In 2017, the year he won the league MVP award, Westbrook became one of two players in NBA history to average a triple-double for a season, along with Oscar Robertson in 1962. He also set a record for the most triple-doubles in a season, with 42.[2] He went on to average a triple-double the following two seasons as well as lead the league in assists and become the first player to lead the league in points and assists in multiple seasons.[3] In 2020–21, Westbrook averaged a triple-double for the fourth time in five seasons,[4] and he passed Robertson for the most career triple-doubles in NBA history.[5]