Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson are tied for the most turnovers per game by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals with 5.0 per game.
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highest turn over pg average for finals mvp in a season by a player| NAME | TPG | FMVP | SEASON | SERIES | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | I. Thomas | 5.0 | 1 | 1989-90 | NBA Finals |  DET | 5 | 38.4 | 27.6 | 5.2 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 19.2 | 54.2 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 68.8 | 4.6 | 6.2 | 74.2 | 62.9 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 192 | 138 | 26 | 35 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 19 | |
| 2 |  | M. Johnson | 5.0 | 1 | 1979-80 | NBA Finals |  LAL | 6 | 42.7 | 21.5 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 7.8 | 13.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 6.7 | 87.5 | 64.8 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 256 | 129 | 67 | 52 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 17 | |
| 3 |  | L. James | 4.4 | 1 | 2015-16 | NBA Finals |  CLE | 7 | 41.7 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 8.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 11.7 | 23.7 | 49.4 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 37.1 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 72.1 | 56.2 | 2.4 | 8.9 | 292 | 208 | 79 | 62 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 16 | +26 |
| 4 | | M. Johnson | 4.3 | 1 | 1981-82 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 41.7 | 16.2 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 84.6 | 62.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 250 | 97 | 65 | 48 | 15 | 2 | 26 | 23 | |
| 5 |  | S. O'Neal | 4.0 | 1 | 2000-01 | NBA Finals | LAL | 5 | 45.0 | 33.0 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 12.6 | 22.0 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 15.2 | 51.3 | 57.5 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 225 | 165 | 79 | 24 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 20 | +40 | |
| 6 |  | M. Jordan | 4.0 | 1 | 1991-92 | NBA Finals |  CHI | 6 | 42.3 | 35.8 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 13.5 | 25.7 | 52.6 | 2.0 | 4.7 | 42.9 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 89.1 | 61.7 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 254 | 215 | 29 | 39 | 10 | 2 | 24 | 21 | |
| 7 |  | K. Bryant | 3.9 | 1 | 2009-10 | NBA Finals | LAL | 7 | 41.2 | 28.6 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 9.4 | 23.3 | 40.5 | 2.1 | 6.7 | 31.9 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 88.3 | 52.8 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 288 | 200 | 56 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 27 | 27 | +8 |
| 8 |  | T. Duncan | 3.8 | 1 | 2002-03 | NBA Finals |  SAS | 6 | 43.8 | 24.2 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 18.2 | 49.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 9.0 | 68.5 | 54.6 | 3.8 | 13.2 | 263 | 145 | 102 | 32 | 6 | 32 | 23 | 16 | +42 |
| 9 |  | L. James | 3.8 | 1 | 2011-12 | NBA Finals |  MIA | 5 | 44.1 | 28.6 | 10.2 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 21.6 | 47.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 18.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 82.6 | 55.8 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 220 | 143 | 51 | 37 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +31 |
| 10 |  | P. Pierce | 3.7 | 1 | 2007-08 | NBA Finals |  BOS | 6 | 38.8 | 21.8 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 14.7 | 43.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.3 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 83.0 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 233 | 131 | 27 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 24 | +52 |
| 11 |  | D. Wade | 3.7 | 1 | 2005-06 | NBA Finals | MIA | 6 | 43.5 | 34.7 | 7.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 10.8 | 23.2 | 46.8 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 27.3 | 12.5 | 16.2 | 77.3 | 57.2 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 261 | 208 | 47 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 22 | +22 |
| 12 | | M. Jordan | 3.6 | 1 | 1990-91 | NBA Finals | CHI | 5 | 44.0 | 31.2 | 6.6 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 12.6 | 22.6 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 50.0 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 84.8 | 61.2 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 220 | 156 | 33 | 57 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |
| 13 |  | H. Olajuwon | 3.6 | 1 | 1993-94 | NBA Finals |  HOU | 7 | 43.1 | 26.9 | 9.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 10.7 | 21.4 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 100.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 86.0 | 55.6 | 1.9 | 7.3 | 302 | 188 | 64 | 25 | 11 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
| 14 |  | L. Bird | 3.6 | 1 | 1983-84 | NBA Finals | BOS | 7 | 43.6 | 27.4 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 8.9 | 18.3 | 48.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 66.7 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 84.2 | 59.5 | 3.7 | 10.3 | 305 | 192 | 98 | 25 | 15 | 8 | 25 | 24 | |
| 15 |  | L. James | 3.5 | 1 | 2019-20 | NBA Finals | LAL | 6 | 39.4 | 29.8 | 11.8 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 19.2 | 59.1 | 2.5 | 6.0 | 41.7 | 4.7 | 7.0 | 66.7 | 67.1 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 236 | 179 | 71 | 51 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 13 | +36 |
| 16 | | S. O'Neal | 3.5 | 1 | 2001-02 | NBA Finals | LAL | 4 | 41.5 | 36.3 | 12.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 12.5 | 21.0 | 59.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 17.0 | 66.2 | 63.6 | 3.3 | 9.0 | 166 | 145 | 49 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 7 | +45 | |
| 17 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 3.4 | 1 | 2024-25 | NBA Finals |  OKC | 7 | 38.2 | 30.3 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 10.0 | 22.6 | 44.3 | 1.1 | 4.7 | 24.2 | 9.1 | 10.0 | 91.4 | 56.1 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 267 | 212 | 32 | 39 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 22 | +8 |
| 18 |  | N. Jokić | 3.4 | 1 | 2022-23 | NBA Finals |  DEN | 5 | 41.1 | 30.2 | 14.0 | 7.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 11.2 | 19.2 | 58.3 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 42.1 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 83.8 | 67.2 | 1.8 | 12.2 | 205 | 151 | 70 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 17 | +39 |
| 19 | | T. Duncan | 3.4 | 1 | 1998-99 | NBA Finals | SAS | 5 | 45.8 | 27.4 | 14.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 10.2 | 19.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 8.8 | 79.5 | 59.9 | 2.8 | 11.2 | 229 | 137 | 70 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 12 | +24 |
| 20 | | K. Bryant | 3.2 | 1 | 2008-09 | NBA Finals | LAL | 5 | 43.8 | 32.4 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 11.6 | 27.0 | 43.0 | 1.8 | 5.0 | 36.0 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 84.1 | 52.5 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 219 | 162 | 28 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 13 | +49 |
| 21 |  | C. Maxwell | 3.2 | 1 | 1980-81 | NBA Finals | BOS | 6 | 37.8 | 17.7 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 12.3 | 56.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 75.9 | 61.1 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 227 | 106 | 57 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 21 | ||
| 22 |  | K. Leonard | 3.0 | 1 | 2018-19 | NBA Finals |  TOR | 6 | 40.5 | 28.5 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 8.2 | 18.8 | 43.4 | 2.5 | 7.0 | 35.7 | 9.7 | 10.7 | 90.6 | 60.6 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 243 | 171 | 59 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 18 | 15 | +15 |
| 23 |  | T. Parker | 3.0 | 1 | 2006-07 | NBA Finals | SAS | 4 | 37.8 | 24.5 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 10.5 | 18.5 | 56.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 57.1 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 52.6 | 59.5 | 0.8 | 4.3 | 151 | 98 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +16 |
| 24 | | M. Jordan | 3.0 | 1 | 1995-96 | NBA Finals | CHI | 6 | 42.0 | 27.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 8.5 | 20.5 | 41.5 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 31.6 | 9.3 | 11.2 | 83.6 | 53.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 252 | 164 | 32 | 25 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 17 | |
| 25 |  | D. Johnson | 3.0 | 1 | 1978-79 | NBA Finals |  SEA | 5 | 44.8 | 22.6 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 9.0 | 19.6 | 45.9 | 4.6 | 6.4 | 71.9 | 50.4 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 224 | 113 | 30 | 30 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | ||||
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