most career playoff turnovers by a player before 2013

Before 2012-13, Magic Johnson committed the most turnovers in the playoffs with 696 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
696
190
39.7
19.5
7.7
12.3
1.9
0.3
6.8
13.4
50.6
0.3
1.1
24.1
5.6
6.7
83.8
59.5
1.8
5.9
3.7
7,538
3,701
1,465
2,346
358
64
524
2Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
649
216
37.5
24.3
11.6
2.7
0.5
2.1
9.4
16.8
56.3
0.0
0.0
5.4
10.7
50.4
56.5
4.0
7.6
3.0
8,098
5,250
2,508
582
117
459
769
+638
3Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
647
220
39.3
25.6
5.1
4.7
1.4
0.7
9.2
20.5
44.8
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.0
7.4
81.6
54.1
1.0
4.0
2.9
8,641
5,640
1,119
1,040
310
144
660
+555
4Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
602
208
39.0
17.5
7.6
5.0
1.9
0.9
6.4
14.5
44.4
1.0
3.2
30.3
3.7
5.1
72.4
52.4
2.2
5.4
2.9
8,105
3,642
1,583
1,048
395
185
686
+232
5Karl Malone
K. Malone
550
193
41.0
24.7
10.7
3.2
1.3
0.7
9.0
19.5
46.3
0.0
0.2
16.2
6.6
8.9
73.6
52.6
2.6
8.1
2.8
7,907
4,761
2,062
610
258
135
662
+123
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
548
190
39.0
22.3
12.1
3.4
0.7
2.5
8.4
16.8
50.1
0.0
0.2
16.1
5.4
8.0
67.9
54.9
3.3
8.8
2.9
7,415
4,233
2,308
642
132
482
552
+756
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
546
179
41.8
33.4
6.4
5.7
2.1
0.9
12.2
25.1
48.7
0.8
2.5
33.2
8.2
9.9
82.8
56.8
1.7
4.7
3.1
7,474
5,987
1,152
1,022
376
158
541
+294
8John Stockton
J. Stockton
517
182
35.2
13.4
3.3
10.1
1.9
0.3
4.7
9.9
47.3
0.6
1.9
32.6
3.4
4.2
81.0
56.8
0.9
2.5
2.8
6,398
2,436
608
1,839
338
50
539
+105
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
506
164
42.0
23.8
10.3
6.5
1.8
0.9
8.9
18.8
47.2
0.5
1.5
32.1
5.5
6.2
89.0
55.1
2.2
8.1
3.1
6,886
3,897
1,683
1,062
296
145
466
10Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
480
180
38.9
17.3
4.3
5.6
1.4
0.6
6.5
14.8
43.9
0.2
0.8
23.6
4.2
5.2
80.2
50.7
1.5
2.9
2.7
6,994
3,116
781
1,006
247
113
575
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
447
169
34.5
21.8
7.9
2.9
0.9
2.4
8.9
16.5
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.4
76.0
57.9
2.3
5.6
2.6
5,828
3,689
1,330
495
150
399
583
12Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
437
146
40.0
13.9
7.0
8.5
2.0
0.3
4.9
12.5
39.4
1.6
4.9
32.5
2.5
3.2
78.0
50.2
1.4
5.5
3.0
5,841
2,032
1,016
1,239
290
48
336
+146
13Tony Parker
T. Parker
434
152
36.3
18.9
3.2
5.1
1.0
0.1
7.5
16.2
46.0
0.5
1.8
29.6
3.4
4.8
72.0
51.6
0.5
2.6
2.9
5,522
2,873
484
777
145
12
325
+368
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
424
145
39.6
25.9
11.2
3.2
1.7
3.3
10.4
19.6
52.8
0.0
0.1
22.2
5.1
7.1
71.9
56.9
3.2
7.9
2.9
5,749
3,755
1,621
458
245
472
562
-29
15LeBron James
L. James
412
115
43.4
28.5
8.7
6.7
1.7
0.9
9.7
20.7
46.9
1.4
4.4
31.2
7.7
10.3
74.5
56.4
1.6
7.1
3.6
4,994
3,275
998
772
195
109
273
+482
16Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
412
110
40.3
25.2
5.6
5.3
1.7
1.1
9.0
18.7
47.8
0.7
2.1
32.2
6.6
8.5
77.8
56.1
1.4
4.2
3.7
4,432
2,776
619
586
182
125
326
+396
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
408
130
39.6
21.0
6.4
3.9
1.3
0.7
6.7
15.8
42.2
1.6
4.7
34.4
6.1
7.3
83.2
55.2
0.9
5.5
3.1
5,153
2,728
835
506
175
91
432
+190
18Clyde Drexler
C. Drexler
397
145
38.4
20.4
6.9
6.1
1.9
0.7
7.4
16.6
44.7
1.0
3.4
28.8
4.6
5.9
78.7
53.2
2.5
4.4
2.7
5,572
2,963
1,002
891
278
108
486
+52
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
396
122
37.1
21.1
7.1
4.2
1.6
1.8
8.1
16.8
47.9
0.1
0.3
19.4
4.9
6.3
77.1
53.7
2.6
4.5
3.2
4,530
2,570
872
509
194
216
358
20Steve Nash
S. Nash
380
118
35.8
17.3
3.5
8.9
0.6
0.1
6.3
13.2
47.3
1.5
3.7
40.9
3.3
3.7
89.9
58.4
0.6
3.0
3.2
4,228
2,047
417
1,052
66
14
237
+215
21Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
369
111
38.0
20.4
4.7
8.9
2.1
0.3
7.4
16.8
44.1
0.7
2.1
34.6
4.8
6.2
76.9
52.0
1.2
3.5
3.3
4,216
2,261
524
987
234
38
363
22Robert Parish
R. Parish
365
174
34.1
15.5
9.6
1.3
0.8
1.7
6.2
12.2
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.1
4.3
72.4
54.9
3.0
6.5
2.1
5,938
2,699
1,662
223
138
298
575
-3
23Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
354
105
36.9
19.3
3.3
8.9
1.3
0.3
6.7
14.3
46.9
0.2
0.9
24.4
5.7
6.8
83.3
55.7
0.7
2.7
3.4
3,879
2,026
349
935
132
30
233
-96
24Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
353
123
39.4
23.0
12.9
3.9
1.6
0.9
8.2
16.0
51.3
0.5
2.0
25.5
6.1
8.5
71.7
58.4
4.1
8.7
2.9
4,849
2,833
1,582
482
193
108
408
+1
25Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
345
139
37.5
20.2
10.3
2.0
0.9
2.2
7.9
16.9
46.9
0.1
0.2
34.8
4.3
6.0
71.8
51.7
2.4
7.9
2.5
5,207
2,813
1,435
275
122
303
522
+8
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