Double-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. A similar coined term is the five-by-five, is the accumulation of at least five in all five statistical categories.

A double-double is a performance in which a player accumulates a double-digit 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.

Special double-doubles are rare. One such achievement is sometimes called a 20–20, double double-double or double-20, when a player accumulates 20 or more in two statistics in a game. Another similar feat is a 30–30.