most turnovers by a player in the 1980s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson committed the most turnovers with 2,800 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2,800
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
1,685
2Reggie Theus
R. Theus
2,712
787
33.7
18.7
3.4
6.7
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.5
47.4
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.7
5.7
82.7
54.9
1.2
2.2
3.4
26,545
14,729
2,671
5,239
968
171
2,313
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
2,659
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
1,898
4Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2,437
635
36.7
20.3
3.7
9.8
2.1
0.3
7.7
16.7
46.3
0.3
1.2
27.8
4.4
5.8
76.1
52.5
1.0
2.7
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,105
5Alex English
A. English
2,294
811
36.0
25.9
5.9
4.4
1.0
0.8
10.7
21.0
51.0
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.5
5.4
83.8
55.5
2.6
3.3
2.8
29,208
21,018
4,780
3,596
848
634
2,286
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
2,261
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
1,906
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
2,039
684
36.8
26.5
5.4
3.2
0.9
0.1
9.4
17.1
55.0
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.8
9.5
82.0
62.5
2.2
3.3
3.0
25,201
18,157
3,721
2,206
647
92
1,833
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,037
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,258
9Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1,976
783
34.9
15.3
3.9
5.6
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.9
44.6
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.5
81.9
51.4
1.2
2.7
2.5
27,325
11,954
3,078
4,381
1,055
456
2,265
10Robert Parish
R. Parish
1,924
786
32.9
17.9
10.4
1.8
0.8
1.7
7.3
13.4
54.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.2
4.4
72.3
58.3
3.3
7.2
2.4
25,841
14,043
8,195
1,419
660
1,346
2,424
11Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
1,886
605
35.2
15.8
2.5
8.4
1.4
0.1
6.8
14.3
47.4
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.1
2.7
77.7
51.0
0.6
1.9
3.1
21,326
9,554
1,521
5,096
848
47
1,474
12Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
1,878
795
34.7
16.8
10.3
3.4
1.1
1.0
6.2
13.2
47.1
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.2
5.0
85.6
54.6
2.4
7.9
2.4
27,557
13,342
8,192
2,721
871
829
2,822
13Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
1,814
602
33.6
24.1
5.6
3.7
0.9
0.4
9.4
19.1
49.2
0.4
1.4
30.4
4.9
6.5
74.2
54.7
2.2
3.5
3.0
20,222
14,488
3,395
2,252
518
231
1,819
14Buck Williams
B. Williams
1,811
635
36.4
16.4
11.9
1.5
0.9
1.1
6.3
11.4
55.0
0.0
0.0
10.0
3.9
6.0
64.9
58.6
4.1
7.9
2.9
23,100
10,440
7,576
976
599
696
2,244
15Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1,810
618
34.0
18.9
8.0
1.9
1.0
1.6
7.6
15.8
48.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.9
74.4
52.4
2.5
5.5
2.9
21,021
11,657
4,937
1,156
639
999
2,002
16Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
1,808
634
34.0
20.3
6.8
2.4
0.9
0.6
7.5
15.7
47.6
0.2
0.7
31.0
5.2
6.5
79.5
54.8
2.2
4.7
2.9
21,559
12,896
4,341
1,500
564
406
2,418
17Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,777
771
33.9
12.6
3.0
7.5
2.3
0.3
5.1
9.6
52.9
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.5
3.1
79.4
57.8
0.7
2.3
2.3
26,174
9,744
2,284
5,781
1,768
260
1,736
18Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
1,773
720
31.5
14.9
7.8
2.6
0.8
1.2
6.0
11.9
50.6
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.9
4.4
65.7
53.9
2.5
5.4
2.5
22,660
10,742
5,642
1,901
578
843
2,103
19Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,770
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,621
20Walter Davis
W. Davis
1,730
687
29.1
19.1
2.6
4.2
1.2
0.1
8.0
15.6
51.2
0.2
0.7
28.2
2.9
3.4
84.8
55.7
0.7
1.9
2.5
19,973
13,106
1,766
2,918
852
74
1,583
21Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,713
484
35.9
16.1
5.8
7.6
2.8
0.4
6.7
14.5
46.0
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.5
3.6
70.1
50.1
1.9
4.0
3.5
17,371
7,784
2,823
3,686
1,363
188
1,671
22Alvan Adams
A. Adams
1,681
689
26.1
12.5
6.2
3.9
1.3
0.7
5.2
10.2
50.4
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.2
2.7
81.1
54.8
1.8
4.4
2.4
17,991
8,644
4,288
2,655
877
479
2,192
23Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,671
663
30.9
15.4
9.0
1.6
0.5
1.8
5.6
8.9
62.7
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.3
5.9
71.9
67.0
2.6
6.4
2.5
20,476
10,233
5,977
1,041
334
1,207
2,179
24Bernard King
B. King
1,633
535
33.5
22.6
5.3
3.2
0.9
0.2
9.0
16.7
53.8
0.0
0.1
14.9
4.6
6.2
74.8
58.2
1.7
3.6
3.1
17,948
12,100
2,841
1,689
508
129
1,787
25Sleepy Floyd
S. Floyd
1,599
558
31.9
15.7
3.2
6.6
1.5
0.3
5.6
12.3
46.0
0.5
1.6
33.3
3.9
4.7
83.0
54.8
0.8
2.4
2.9
17,806
8,769
1,777
3,660
817
146
1,360
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53
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52
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Knicks Knicks - x
53
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Raptors Raptors - x
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46
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14.0
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37
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15.0
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45
37
.549
15.0
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Hornets Hornets
44
38
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16.0
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Heat Heat
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20
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3
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54
28
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Lakers Lakers - x
53
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Rockets Rockets - x
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Grizzlies Grizzlies - e
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57
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Kings Kings - e
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Sat
3/28
CHI CHI
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MEM MEM
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Sat
3/28
UTA UTA
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PHX PHX
109-134
Sun
3/29
LAC LAC
@
MIL MIL
127-113
Sun
3/29
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
118-135
Sun
3/29
WAS WAS
@
POR POR
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Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
5/21
CLE CLE
@
NYK NYK
8:00 PM
Fri
5/22
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:30 PM
Sat
5/23
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM
Sun
5/24
OKC OKC
@
SAS SAS
8:00 PM
Mon
5/25
NYK NYK
@
CLE CLE
8:00 PM