The Last 25 Years of Triple-Doubles and Huge Stat-Stuffing NBA Games

LeBron James isn't the best scorer in the game today; Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony are all probably better than he is there. He's not the best rebounder in the game today. That's a debate between Dwight Howard and Kevin Love. He's certainly not the best passer in the game. That's between Rajon Rondo, Steve Nash and Chris Paul. 

However, he is the best combination of the three. He's the only player in history to average 27 points, seven boards and seven assists for his career. Not even Oscar Robertson can claim that. 

That's why many regard him as the best player in the game. Simply put, dude fills up the stat sheet like nobody's business. 

I looked at some of the best triple-doubles and other absolutely monster stat-filling games to see the biggest games since 1986. Why 1986? Because that's as far back as Basketball-Reference's Game Finder goes. 

In certain cases I was able to find information elsewhere and so included the numbers accordingly. Otherwise, all the numbers are since the 1986 season. 

Following are some different angles at different kinds of monster games. It's not a mere list of the biggest games, but a look at some different types of monster games and who the leaders are in each one. 

The Triple-Double

When it comes to the triple-double, the player with the most in the last 25 years is Jason Kidd, who has 107. In that span there have been a total of 1,025 triple-doubles. This means that Kidd, by himself, accounts for more than 10 percent of all triple-doubles in the last quarter-century!

The all-time leader is Oscar Robertson though, who had 181. 

Here are all the players with at least 10 triple-doubles in the last 25 years, and the number they had. Players who were active during the span, but had triple-doubles prior to 1985 have their totals listed below. 

Player	Triple-Doubles
Jason Kidd	107
Magic Johnson*	69
Fat Lever	42
LeBron James	32
Lary Bird**	31
Grant Hill	29
Michael Jordan***	25
Clyde Drexler****	23
Chris Webber	22
Charles Barkley	20
Mark Jackson	18
Kobe Bryant	16
Scottie Pippen	17
Kevin Garnett	16
Antoine Walker	15
Darrell Walker	15
Gary Payton	15
David Robinson	14
Hakeem Olajuwon	14
Alvin Robertson	13
Kevin Johnson	13
Lamar Odom	12
Chris Paul	11
Baron Davis	10
Dikembe Mutombo	10

*Magic Johnson had 138 career triple-doubles.

**Lary Bird had 58 career triple-doubles.

***Michael Jordan had 28 career triple-doubles.

****Clyde Drexler had 25 career triple-doubles.

The Barely Triple-Doubles

In the last 25 years there have been three "barely" triple-doubles. By that I mean there have been three times where the player got exactly 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. These are the games. 

Player	Date	Tm	TRB	AST	PTS
Andre Iguodala	3/23/2005	PHI	10	10	10
Jason Kidd	12/13/2006	NJN	10	10	10
Anfernee Hardaway	4/9/2003	PHO	10	10	10

That doesn't mean they were the weakest triple-doubles though. There were actually some that could be argued to be worse overall games as if you add the steals and blocks into the equation, then the sum of all their stats is even lower than those above.

Here are the 18 weakest triple-doubles in the last 25 years. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	Sum
Aaron McKie	1/3/2001	10	10	0	0	11	31
Brian Shaw	12/29/1995	10	10	0	0	11	31
Rajon Rondo	2/13/2011	10	10	0	0	11	31
Jamaal Tinsley	3/15/2002	10	10	1	0	11	32
Jason Kidd	3/13/2006	10	10	0	1	11	32
Karl Malone	11/28/2003	11	10	0	1	10	32
Jrue Holiday	2/2/2011	10	11	0	0	11	32
Otis Thorpe	3/16/1989	11	11	0	0	10	32
Jason Kidd	1/15/2005	10	11	2	0	10	33
Lamar Odom	3/10/2000	10	11	1	1	10	33
Lamar Odom	3/31/2001	10	10	1	1	11	33
Darrell Walker	4/14/1990	10	11	1	0	11	33
Ryan Gomes	11/8/2006	12	10	0	1	10	33
Anthony Mason	2/22/2000	10	11	0	0	12	33
Gilbert Arenas	3/19/2004	10	10	0	0	13	33
Jason Kidd	4/15/2009	10	12	0	0	11	33
Larry Johnson	3/18/1993	12	10	0	0	11	33
Robert Pack	4/13/2001	10	11	0	0	12	33

The Inefficient Triple-Double

That got me to wondering, can you actually have a bad triple-double? I figured out the efficiency of all the triple-doubles, and surprisingly, some of them are weak. Most surprisingly, Kobe Bryant had the worst triple-double in the last 25 years. 

