This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded.[a]
- A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
Turnovers leaders[edit]
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded.[2]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.
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^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
Progressive list of turnovers leaders[edit]
This is a progressive list of turnovers leaders showing how the record increased through the years.[1]
- Statistics accurate as of the 2023–24 NBA season.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration[b] |
ATL | Atlanta Hawks | HOU | Houston Rockets | NYK | New York Knicks | UTA | Utah Jazz |
BOS | Boston Celtics | IND | Indiana Pacers | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | VAN | Vancouver Grizzlies |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | KCK | Kansas City Kings | ORL | Orlando Magic | WAS | Washington Wizards |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | WSB | Washington Bullets |
DAL | Dallas Mavericks | MIA | Miami Heat | PHO | Phoenix Suns | ||
DEN | Denver Nuggets | MIL | Milwaukee Bucks | POR | Portland Trail Blazers | ||
DET | Detroit Pistons | NJN | New Jersey Nets | SAS | San Antonio Spurs |
Season | Year-by-year leader | TOV | Active player leader | TOV | Career record | TOV | Single-season record | TOV | Season |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1977–78 | Artis Gilmore*CHI | 366 | Artis Gilmore*CHI | 366 | Artis Gilmore*CHI | 366 | Artis Gilmore*CHI | 366 | 1977–78 |
1978–79 | George McGinnis*DEN | 346 | Kevin PorterDET | 697 | Kevin PorterDET | 697 | 1978–79 | ||
1979–80 | Micheal Ray RichardsonNYK | 359 | George McGinnis* DEN 1979–80 IND 1980–81 |
939 | George McGinnis* DEN 1979–80 IND 1980–81 |
939 | 1979–80 | ||
1980–81 | Moses Malone*HOU | 308 | 1,160 | 1,160 | 1980–81 | ||||
1981–82 | Isiah Thomas*DET Adrian Dantley*UTA |
299 | Moses Malone* HOU 1981–82 PHI 1982–86 WSB 1986–88 ATL 1988–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95 |
1,448 | Moses Malone* HOU 1981–82 PHI 1982–86 WSB 1986–88 ATL 1988–91 MIL 1991–93 PHI 1993–94 SAS 1994–95 |
1,448 | 1981–82 | ||
1982–83 | Ray WilliamsKCK | 335 | 1,712 | 1,712 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | Jeff RulandWSB | 342 | 1,962 | 1,962 | 1983–84 | ||||
1984–85 | Ralph Sampson*HOU | 326 | 2,248 | 2,248 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Charles Barkley*PHI | 350 | 2,509 | 2,509 | 1985–86 | ||||
1986–87 | Ron HarperCLE | 345 | 2,711 | 2,711 | 1986–87 | ||||
1987–88 | Karl Malone*UTA | 325 | 2,960 | 2,960 | 1987–88 | ||||
1988–89 | Kevin JohnsonPHO | 322 | 3,205 | 3,205 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Isiah Thomas*DET | 322 | 3,437 | 3,437 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 314 | 3,574 | 3,574 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | John Stockton*UTA | 286 | 3,724 | 3,724 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Shaquille O'Neal*ORL | 307 | 3,734 | 3,734 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Jim JacksonDAL | 334 | 3,793 | 3,793 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Glenn RobinsonMIL | 313 | 3,804 | 3,804 | 1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | Jason Kidd*DAL | 328 | Magic Johnson*LAL | 3,506 | 1995–96 | ||||
1996–97 | Allen Iverson*PHI | 337 | John Stockton*UTA | 3,201 | 1996–97 | ||||
1997–98 | Antoine WalkerBOS | 292 | 3,362 | 1997–98 | |||||
1998–99 | Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN | 186 | Karl Malone* UTA 1998–03 LAL 2003–04 |
3,473 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Jerry StackhouseDET | 311 | 3,704 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | 326 | 3,948 | Karl Malone* UTA 2000–03 LAL 2003–04 |
3,948 | 2000–01 | ||||
2001–02 | Jason Kidd*NJN | 286 | 4,211 | 4,211 | 2001–02 | ||||
2002–03 | Steve FrancisHOU | 299 | 4,421 | 4,421 | 2002–03 | ||||
2003–04 | Paul Pierce*BOS | 303 | 4,524 | 4,524 | 2003–04 | ||||
2004–05 | Allen Iverson*PHI | 344 | Rod StricklandHOU | 2,862 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Gilbert ArenasWAS | 297 | Gary Payton*MIA | 2,964 | 2005–06 | ||||
2006–07 | Dwight Howard†ORL | 317 | 3,030 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Steve Nash*PHO | 295 | Jason Kidd* NJN 2007–08 DAL 2008–12 NYK 2012–13 |
3,277 | 2007–08 | ||||
2008–09 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | 274 | 3,462 | 2008–09 | |||||
2009–10 | Steve Nash*PHO | 295 | 3,657 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | 316 | 3,836 | 2010–11 | |||||
2011–12 | John Wall†WAS | 255 | 3,927 | 2011–12 | |||||
2012–13 | James Harden^HOU | 295 | 4,003 | 2012–13 | |||||
2013–14 | John Wall†WAS | 295 | Kobe Bryant*LAL | 3,753 | 2013–14 | ||||
2014–15 | James Harden^HOU | 321 | 3,881 | 2014–15 | |||||
2015–16 | 374 | 4,010 | James Harden^HOU | 374 | 2015–16 | ||||
2016–17 | 464 | LeBron James^ CLE 2016–18 LAL 2018– |
3,619 | 464 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | Russell Westbrook^OKC | 381 | 3,966 | 2017–18 | |||||
2018–19 | James Harden^HOU | 387 | 4,163 | 2018–19 | |||||
2019–20 | 308 | 4,424 | 2019–20 | ||||||
2020–21 | Russell Westbrook^WAS | 312 | 4,592 | LeBron James^LAL | 4,592 | 2020–21 | |||
2021–22 | Trae Young^ATL | 303 | 4,788 | 4,788 | 2021–22 | ||||
2022–23 | 300 | 4,966 | 4,966 | 2022–23 | |||||
2023–24 | Luka Dončić^DAL | 282 | 5,211 | 5,211 | 2023–24 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | TOV | Active player leader | TOV | Career record | TOV | Single-season record | TOV | Season |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ The National Basketball Association did not record turnover statistics until the 1977–78 season.
- ^ a b A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
- ^ American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.
- ^ a b c d Turnovers were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.