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List of NBA career turnovers leaders

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This article provides two lists: :A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded. :A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

Turnovers leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded. :Statistics accurate as of January 31, 2025.

§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026--
RankPlayerPosTeam(s) played for (years)Total turnoversGames playedTurnovers per game
average
1^SFCleveland Cavaliers (–, –)
Miami Heat (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–present)5,5581,592
2^PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Denver Nuggets ()
Sacramento Kings (–present)4,9931,285
3*PFUtah Jazz (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()4,5241,4763.07
4^SG/PGOklahoma City Thunder (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–present)4,4221,1950
5*PGUtah Jazz (–)4,2441,5042.82
6*SGLos Angeles Lakers (–)4,0101,3462.98
7*PGDallas Mavericks (–, –)
Phoenix Suns (–)
New Jersey Nets (–)
New York Knicks ()4,0031,3912.88
8*CBuffalo Braves (1976)
Houston Rockets (1976–1977)
Houston Rockets (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–, )
Washington Bullets (–)
Atlanta Hawks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)
San Antonio Spurs ()3,8041,2473.05
9^SF/PFSeattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder (–)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–present)3,6901,168
10*PGDetroit Pistons (–)3,6829793.76
11*CHouston Rockets (–)
Toronto Raptors ()3,6671,2382.96
12*CNew York Knicks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics ()
Orlando Magic ()3,5371,1832.99
13*SFBoston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Los Angeles Clippers (–)3,5321,343
14*PGLos Angeles Lakers (–, )3,5069063.87
15PG/SGChicago Bulls (–)
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings (–)
Atlanta Hawks ()
Orlando Magic ()
New Jersey Nets ()3,4931,0263.40
16*PGPhoenix Suns (–, –)
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)3,4781,2172.86
17*PF/CSan Antonio Spurs (–)3,3811,392
18*PFPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Houston Rockets (–)3,3761,073
19*SGMiami Heat (–, –)
Chicago Bulls ()
Cleveland Cavaliers ()3,3261,054
20*COrlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Miami Heat (–)
Phoenix Suns (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers ()
Boston Celtics ()3,3101,207
21*COrlando Magic (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (, , )
Houston Rockets (–)
Atlanta Hawks ()
Charlotte Hornets ()
Washington Wizards ()
Philadelphia 76ers ()3,3021,242
22^PGGolden State Warriors (–present)3,2981,0650
23*SG/PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–, )
Denver Nuggets (–)
Detroit Pistons ()
Memphis Grizzlies ()3,2629143.57
24*SFChicago Bulls (–)
Houston Rockets ()
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Chicago Bulls ()3,2571,1782.76
25*CGolden State Warriors (1976–1977)
Golden State Warriors (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Charlotte Hornets (–)
Chicago Bulls ()3,1831,5342.07
26*PFMinnesota Timberwolves (–, –)
Boston Celtics (–)
Brooklyn Nets (–)3,1791,462
27PGNew York Knicks (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–)
Indiana Pacers (–, –)
Denver Nuggets ()
Toronto Raptors ()
New York Knicks (–)
Utah Jazz ()
Houston Rockets ()3,1551,296
28PGCleveland Cavaliers (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
Denver Nuggets (–, –)
Philadelphia 76ers (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Washington Wizards (–)
Sacramento Kings ()
Minnesota Timberwolves ()
San Antonio Spurs ()3,1211,3042.39
29^PGNew Orleans Hornets (–)
Los Angeles Clippers (–, )
Houston Rockets (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Phoenix Suns (–)
Golden State Warriors ()
San Antonio Spurs ()3,1091,370
30*SFDenver Nuggets (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Oklahoma City Thunder ()
Houston Rockets ()
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Los Angeles Lakers ()3,0521,2602.42
31*PGSeattle SuperSonics (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()
Los Angeles Lakers ()
Boston Celtics ()
Miami Heat (–)3,0301,3352.27
32*SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Houston Rockets (–)2,9771,086
33*SGChicago Bulls (–, –)
Washington Wizards (–)2,9241,0722.73
34*PGSan Antonio Spurs (–)
Charlotte Hornets ()2,8651,254
35PGNew York Knicks (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–, )
Washington Bullets/Wizards (–)
Miami Heat ()
Minnesota Timberwolves ()
Orlando Magic ()
Toronto Raptors ()
Houston Rockets ()2,8621,0942.62
36*SF/PFMilwaukee Bucks (1976–1977)
Milwaukee Bucks ()
Indiana Pacers (–)
Denver Nuggets (–)
Dallas Mavericks ()2,8211,133
37*SF/PFBoston Celtics (–)2,8168973.14
38*SFNew Jersey Nets (–, )
Utah Jazz ()
Golden State Warriors (–)
New York Knicks (–)
Washington Bullets (–)2,7918743.19
39PFChicago Bulls (–, )
New York Knicks (–)
Toronto Raptors (–)
Washington Wizards ()
Houston Rockets ()2,7851,282
40PFNew Jersey Nets (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
New York Knicks (–)2,7841,3072.13
41PF/CKansas City/Sacramento Kings (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Portland Trail Blazers ()
Detroit Pistons (–)
Vancouver Grizzlies ()
Sacramento Kings ()
Washington Wizards ()
Miami Heat ()
Charlotte Hornets ()2,7741,2572.21
42PF/CSeattle SuperSonics (–)
Cleveland Cavaliers (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–)
Orlando Magic ()2,7661,051
43^PGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
New Orleans Pelicans (–)
Milwaukee Bucks (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Portland Trail Blazers (–present)2,7251,058
44*SGMilwaukee Bucks (–)
Seattle SuperSonics (–)
Boston Celtics (–)
Miami Heat (–)2,7091,3002.08
45^PFMilwaukee Bucks (–present)2,686889
46*SFAtlanta Hawks (–)
Los Angeles Clippers ()
Boston Celtics ()
San Antonio Spurs ()
Orlando Magic ()2,6691,074
47PG/SGPortland Trail Blazers (–)
Minnesota Timberwolves (–)
Miami Heat ()
San Antonio Spurs (–)2,6661,2742.09
48SGPhiladelphia 76ers (–)
Detroit Pistons (–)
Washington Wizards (–)
Dallas Mavericks (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()
Miami Heat ()
Atlanta Hawks ()
Brooklyn Nets ()2,6419702.72
49*PF/CMemphis Grizzlies (–)
Los Angeles Lakers (–)
Chicago Bulls (–)
San Antonio Spurs (–)
Milwaukee Bucks ()2,6381,2262.15
50^PGMemphis Grizzlies (–)
Houston Rockets (–)
Toronto Raptors (–)
Miami Heat (–)
Philadelphia 76ers (–present)2,6301,179