While he did technically get a triple-double, he was only 3-of-12 from the field, 0-of-2 from the arc, 4-of-7 from the stripe, barely got the triple-double with 12 boards, 10 assists and 10 points, and had eight turnovers besides. Technically it was a triple-double, but was it a good game?

Here are all the triple-doubles that had an efficiency of 20 or less. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
Kobe Bryant	12/3/2004	12	10	2	0	10	14
Grant Hill	4/7/1996	10	10	1	0	16	15
Jason Kidd	12/21/1999	11	10	2	1	15	16
Damon Stoudamire	4/15/2005	12	11	2	0	18	16
Andre Miller	1/10/2003	10	10	0	0	16	16
Gary Payton	3/9/1997	10	11	1	0	16	16
Larry Bird	4/6/1990	15	10	1	1	11	17
Gilbert Arenas	3/19/2004	10	10	0	0	13	17
Lamar Odom	3/22/2001	11	11	0	1	12	17
Lamar Odom	12/30/1999	13	10	1	0	10	17
Antoine Walker	1/15/2001	12	12	2	0	20	17
Scottie Pippen	11/11/1992	12	10	2	0	16	18
Jason Kidd	1/15/2005	10	11	2	0	10	18
Jason Kidd	11/17/2000	12	10	0	0	18	18
Dwyane Wade	1/4/2006	10	10	0	0	19	18
Darrell Walker	11/13/1990	12	10	2	0	12	19
Lamar Odom	3/31/2001	10	10	1	1	11	19

The Most Steals in a Triple-Double

Kendall Gill was quite the little thief. He has the most steals in a triple-double in the last 25 years with 11. He and Drexler are also the only two who have pulled off the rarest of all triple-doubles—steals, rebounds and points.

The next-most rare triple-double is points, assists and steals. There have been only three of those, pulled off by Mookie Blaylock, Clyde Drexler and Kevin Johnson. 

Drexler is the only player to have two triple-doubles with steals. He also just missed being in very rare quadruple-double territory by one rebound on January 10, 1986. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Kendall Gill	4/3/1999	10	3	11	2	15
Alvin Robertson	2/18/1986	11	10	10	0	20
Clyde Drexler	1/10/1986	9	11	10	1	26
Mookie Blaylock	4/14/1998	8	11	10	0	14
Kevin Johnson	12/9/1993	3	13	10	0	17
Clyde Drexler	11/1/1996	10	9	10	0	25
Micheal Ray Richardson	10/30/1985	11	11	9	0	38
Fat Lever	11/24/1987	13	14	8	0	21
Larry Bird	10/25/1985	12	10	8	1	21
Alvin Robertson	3/25/1988	10	12	8	1	15

The Most Blocks in a Triple-Double

Hitting double figures in blocks in a triple-double isn't quite as rare as it is with steals, but it's still pretty rare. There have been 49 of them in the last 25 years. The most blocks is 15, and is a tie between Manute Bol and Shaquille O'Neal. 

The most times that a player has gotten double-digits in blocks in a triple-double is 10. That is again a tie, between Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Motumbo. 

