All-time Boston Celtics leaderboard — triple-doubles
There might not be a better statistic to measure a player’s all-around versatility than the triple-double.
It’s no easy feat to record double figures in three statistical categories in a single game, although Larry Bird seemed to do it so effortlessly during his storied 13-year Celtics career.
As you might expect, Bird is Boston’s franchise leader by a wide margin. Bird is one of 16 players in Celtics history to record a triple-double in the regular season or playoffs.
How many of those players can you name?
Test your knowledge of Celtics history with our franchise leaderboard below.
[Note: The NBA began recognizing triple-doubles as an official statistic in the 1979-80 season.]
Larry Bird: 69 triple-doubles
(USA TODAY Sports photo)
1979-80 season (1): vs. Detroit 1980-81 season (6): vs. Phoenix, San Diego, Utah, Indiana, New York, Chicago (playoffs) 1981-82 season (5): vs. New Jersey, Atlanta, Seattle, Philadelphia (twice, both in playoffs) 1982-83 season (4): vs. Detroit, Utah, San Antonio, Washington 1983-84 season (8): vs. Denver, New York (twice, once in playoffs), San Antonio, Philadelphia, Houston, Seattle, Chicago. 1984-85 season (8): vs. Phoenix, Los Angeles Clippers, San Antonio, New York (twice), Utah, Detroit, Milwaukee 1985-86 season (13): vs. New York (twice), New Jersey, Seattle, Portland, Golden State, Indiana, Los Angeles Clippers, Detroit, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Houston (twice, both in playoffs) 1986-87 season (6): vs. Atlanta, Dallas, Philadelphia (twice), Washington, Milwaukee (playoffs) 1987-88 season (2): vs. San Antonio, Milwaukee 1989-90 season (11): vs. New Jersey (twice), Charlotte, Denver, Seattle, Sacramento, Orlando, Cleveland (twice), New York (twice, once in playoffs) 1990-91 season (4): vs. Miami, Atlanta, Los Angeles Lakers, Indiana (playoffs) 1991-92 season (1): Portland:
Rajon Rondo: 32 triple-doubles
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
2008-09 season (5): vs. Indiana, Dallas, Chicago (twice, both in playoffs), Orlando (playoffs) 2009-10 season (4): vs. Toronto, Denver, Cleveland (playoffs), Los Angeles Lakers (playoffs) 2010-11 season (4): vs. New York (twice, once in playoffs), San Antonio, Miami 2011-12 season (10): vs. Washington, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York, Miami (twice, once in playoffs), Atlanta (twice, once in playoffs), Philadelphia (twice, both in playoffs) 2012-13 season (5): vs. Philadelphia, Atlanta (twice), Chicago, New York 2013-14 season (1): vs. Philadelphia 2014-15 season (3): vs. Toronto, Washington, Charlotte
Antoine Walker: 13 triple-doubles
(Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)
1996-97 season (2): vs. Charlotte (playoffs), Philadelphia (playoffs) 1997-98 season (1): vs. Houston 1999-2000 season (1): vs. Milwaukee 2000-01 season (5): vs. Indiana, Charlotte, Minnesota, Los Angeles Clippers, Chicago 2001-02 season (2): vs. Denver, Los Angeles Lakers 2002-03 season (2): vs. Atlanta, Cleveland
Paul Pierce: 10 triple-doubles
(Chris Elise/Getty Images)
2002-03 season (2): vs. Orlando, New Jersey (playoffs) 2003-04 season (1): vs. Milwaukee 2004-05 season (2): vs. New Orleans, New Jersey 2005-06 season (1): vs. Phildelphia 2010-11 season (1): vs. Indiana 2012-13 season (3): Miami, Denver, Atlanta
Evan Turner: 3 triple-doubles
(Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
2014-15 season (3): vs. New York, Brooklyn, Indiana
Marcus Smart: 2 triple-doubles
(AP Photo/Garett Fisbeck)
2015-16 season (1): vs. Phoenix 2019-20 season (1): vs. Toronto (playoffs)
Robert Parish: 1 triple-double
(Photo by Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images)
1986-87 season (1): vs. Philadelphia
Dennis Johnson: 1 triple-double
(Dick Raphael-USA TODAY Sports)
1987-88 season (1): vs. New York (playoffs)
Kevin Gamble: 1 triple-double
(AP Photo/Doug Jennings)
1992-93 season (1): vs. Golden State
Ryan Gomes: 1 triple-double
(Lou Capozzola-USA TODAY NETWORK)
2006-07 season (1): vs. Charlotte
Jordan Crawford: 1 triple-double
(Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
2013-14 season (1): vs. Cleveland
Terry Rozier: 1 triple-double
(Rob Carr/Getty Images)
2017-18 season (1): vs. New York
Greg Monroe: 1 triple-double
(Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports)
2017-18 season (1): vs. Chicago
Kyrie Irving: 1 triple-double
(Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports)
2018-19 season (1): vs. Sacramento
Al Horford: 1 triple-double
(Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports)
2018-19 season (1): vs. Miami
Jayson Tatum: 1 triple-double
(AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
2020-21 season (1): vs. Chicago
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