Progressive list of turnovers leaders

This is a progressive list of turnovers leaders showing how the record increased through the years. :Statistics accurate as of January 31, 2025.

§Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026
DETDetroit PistonsNJNNew Jersey NetsSASSan Antonio Spurs
SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeasonSeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason
1977–78Artis Gilmore*CHI366Artis Gilmore*CHI366Artis Gilmore*CHI366Artis Gilmore*CHI3661977–78
1978–79George McGinnis*DEN346Kevin PorterDET697Kevin PorterDET6971978–79
1979–80Micheal Ray RichardsonNYK359George McGinnis*
DEN 1979–80
IND 1980–81939George McGinnis*
DEN 1979–80
IND 1980–819391979–80
1980–81Moses Malone*HOU3081,1601,1601980–81
1981–82Isiah Thomas*DET
Adrian Dantley*UTA299Moses Malone*
HOU 1981–82
PHI 1982–86
WSB 1986–88
ATL 1988–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–951,448Moses Malone*
HOU 1981–82
PHI 1982–86
WSB 1986–88
ATL 1988–91
MIL 1991–93
PHI 1993–94
SAS 1994–951,4481981–82
1982–83Ray WilliamsKCK3351,7121,7121982–83
1983–84Jeff RulandWSB3421,9621,9621983–84
1984–85Ralph Sampson*HOU3262,2482,2481984–85
1985–86Charles Barkley*PHI3502,5092,5091985–86
1986–87Ron HarperCLE3452,7112,7111986–87
1987–88Karl Malone*UTA3252,9602,9601987–88
1988–89Kevin JohnsonPHX3223,2053,2051988–89
1989–90Isiah Thomas*DET3223,4373,4371989–90
1990–91Magic Johnson*LAL3143,5743,5741990–91
1991–92John Stockton*UTA2863,7243,7241991–92
1992–93Shaquille O'Neal*ORL3073,7343,7341992–93
1993–94Jim JacksonDAL3343,7933,7931993–94
1994–95Glenn RobinsonMIL3133,8043,8041994–95
1995–96Jason Kidd*DAL328Magic Johnson*LAL3,5061995–96
1996–97Allen Iverson*PHI337John Stockton*UTA3,2011996–97
1997–98Antoine WalkerBOS2923,3621997–98
1998–99Shareef Abdur-RahimVAN186Karl Malone*
UTA 1998–03
LAL 2003–043,4731998–99
1999–00Jerry StackhouseDET3113,7041999–00
2000–013263,948Karl Malone*
UTA 2000–03
LAL 2003–043,9482000–01
2001–02Jason Kidd*NJN2864,2114,2112001–02
2002–03Steve FrancisHOU2994,4214,4212002–03
2003–04Paul Pierce*BOS3034,5244,5242003–04
2004–05Allen Iverson*PHI344BOS}}Rod StricklandHOU2,8622004–05
2005–06Gilbert ArenasWAS297Gary Payton*MIA2,9642005–06
2006–07Dwight Howard*ORL3173,0302006–07
2007–08Steve Nash*PHX295Jason Kidd*
NJN 2007–08
DAL 2008–12
NYK 2012–133,2772007–08
2008–09Russell Westbrook^OKC2743,4622008–09
2009–10Steve Nash*PHX2953,6572009–10
2010–11Russell Westbrook^OKC3163,8362010–11
2011–12John Wall§WAS2553,9272011–12
2012–13James Harden^HOU2954,0032012–13
2013–14John Wall§WAS295Kobe Bryant*LAL3,7532013–14
2014–15James Harden^HOU3213,8812014–15
2015–163744,010James Harden^HOU3742015–16
2016–17464LeBron James^
CLE 2016–18
LAL 2018–3,6194642016–17
2017–18Russell Westbrook^OKC3813,9662017–18
2018–19James Harden^HOU3874,1632018–19
2019–203084,4242019–20
2020–21Russell Westbrook^WAS3124,592LeBron James^LAL4,5922020–21
2021–22Trae Young^ATL3034,7884,7882021–22
2022–233004,9664,9662022–23
2023–24Luka Dončić^DAL2825,2115,2112023–24
2024–25Trae Young^ATL3555,4715,4712024–25
2025–26Deni Avdija^POR1725,5585,5582025–26

Jaylen Brown^BOS James Harden^LAC Stephon Castle^SAS Devin Booker^PHX

Notes

References

References

  1. "NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com.
  2. "NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com.
  3. "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
  4. "2026 Hall of Fame Candidates".
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