The only pure forward to do it is Andrei Kirilenko. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	BLK	PTS
Manute Bol	2/26/1987	19	1	15	10
Shaquille O'Neal	11/20/1993	28	3	15	24
Shawn Bradley	4/7/1998	22	0	13	22
David Robinson	2/23/1990	12	2	12	24
Dikembe Mutombo	4/18/1993	21	2	12	16
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/10/1987	17	6	12	38
Hakeem Olajuwon	11/11/1989	21	2	12	24
JaVale McGee	3/15/2011	12	1	12	11
Mark Eaton	11/1/1986	20	2	12	15
Shawn Bradley	4/17/1996	10	2	12	11
David Robinson	2/2/1990	15	3	11	27
David Robinson	1/12/1991	18	5	11	22
David Robinson	2/4/1992	14	3	11	23
David Robinson	12/28/1990	13	2	11	27
Dikembe Mutombo	2/15/2000	13	1	11	21
Dikembe Mutombo	11/8/1994	14	2	11	12
Dikembe Mutombo	4/7/1994	13	2	11	13
Dikembe Mutombo	4/5/1994	16	0	11	11
Dikembe Mutombo	11/26/1993	13	1	11	17
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	18	10	11	29
Hakeem Olajuwon	1/7/1986	12	7	11	26
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/29/1990	16	10	11	18
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/20/1990	16	4	11	24
Marcus Camby	4/14/1998	12	2	11	15
Shawn Bradley	3/14/1996	17	3	11	19
Shawn Bradley	12/21/1996	15	4	11	17
Shawn Bradley	2/6/1997	14	0	11	14
Andrei Kirilenko	3/25/2006	14	3	10	15
Ben Wallace	11/20/2002	19	1	10	12
Ben Wallace	2/24/2002	17	1	10	10
Benoit Benjamin	3/31/1989	10	3	10	25
David Robinson	1/10/1991	12	3	10	43
David Robinson	11/9/1993	11	1	10	43
David Robinson	2/17/1994	10	10	10	34
David Robinson	2/20/1990	16	2	10	23
Dikembe Mutombo	12/2/1995	16	2	10	22
Dikembe Mutombo	4/2/1995	18	1	10	18
Dikembe Mutombo	3/25/1993	16	2	10	21
Dikembe Mutombo	12/1/2001	19	0	10	16
Dwight Howard	11/12/2008	19	3	10	30
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/21/1988	10	4	10	38
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/17/1989	25	2	10	32
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/13/1996	13	6	10	31
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/13/1995	14	3	10	15
Jermaine O'Neal	1/22/2003	10	3	10	18
Larry Nance	1/4/1988	11	5	10	17
Marcus Camby	12/26/2007	11	5	10	10
Marcus Camby	4/19/1998	11	1	10	13
Shawn Bradley	4/19/1996	13	0	10	17

The Most Assists in a Triple-Double

The most assists any player in the last 25 years has had in a triple-double is 24, by Rajon Rondo. In fact there have only been six games where a player had 20 assists in a triple-double in that span. Two of them were by Rondo this season. 

Magic Johnson only got 20 once in a T-D, but he hit 19 three times and 18 four times. Of the 19 times there have been at least 18 assists in a triple-double over the last 25 years, Magic owns eight of those performances. 

One other thing I'd like to point out is Fat Lever. If you have been looking at the various lists, you've been noticing his name pops up quite a bit. His 43 triple-doubles far and away is the most by any player not in the Hall of Fame who is eligible. 

Here are the 18 performances. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
Rajon Rondo	10/29/2010	10	24	10
Fat Lever	4/21/1989	13	23	15
Jamaal Tinsley	11/22/2001	11	23	19
Rajon Rondo	1/5/2011	10	23	12
Magic Johnson	11/28/1988	11	20	32
Rod Strickland	2/10/1998	12	20	21
Magic Johnson	3/22/1987	12	19	33
Magic Johnson	3/18/1987	11	19	27
Magic Johnson	2/19/1988	11	19	29
Tim Hardaway	1/8/1990	10	19	19
Chris Paul	12/1/2006	11	18	25
Jason Kidd	4/7/2007	16	18	10
Jason Kidd	11/12/2006	11	18	15
Kevin Johnson	3/23/1990	10	18	13
Magic Johnson	1/16/1989	13	18	17
Magic Johnson	12/7/1988	12	18	19
Magic Johnson	12/28/1988	10	18	26
Magic Johnson	3/26/1989	10	18	34
Rod Strickland	2/15/1995	11	18	26

Most Rebounds in a Triple-Double

When he was just 21 years old, Shaquille O'Neal had a triple-double with a whopping 28 rebounds. He also had 15 blocks and 24 points. It was the only triple-15 where the components were blocks, rebounds and points in the B/R database. 

