lowest tpg for nba mvp

Dirk Nowitzki has the fewest turnovers per game by an MVP in a season with 2.1 per game in 2006-07.

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lowest tpg for NBA mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMETPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
2.1
1
2006-07
78
36.2
24.6
8.9
3.4
0.7
0.8
8.6
17.2
50.2
0.9
2.2
41.6
6.4
7.1
90.4
60.5
1.6
7.3
2,820
1,916
693
263
52
62
167
171
+623
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.3
1
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
46.5
0.4
1.5
23.8
6.9
8.8
78.4
53.3
1.6
4.2
3,181
2,357
475
283
141
45
185
151
+598
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.4
1
1995-96
82
37.7
30.4
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
4Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
2.4
1
2024-25
76
34.2
32.7
5.0
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
1
1990-91
82
37.0
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2.5
1
1991-92
80
38.8
30.1
6.4
6.1
2.3
0.9
11.8
22.7
51.9
0.3
1.3
27.0
6.1
7.4
83.2
57.9
1.1
5.3
3,102
2,404
511
489
182
75
200
201
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
2.6
1
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
49.9
0.1
0.5
25.6
4.5
5.7
79.1
54.7
3.0
10.9
3,231
1,987
1,139
409
120
178
212
202
+614
8Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
2.8
1
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.5
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
9Karl Malone
K. Malone
2.8
1
1996-97
82
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
2.9
1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
11LeBron James
L. James
3.0
1
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
12LeBron James
L. James
3.0
1
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
48.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.0
1
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
14Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3.0
1
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3.1
1
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
5.6
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3.1
1
1992-93
76
37.6
25.6
12.2
5.1
1.6
1.0
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.9
2.9
30.5
5.9
7.7
76.5
59.6
3.1
9.1
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
196
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3.1
1
1987-88
82
40.4
35.0
5.5
5.9
3.2
1.6
13.0
24.4
53.5
0.1
0.6
13.2
8.8
10.5
84.1
60.3
1.7
3.8
3,311
2,868
449
485
259
131
252
270
18Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3.1
1
2020-21
72
34.5
26.4
10.8
8.3
1.3
0.7
10.2
18.0
56.6
1.3
3.3
38.8
4.8
5.5
86.8
64.7
2.8
8.0
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.1
1
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3.1
1
2014-15
80
32.7
23.8
4.3
7.7
2.0
0.2
8.2
16.8
48.7
3.6
8.1
44.3
3.9
4.2
91.4
63.8
0.7
3.6
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
3.1
1
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
45.9
1.8
5.1
36.1
7.6
9.0
84.0
57.6
1.1
5.2
3,192
2,323
517
441
151
40
257
227
+598
22Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3.2
1
2001-02
82
40.6
25.5
12.7
3.7
0.7
2.5
9.3
18.3
50.8
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.8
8.5
79.9
57.6
3.3
9.4
3,329
2,089
1,042
307
61
203
263
217
+563
23Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.2
1
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
24Julius Erving
J. Erving
3.2
1
1980-81
82
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
25Steve Nash
S. Nash
3.3
1
2004-05
75
34.3
15.5
3.3
11.5
1.0
0.1
5.7
11.4
50.2
1.3
2.9
43.1
2.8
3.2
88.7
60.6
0.8
2.6
2,573
1,165
249
861
74
6
245
136
+664
StatMuse has season-level data for turnovers per game going back to the 1977-78 season.

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2.0
3
54
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10.0
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53
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11.0
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