Magic Johnson got the most triple-doubles in 1988-89, with 17 triple-doubles.

Interpreted as:

most triple doubles by a player 88-89

	NAME	TD3	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	17	1988-89	LAL	77	37.5	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	7.5	14.8	50.9	0.8	2.4	31.4	6.7	7.3	91.1	62.5	1.4	6.4	4.1	2,886	1,730	607	988	138	22	312	172
2	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	15	1988-89	CHI	81	40.2	32.5	8.0	8.0	2.9	0.8	11.9	22.2	53.8	0.3	1.2	27.6	8.3	9.8	85.0	61.4	1.8	6.2	3.6	3,255	2,633	652	650	234	65	290	247
3	Fat Lever F. Lever	9	1988-89	DEN	71	38.7	19.8	9.3	7.9	2.7	0.3	7.9	17.2	45.7	0.3	0.9	34.8	3.8	4.8	78.5	51.3	2.6	6.7	2.2	2,745	1,409	662	559	195	20	157	178
4	Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	4	1988-89	POR	78	39.3	27.2	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	10.6	21.4	49.6	0.3	1.3	26.0	5.6	7.0	79.9	55.5	3.7	4.2	3.2	3,064	2,123	615	450	213	54	250	269
5	Lester Conner L. Conner	3	1988-89	NJN	82	30.9	10.3	4.3	7.4	2.2	0.1	3.8	8.2	45.7	0.2	0.5	35.1	2.6	3.3	78.8	53.1	1.2	3.1	2.2	2,532	843	355	604	181	5	181	132
6	Terry Porter T. Porter	3	1988-89	POR	81	38.3	17.7	4.5	9.5	1.8	0.1	6.7	14.1	47.1	1.0	2.7	36.1	3.4	4.0	84.0	55.5	1.0	3.5	3.1	3,102	1,431	367	770	146	8	248	187
7	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	2	1988-89	PHI	79	39.1	25.8	12.5	4.1	1.6	0.8	8.9	15.3	57.9	0.4	2.1	21.6	7.6	10.1	75.3	65.3	5.1	7.4	3.2	3,088	2,037	986	325	126	67	254	262
8	Mark Jackson M. Jackson	2	1988-89	NYK	72	34.4	16.9	4.7	8.6	1.9	0.1	6.7	14.2	46.7	1.1	3.3	33.8	2.5	3.6	69.8	53.5	1.5	3.3	3.1	2,477	1,219	341	619	139	7	226	163
9	Kevin Johnson K. Johnson	2	1988-89	PHX	81	39.2	20.4	4.2	12.2	1.7	0.3	7.0	13.9	50.5	0.0	0.3	9.1	6.3	7.1	88.2	59.7	0.6	3.6	4.0	3,179	1,650	340	991	135	24	322	226
10	Rodney McCray R. McCray	2	1988-89	SAC	68	35.8	12.6	7.6	4.3	0.8	0.5	5.0	10.7	46.6	0.1	0.3	22.7	2.5	3.4	72.2	51.3	2.1	5.5	2.5	2,435	854	514	293	57	36	168	121
11	Nate McMillan N. McMillan	2	1988-89	SEA	75	31.2	7.1	5.2	9.3	2.1	0.6	2.7	6.5	41.0	0.2	0.9	21.4	1.6	2.5	63.0	46.8	1.9	3.3	2.8	2,341	532	388	696	156	42	211	236
12	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	2	1988-89	SAS	65	35.2	17.3	5.9	6.0	3.0	0.6	7.2	14.8	48.3	0.1	0.7	20.0	2.8	3.9	72.3	52.3	2.4	3.5	3.6	2,287	1,122	384	393	197	36	231	259
13	Darrell Walker D. Walker	2	1988-89	WAS	79	32.5	9.0	6.4	6.3	2.0	0.3	3.6	8.6	42.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.8	2.3	77.2	46.9	1.7	4.7	2.3	2,565	714	507	496	155	23	184	215
14	Benoit Benjamin B. Benjamin	1	1988-89	LAC	79	32.7	16.4	8.8	2.0	0.7	2.8	6.2	11.5	54.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.4	74.4	59.3	2.1	6.7	3.0	2,585	1,299	696	157	57	221	237	221
15	Vern Fleming V. Fleming	1	1988-89	IND	76	33.6	14.3	4.1	6.5	1.0	0.2	5.5	10.7	51.5	0.0	0.3	13.0	3.2	4.0	79.9	57.2	1.1	3.0	2.5	2,552	1,084	310	494	77	12	192	212
16	Winston Garland W. Garland	1	1988-89	GSW	79	33.7	14.5	4.2	6.4	2.2	0.2	5.9	13.6	43.4	0.1	0.5	23.3	2.6	3.2	80.9	48.3	1.3	2.9	2.4	2,661	1,145	328	505	175	14	187	216
17	Ron Harper R. Harper	1	1988-89	CLE	82	34.8	18.6	5.0	5.3	2.3	0.9	7.2	14.0	51.1	0.4	1.4	25.0	3.9	5.2	75.1	57.0	1.5	3.5	2.8	2,851	1,526	409	434	185	74	230	224
18	Jerome Kersey J. Kersey	1	1988-89	POR	76	35.7	17.5	8.3	3.2	1.8	1.1	7.0	15.0	46.9	0.1	0.3	28.6	3.4	4.9	69.4	51.1	3.2	5.0	2.2	2,716	1,330	629	243	137	84	167	277
19	Chris Mullin C. Mullin	1	1988-89	GSW	82	37.7	26.5	5.9	5.1	2.1	0.5	10.1	19.9	50.9	0.3	1.2	23.0	6.0	6.7	89.2	58.1	1.9	4.0	3.6	3,093	2,176	483	415	176	39	296	178
20	Ken Norman K. Norman	1	1988-89	LAC	80	37.8	18.1	8.3	3.5	1.3	0.8	8.0	15.9	50.2	0.1	0.3	19.0	2.1	3.4	63.0	52.2	3.1	5.3	2.6	3,020	1,450	667	277	106	66	206	223
21	Chuck Person C. Person	1	1988-89	IND	80	37.7	21.6	6.5	3.6	1.0	0.2	8.9	18.2	48.9	0.8	2.6	30.7	3.0	3.8	79.2	54.4	1.8	4.7	3.9	3,012	1,728	516	289	83	18	308	280
22	Scottie Pippen S. Pippen	1	1988-89	CHI	73	33.1	14.4	6.1	3.5	1.9	0.8	5.7	11.9	47.6	0.3	1.1	27.3	2.8	4.1	66.8	52.4	1.9	4.2	2.7	2,413	1,048	445	256	139	61	199	261
23	Doc Rivers D. Rivers	1	1988-89	ATL	76	32.4	13.6	3.8	6.9	2.4	0.5	4.9	10.7	45.5	0.6	1.6	34.7	3.3	3.8	86.1	54.8	1.2	2.6	2.1	2,462	1,032	286	525	181	40	158	263
24	Rory Sparrow R. Sparrow	1	1988-89	MIA	80	32.7	12.5	2.7	5.4	1.3	0.2	5.6	12.3	45.2	0.2	0.9	24.3	1.2	1.3	87.9	48.6	0.7	2.0	2.6	2,613	1,000	216	429	103	17	204	168
25	Otis Thorpe O. Thorpe	1	1988-89	HOU	82	38.2	16.7	9.6	2.5	1.0	0.5	6.4	11.7	54.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	5.5	72.9	59.1	3.3	6.3	2.7	3,135	1,370	787	202	82	37	225	259