There have been 15 triple-doubles where the player had at least 20 rebounds. Only two players have done it twice, Fat Lever (there's that name again, and how about that for a 6'3" point guard?) and Hakeem Olajuwon. David Lee was the highest scorer in one of those games with 37 points. Here is the complete list. 

Player	TRB	BLK	PTS
Shaquille O'Neal	28	15	24
Hakeem Olajuwon	25	10	32
Anthony Mason	22	1	15
Charles Barkley	22	2	27
Chris Webber	22	5	26
Fat Lever	22	0	20
Shawn Bradley	22	13	22
Dennis Rodman	21	2	10
Dikembe Mutombo	21	12	16
Hakeem Olajuwon	21	12	24
David Lee	20	1	37
Fat Lever	20	0	20
Kevin Garnett	20	3	20
Larry Johnson	20	0	29
Mark Eaton	20	12	15

The Most Points in a Triple-Double

No one has ever scored 50 points in a triple-double, though it's nearly happened three times. Larry Bird had a triple-double and 49 points on March 5, 1992. LeBron James had 52 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds on February 4, 2009. One month and 10 days later, on March 14, Dwyane Wade had 50 points, 10 boards and nine assists. 

Here are the games where the player broke 40 points in a triple-double. Larry Bird, Michael Jordan and LeBron James have done it three times each, accounting for nine of the 15 times it's been done. 

Player	TRB	AST	BLK	PTS
Larry Bird	14	12	1	49
Larry Bird	14	11	2	47
Michael Jordan	11	13	2	47
Vince Carter	16	10	3	46
Tracy McGrady	10	13	2	46
Michael Adams	11	12	0	45
LeBron James	13	15	4	43
LeBron James	12	11	4	43
David Robinson	12	3	10	43
David Robinson	11	1	10	43
Michael Jordan	10	11	0	41
Larry Bird	11	10	2	40
Michael Jordan	10	12	0	40
LeBron James	10	10	1	40
Chris Webber	10	10	0	40

The Triple-15

Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in the history of the NBA to have a double-triple-double, meaning he had 20 points, rebounds and assists in a single game. He had 25 points, 22 rebounds and 21 assists on February 2, 1968. 

The feat is extraordinary. In fact in the last 25 years a triple-15 was done only six times by four players. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	BLK	PTS
Shaquille O'Neal	11/20/1993	28	3	15	24
Larry Bird	4/1/1987	17	15	3	30
Magic Johnson	4/18/1989	17	17	1	24
Jason Kidd	1/30/1996	16	16	0	21
Jason Kidd	2/26/2010	16	17	0	19
Magic Johnson	4/1/1989	17	15	0	20

The Quadruple-Double

In the last 25 years there have been four quadruple-doubles...sort of. Here they are.

Player	Date	Tm	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
Alvin Robertson	2/18/1986	SAS	11	10	10	0	20
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	HOU	18	10	5	11	29
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/29/1990	HOU	16	10	1	11	18
David Robinson	2/17/1994	SAS	10	10	2	10	34

Now, the reason I say "sort of" is that the first quadruple by Hakeem Olajuwon isn't "official." Initially the box score did not reflect the 10th assist, but Rockets officials credited him with one after the game. NBA Director of Operations, Rob Thorn, reviewed the tape and denied Olajuwon the quadruple-double. 

The only other quadruple-double game in history was from Nate Thurmond, who in his first with the Bulls scored 22 points, grabbed 14 boards, had 13 assists and blocked 12 shots. 

The 5 X 5

Another very rare stat sheet filling feat is the 5x5 where a player reaches at least five in all five of the major statistical categories. It's only been done by seven players 14 times. Only two players, Hakeem Olajuwon and Andrei Kirilinko have done it more than once. This is appropriate as both players have more than five vowels in their name. 

Olajuown has done it six times and Kirilinko three times. Here they are sorted by the most total stats in the games that qualify. Note that Hakeem dominates the top.

