most turnovers by a player in the 1970s

Between the 1969-70 and 1978-79 seasons, Kevin Porter committed the most turnovers with 697 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1Kevin Porter
K. Porter
697
164
35.8
15.2
2.6
11.8
1.7
0.1
6.3
13.2
47.5
2.7
3.6
74.4
51.5
0.7
1.9
4.3
5,877
2,494
423
1,936
281
20
585
2Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
676
164
38.6
23.3
12.9
3.3
0.6
2.1
8.9
15.7
56.7
5.5
7.7
72.1
61.2
3.7
9.2
4.1
6,332
3,819
2,114
537
92
337
541
3George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
658
154
33.0
21.4
10.9
3.7
1.7
0.5
7.7
16.5
46.8
6.0
8.7
68.7
52.7
3.5
7.4
4.3
5,085
3,302
1,674
577
266
79
608
4Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
656
160
36.5
17.8
3.9
6.5
1.9
0.3
6.9
15.1
45.8
3.9
4.6
85.1
51.8
1.3
2.6
4.1
5,844
2,840
628
1,034
308
46
623
5Bernard King
B. King
634
161
37.0
22.8
8.8
3.0
1.5
0.5
9.4
18.8
49.9
4.1
6.7
61.2
52.5
3.2
5.6
3.9
5,951
3,678
1,420
488
240
75
628
6George Gervin
G. Gervin
592
162
35.5
28.4
5.1
3.2
1.7
1.2
11.2
20.7
53.9
6.0
7.3
82.8
59.3
1.6
3.5
3.7
5,745
4,597
820
521
273
201
530
7Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
582
163
33.5
16.9
8.4
4.0
1.1
0.8
6.5
14.2
45.6
3.9
4.8
81.9
51.7
2.5
5.9
3.6
5,464
2,749
1,365
647
180
127
603
8Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
579
162
35.9
21.4
9.6
3.7
1.7
0.3
8.9
18.0
49.7
3.5
4.1
85.0
54.0
3.1
6.5
3.6
5,816
3,463
1,563
603
269
43
401
9Walter Davis
W. Davis
576
160
31.4
23.9
5.4
3.8
1.6
0.3
9.7
17.9
54.3
4.5
5.5
83.1
59.0
1.7
3.7
3.6
5,027
3,827
857
612
260
46
492
10Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
563
139
38.9
25.8
11.0
3.4
1.3
1.4
10.1
19.4
52.4
5.5
7.9
69.8
56.5
2.6
8.4
4.1
5,413
3,584
1,530
466
179
193
486
11Eric Money
E. Money
557
146
31.1
16.9
2.5
4.7
1.4
0.2
7.2
14.3
49.9
2.6
3.7
71.8
53.1
1.1
1.4
3.8
4,536
2,472
371
687
210
24
439
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
553
152
34.4
21.9
6.9
4.2
1.8
1.3
8.7
17.6
49.6
4.5
5.7
78.7
54.6
2.5
4.4
3.6
5,231
3,331
1,045
636
268
197
414
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
546
141
39.0
22.5
16.5
1.3
0.9
1.4
8.0
15.3
52.4
6.5
8.9
73.1
58.7
6.9
9.7
3.9
5,497
3,175
2,330
178
127
195
402
14Randy Smith
R. Smith
541
164
39.2
22.6
3.7
5.2
2.1
0.1
9.0
19.6
46.0
4.5
5.6
80.5
51.1
1.3
2.4
3.3
6,425
3,699
605
853
349
16
401
15Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
534
151
40.9
22.0
13.8
1.9
0.8
1.0
8.7
18.8
46.3
4.6
6.8
66.7
50.4
3.3
10.6
3.5
6,175
3,318
2,090
284
119
154
471
16Ray Williams
R. Williams
527
162
24.2
13.3
3.1
5.4
1.5
0.2
5.4
12.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
76.3
49.6
1.2
1.9
3.3
3,920
2,157
500
867
236
34
485
17Alvan Adams
A. Adams
513
147
29.1
16.7
8.6
4.0
1.3
0.9
6.8
13.4
51.0
3.0
4.0
76.5
55.1
2.6
6.1
3.5
4,278
2,451
1,270
585
196
126
488
18Rich Kelley
R. Kelley
513
162
29.8
12.9
11.0
3.2
1.3
1.8
4.6
9.1
50.5
3.7
4.6
80.1
57.9
3.4
7.6
3.2
4,824
2,086
1,785
518
215
295
602
19Paul Westphal
P. Westphal
512
161
31.8
24.6
2.0
6.0
1.5
0.4
10.0
19.0
52.5
4.6
5.5
82.4
57.2
0.5
1.5
3.2
5,122
3,955
323
966
249
57
321
20World B. Free
W. B. Free
497
154
32.5
22.3
3.3
4.2
1.2
0.5
7.7
16.3
47.2
6.9
9.3
74.6
54.7
1.4
1.9
3.2
5,004
3,435
513
646
179
76
452
21Charlie Scott
C. Scott
493
158
32.2
12.7
2.9
5.1
1.2
0.3
5.2
11.7
44.8
2.2
3.0
74.7
48.9
0.7
2.2
3.1
5,090
2,011
459
806
188
47
536
22Brian Winters
B. Winters
493
159
33.5
19.8
2.7
4.9
1.3
0.4
8.4
17.6
47.7
3.0
3.6
84.7
51.7
0.8
1.8
3.1
5,326
3,155
427
776
207
67
482
23Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
490
142
38.2
24.7
12.9
4.9
1.3
3.5
10.1
18.0
56.4
4.4
5.8
75.6
60.1
2.8
10.1
3.5
5,422
3,503
1,826
700
179
501
412
24Bob Wilkerson
B. Wilkerson
490
161
32.3
11.4
5.5
4.5
1.5
0.3
4.8
11.2
43.1
1.7
2.4
72.1
46.4
1.2
4.3
3.0
5,205
1,832
888
723
244
42
465
25Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
482
163
36.3
15.4
2.9
7.9
2.1
0.1
6.9
13.2
52.1
1.7
2.2
74.8
54.4
0.5
2.3
3.0
5,924
2,511
470
1,290
339
24
509
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