done.

  1. ^ "Will the NBA ever produce another quadruple-double?". ESPN.com. March 11, 2009. Archived from the original on August 25, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.