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	Total
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/10/1987	17	6	7	12	38	80
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	18	10	5	11	29	73
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/30/1993	10	5	5	8	34	62
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/22/1993	13	5	5	5	33	61
Hakeem Olajuwon	11/5/1993	19	6	5	5	24	59
David Robinson	11/10/1992	9	5	5	10	29	58
Vlade Divac	2/22/1995	12	8	5	5	19	49
Derrick Coleman	1/15/1993	10	7	5	5	21	48
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/11/1992	13	6	5	5	19	48
Jamaal Tinsley	11/16/2001	9	15	6	5	12	47
Andrei Kirilenko	12/3/2003	5	7	8	5	19	44
Andrei Kirilenko	1/3/2006	8	9	6	7	14	44
Andrei Kirilenko	12/10/2003	12	6	6	5	10	39
Marcus Camby	1/9/2004	11	5	5	8	8	37

The Oscars

It is hard to think of the triple-double without considering Oscar Robertson who averaged one for a season. In fact, he didn't eek that out either. He averaged over 30 points, 11 assists and 12 rebounds per game. This record has never even been approached. 

I got to wondering, how many people have even gotten an "Oscar"—games that match his 30 point, 11 assist, 12 rebound season—since 1985. Amazingly the answer is only 36.

There have been 17 unique players who have accomplished it. Only Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, LeBron James and Magic Jonhnson have accomplished it more than three times. 

Here are all the Oscars since then. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	PTS
Anthony Mason	3/31/2000	14	11	31
Antoine Walker	2/12/2002	12	14	30
Charles Barkley	3/1/1989	15	11	30
Charles Barkley	4/23/1989	16	11	31
Chris Webber	3/24/1995	13	11	31
Fat Lever	1/7/1988	16	12	31
Grant Hill	1/18/1997	15	14	34
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/1/1994	13	12	37
Jason Kidd	1/12/1996	12	16	33
Jason Kidd	12/7/2006	14	14	38
Kobe Bryant	11/1/2002	15	12	33
Kobe Bryant	11/3/2002	14	12	33
Lamar Odom	3/6/2004	19	11	30
Larry Bird	2/13/1986	15	11	31
Larry Bird	2/14/1986	14	11	47
Larry Bird	2/19/1986	12	11	36
Larry Bird	4/1/1987	17	15	30
Larry Bird	3/15/1992	14	12	49
LeBron James	2/15/2006	12	11	43
LeBron James	11/7/2007	15	13	32
LeBron James	11/14/2007	13	14	39
LeBron James	11/24/2007	12	12	37
LeBron James	2/20/2008	14	12	31
LeBron James	3/10/2009	13	11	32
LeBron James	2/18/2010	13	15	43
Magic Johnson	3/22/1987	12	19	33
Magic Johnson	12/13/1988	12	13	31
Magic Johnson	3/17/1989	12	13	31
Magic Johnson	3/9/1990	13	16	33
Magic Johnson	12/30/1990	13	13	34
Michael Finley	12/23/1999	13	13	33
Michael Jordan	1/13/1989	12	11	38
Michael Jordan	3/28/1989	12	11	33
Michael Jordan	4/21/1989	14	11	34
Reggie Theus	3/12/1986	14	15	32
Russell Westbrook	1/28/2011	13	13	35

The Monster Triple-Double

The next thing I wanted to look up was who had the biggest triple-doubles. I summed up the numbers where the player reached double figures. Below are the top 20 total triple doubles. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	TOTAL
Larry Bird	3/15/1992	14	12	4	1	49	75
Larry Bird	2/14/1986	14	11	1	2	47	72
Vince Carter	4/7/2007	16	10	1	3	46	72
LeBron James	2/18/2010	13	15	2	4	43	71
Michael Jordan	4/13/1989	11	13	4	2	47	71
Tracy McGrady	2/23/2003	10	13	0	2	46	69
Michael Adams	1/31/1991	11	12	4	0	45	68
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	18	10	5	11	29	68
David Lee	4/2/2010	20	10	0	1	37	67
Shaquille O'Neal	11/20/1993	28	3	1	15	24	67
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/17/1989	25	2	3	10	32	67
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/10/1987	17	6	7	12	38	67
Jason Kidd	12/7/2006	14	14	1	0	38	66
LeBron James	2/15/2006	12	11	2	4	43	66
LeBron James	11/14/2007	13	14	0	2	39	66
Larry Bird	2/10/1988	17	10	1	3	39	66
David Robinson	1/10/1991	12	3	4	10	43	65
Magic Johnson	3/22/1987	12	19	3	1	33	64
David Robinson	2/17/1994	10	10	2	10	34	64
David Robinson	11/9/1993	11	1	3	10	43	64
Terry Cummings	1/16/1987	15	10	6	0	39	64

