What is a triple crown in the MLB?
Table of Contents
- 1 What is a triple crown in the MLB?
- 2 What players have won the Triple Crown?
- 3 Has every Triple Crown winner won MVP?
- 4 Who has the most triple double in NBA history?
- 5 Who is the only NBA player with a triple-double in one season?
- 6 How do you get a triple-double in basketball?
- 7 Can Russell Westbrook Pass Oscar Robertson as NBA triple double leader?
What is a triple crown in the MLB?
Winning a Triple Crown is one of the most difficult feats in baseball, as a player has to lead either the American League or National League in batting average, home runs and RBIs.
What players have won the Triple Crown?
Batting Triple Crowns
| Year Lg | Player | Team/(BA, HR, RBI) |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 AL | Miguel Cabrera | DET .330, 44 HR, 139 RBI |
| 1967 AL | Carl Yastrzemski | BOS .326, 44 HR, 121 RBI |
| 1966 AL | Frank Robinson | BAL .316, 49 HR, 122 RBI |
| 1956 AL | Mickey Mantle | NYY .353, 52 HR, 130 RBI |
Can you get a triple double in baseball?
A term used to describe an achievement in which a player records a double-digit total number in a game in three of the following statistical categories: points, total rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.
Has every Triple Crown winner won MVP?
Since creation of the MVP Award, the seven players who won both a Triple Crown and an MVP were Rogers Hornsby in 1925, Jimmie Foxx in 1933, Joe Medwick in 1937, Mickey Mantle in 1956, Frank Robinson in 1966, Yastrzemski in 1967 and Cabrera in 2012. But their stories aren’t the interesting ones.
Who has the most triple double in NBA history?
Russell Westbrook
Players with the most triple doubles in the NBA all-time as of July 2021
| Characteristic | Number of triple doubles |
|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 184 |
| Oscar Robertson | 181 |
| Magic Johnson | 138 |
| Jason Kidd | 107 |
How many triple doubles does Michael Jordan have?
28
***Michael Jordan had 28 career triple-doubles….The Triple-Double.
| Player | Triple-Doubles |
|---|---|
| LeBron James | 32 |
| Lary Bird** | 31 |
| Grant Hill | 29 |
| Michael Jordan*** | 25 |
Who is the only NBA player with a triple-double in one season?
The only two players in NBA history averaging a triple-double in a single season are Oscar Robertson, who achieved this feat in 1961-62 season averaging 30.8 points, 12.5 rebounds and 11.4 assists per game, and Russell Westbrook, who has recorded an average triple-double in three consecutive seasons (2016-17,…
How do you get a triple-double in basketball?
To achieve a triple-double in basketball, one needs to notch up at least 10 of points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks through the course of a game. Traditionally, the easiest kind of triple-double to achieve is the points-rebounds-assists triple double. A few centers have been able to achieve triple-doubles with blocks in place of assists too.
When did the NBA start tracking triple-doubles?
NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Triple-Doubles All-Time Triple-Doubles Leaders Active players are listed in bold * Indicates member of the Hall of Fame. The NBA did not track Triple-Doubles until 1979-80 when Magic Johnson popularized the feat.
Can Russell Westbrook Pass Oscar Robertson as NBA triple double leader?
If Westbrook continues to perform at this level, he has a chance to pass Oscar Robertson as the all-time NBA triple double leader either in the 2019/20 or 2020/21 season.