The first thing I'd like to draw attention to is that Larry Bird has the two biggest triple-doubles in the last quarter century. I point this out because I think Bird doesn't get near the credit he deserves in recent times. No one is going to argue that he looked pretty, but he could dominate a game passing, scoring or rebounding. 

The other things worth pointing out are first, the highest average sum in triple doubles, which goes to LeBron James with 53.0. Second is the most triple-doubles that broke 50, which goes to Magic Johnson with 32.

The Most Efficient Triple-Doubles

Just as I looked at the most inefficient triple-doubles I looked at the most efficient. In all there were 44 triple-doubles with an efficiency over 50. Here are those games. 

The most triple-doubles over 50 by any player in the last 25 years belongs to Hakeem Olajuwon who had six. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	EFF
David Robinson	1/10/1991	12	3	4	10	43	61
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	18	10	5	11	29	60
Shaquille O'Neal	11/20/1993	28	3	1	15	24	60
Michael Jordan	4/13/1989	11	13	4	2	47	59
Larry Bird	3/15/1992	14	12	4	1	49	58
Vince Carter	4/7/2007	16	10	1	3	46	57
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/10/1987	17	6	7	12	38	57
Larry Bird	2/10/1988	17	10	1	3	39	56
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/21/1988	10	4	5	10	38	56
Magic Johnson	3/9/1990	13	16	3	0	33	56
David Lee	4/2/2010	20	10	0	1	37	54
Tracy McGrady	2/23/2003	10	13	0	2	46	54
Chris Webber	11/23/1999	22	10	3	5	26	54
David Robinson	11/9/1993	11	1	3	10	43	54
Larry Bird	4/1/1987	17	15	1	3	30	53
Chris Mullin	1/9/1989	11	11	2	0	39	53
Kobe Bryant	11/1/2002	15	12	2	1	33	53
Larry Bird	2/14/1986	14	11	1	2	47	53
Charles Barkley	11/4/1986	10	14	2	4	34	53
Clyde Drexler	11/13/1990	11	12	0	0	39	53
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/1/1994	13	12	3	2	37	53
Jason Kidd	1/12/1996	12	16	1	1	33	52
Magic Johnson	3/22/1987	12	19	3	1	33	52
Michael Jordan	4/4/1989	10	12	6	1	33	52
Doc Rivers	12/29/1987	14	12	4	0	29	52
Clyde Drexler	3/7/1990	11	12	1	0	39	51
Magic Johnson	12/30/1990	13	13	2	0	34	51
Brad Daugherty	3/24/1992	11	11	2	1	32	51
Fat Lever	4/17/1988	19	13	0	0	25	51
Terrell Brandon	2/23/2001	10	16	2	1	27	51
Larry Johnson	12/27/1993	20	11	0	0	29	51
Derrick Coleman	4/15/1993	15	10	6	1	33	51
Chris Webber	12/27/1995	10	10	2	0	40	51
LeBron James	2/18/2010	13	15	2	4	43	51
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/17/1989	25	2	3	10	32	51
Jason Kidd	12/7/2006	14	14	1	0	38	50
Antoine Walker	3/8/2000	19	10	4	0	30	50
Reggie Theus	3/12/1986	14	15	2	0	32	50
Chris Paul	1/26/2009	10	15	7	1	27	50
Chris Paul	11/22/2008	10	16	3	1	29	50
LeBron James	11/14/2007	13	14	0	2	39	50
LeBron James	2/15/2006	12	11	2	4	43	50
Terry Cummings	1/16/1987	15	10	6	0	39	50
David Robinson	2/17/1994	10	10	2	10	34	50

The Monster Triple-Double Plus

Where would this list be without a look at the most stat filling triple-doubles period? Hakeem Olajuown and Larry Bird are tied for the biggest game in terms of the total of points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. 

In terms of breaking the 70 barrier the most, Bird and Olajuwon again share the honors having done so three times each. LeBron James who has done it twice,  is the only other player to do it more than once. Here are the 15 biggest stat-stuffing triple-doubles in the last 25 years. 

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	TOT
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/10/1987	17	6	7	12	38	80
Larry Bird	3/15/1992	14	12	4	1	49	80
LeBron James	2/18/2010	13	15	2	4	43	77
Michael Jordan	4/13/1989	11	13	4	2	47	77
Vince Carter	4/7/2007	16	10	1	3	46	76
Larry Bird	2/14/1986	14	11	1	2	47	75
Hakeem Olajuwon	3/3/1990	18	10	5	11	29	73
David Robinson	1/10/1991	12	3	4	10	43	72
Hakeem Olajuwon	12/17/1989	25	2	3	10	32	72
LeBron James	2/15/2006	12	11	2	4	43	72
Michael Adams	1/31/1991	11	12	4	0	45	72
Shaquille O'Neal	11/20/1993	28	3	1	15	24	71
Tracy McGrady	2/23/2003	10	13	0	2	46	71
Larry Bird	2/10/1988	17	10	1	3	39	70
Terry Cummings	1/16/1987	15	10	6	0	39	70

The Stat Stuffers

You may notice that even Hakeem's and Bird's  fantastic games where they amassed 80 in total stats, they fall one short of Kobe Bryan'ts 81 point game. So that begs the question, what were the biggest games in total stats?

Here are the biggest games in the last 25 years in terms of total stats. Jordan's game might not have the "triple-double" tag attached to it, but what a colossal effort! Only one block though? Come on MJ, you slacking on defense there?

Player	Date	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	Total Stats
Michael Jordan	3/28/1990	18	6	4	1	69	93
David Robinson	4/24/1994	14	5	0	2	71	90
Kobe Bryant	1/22/2006	6	2	3	1	81	89
Shaquille O'Neal	3/6/2000	23	3	0	0	61	87
Chris Webber	1/5/2001	26	5	3	2	51	82
Karl Malone	1/27/1990	18	2	3	0	61	81
Tracy McGrady	3/10/2004	10	5	1	0	62	77
Gilbert Arenas	12/17/2006	8	8	2	0	60	76
Kobe Bryant	3/16/2007	7	3	3	0	65	75
Shaquille O'Neal	4/20/1994	18	4	2	2	53	75
Michael Jordan	1/21/1989	14	8	2	1	53	75
Larry Bird	3/15/1992	14	12	4	1	49	75
Michael Jordan	11/20/1992	13	7	1	3	54	74
Michael Jordan	11/3/1989	14	6	3	1	54	74
Hakeem Olajuwon	4/19/1990	18	4	3	3	52	74
Michael Jordan	4/16/1987	10	1	4	1	61	72
Tony Parker	11/5/2008	7	10	0	0	55	72
LeBron James	2/4/2009	9	11	0	2	52	72
Karl Malone	12/22/1989	17	3	2	0	52	72
Michael Jordan	1/16/1993	6	1	5	0	64	71
Michael Jordan	3/4/1987	7	3	3	3	61	71
LeBron James	3/20/2005	10	5	2	0	56	71
Kobe Bryant	12/15/2006	10	8	2	1	53	71
Dirk Nowitzki	12/2/2004	16	2	3	4	53	71
Kobe Bryant	12/20/2005	8	0	3	0	62	70
Allen Iverson	2/12/2005	4	6	5	1	60	70
Tom Chambers	3/24/1990	6	4	1	2	60	70
Reggie Miller	11/28/1992	5	8	1	0	57	70
Dominique Wilkins	12/10/1986	9	4	2	1	57	70
Michael Jordan	11/26/1988	11	7	1	0	52	70
LeBron James	2/3/2011	11	8	1	1	51	70
Patrick Ewing	3/24/1990	18	1	1	0	51	70
Larry Bird	11/10/1989	13	7	0	0	50	70

So that's a look at the biggest, most stat stuffing games in the last quarter century. Feel free to ask any questions. If the answer isn't too hard to track down, I'll get it for you. 

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