most turnovers in first 5 nba season

Isiah Thomas had the most turnovers by a player in his first 5 seasons with 1,523 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player in first 5 NBA season
NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1,523
393
36.7
20.8
3.8
10.3
2.3
0.3
7.9
17.1
46.2
0.3
1.1
29.1
4.6
6.2
74.9
52.4
1.2
2.6
3.9
14,412
8,156
1,502
4,066
911
124
1,428
2Reggie Theus
R. Theus
1,508
410
34.9
19.5
3.6
5.7
1.4
0.2
7.2
15.0
48.1
0.3
1.2
23.8
4.9
6.1
80.7
55.3
1.4
2.2
3.7
14,296
8,008
1,456
2,330
559
91
1,314
3Trae Young
T. Young
1,461
353
33.8
25.5
3.7
9.3
1.0
0.1
8.1
18.6
43.7
2.5
7.1
35.1
6.7
7.7
87.6
58.0
0.7
3.0
4.1
11,940
8,990
1,302
3,285
342
51
587
-39
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
1,448
384
39.8
26.1
15.3
1.6
1.0
1.5
9.5
18.4
51.7
0.0
0.1
6.7
7.1
9.6
74.1
57.8
6.7
8.6
3.8
15,280
10,036
5,888
608
366
577
1,043
5Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1,439
389
36.8
22.1
12.0
3.5
1.6
1.2
7.8
13.5
57.7
0.3
1.3
23.4
6.3
8.5
73.9
64.3
4.6
7.4
3.7
14,297
8,616
4,660
1,377
613
479
1,426
6Karl Malone
K. Malone
1,430
407
36.3
24.9
10.6
2.6
1.5
0.7
9.4
17.9
52.4
0.1
0.2
28.8
6.1
8.8
69.3
57.2
3.0
7.6
3.5
14,778
10,116
4,323
1,038
591
274
1,459
7Steve Francis
S. Francis
1,385
374
39.6
19.3
6.1
6.4
1.6
0.4
6.7
15.4
43.1
1.2
3.6
34.6
4.8
6.0
79.1
53.4
1.9
4.2
3.7
14,825
7,226
2,295
2,381
610
161
1,185
+356
8Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1,370
394
34.3
19.9
4.8
6.9
1.6
0.3
7.1
16.4
43.2
0.6
2.1
30.2
5.1
6.3
81.4
52.0
1.6
3.2
3.5
13,520
7,832
1,908
2,726
630
125
938
+1123
9Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
1,361
393
31.2
15.0
2.9
5.2
1.6
0.2
5.8
12.7
46.0
0.2
0.9
27.1
3.2
3.8
84.8
52.3
0.9
2.0
3.5
12,258
5,899
1,156
2,045
615
98
1,380
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1,341
338
37.4
18.2
8.4
9.8
2.5
0.6
6.9
12.7
54.2
0.1
0.4
17.3
4.3
5.5
79.0
60.1
2.5
5.9
4.0
12,631
6,136
2,841
3,327
848
198
910
11Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,337
379
33.2
14.0
5.7
7.1
2.6
0.4
5.8
12.7
45.4
0.3
1.2
21.2
2.2
3.4
65.7
49.2
1.8
3.9
3.5
12,573
5,291
2,177
2,676
992
153
1,263
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
1,317
393
34.9
24.0
7.2
4.3
2.0
1.6
9.5
18.4
51.6
0.0
0.2
22.4
4.9
6.3
78.2
56.6
2.7
4.5
3.4
13,706
9,419
2,835
1,674
772
625
1,084
13Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
1,316
330
34.3
27.6
8.6
8.0
1.1
0.4
9.4
20.1
46.6
2.8
8.2
33.8
6.0
8.2
73.9
58.1
1.0
7.6
4.0
11,318
9,100
2,825
2,631
368
144
753
+573
14Ray Williams
R. Williams
1,308
405
29.6
17.5
3.8
5.7
1.9
0.3
7.0
14.9
46.7
0.1
0.7
20.1
3.5
4.4
79.8
52.0
1.4
2.4
3.2
11,976
7,105
1,558
2,299
787
138
1,352
15George Gervin
G. Gervin
1,307
401
35.6
29.8
5.1
2.9
1.4
1.0
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.2
0.7
29.5
6.4
7.6
84.0
57.7
1.7
3.4
3.3
14,261
11,954
2,034
1,170
554
381
1,165
16LeBron James
L. James
1,300
391
41.1
27.3
6.9
6.6
1.8
0.8
9.9
21.1
46.7
1.3
4.0
32.4
6.3
8.6
72.8
54.8
1.3
5.6
3.3
16,088
10,689
2,694
2,572
693
312
812
+799
17Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
1,293
406
37.3
16.6
2.7
8.1
1.9
0.1
7.3
14.4
50.5
0.0
0.1
18.8
2.1
2.7
77.4
53.4
0.6
2.1
3.2
15,136
6,747
1,107
3,280
764
56
1,240
18George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
1,291
372
28.2
15.1
8.9
3.6
1.5
0.4
5.6
12.3
45.5
0.0
0.1
8.0
3.9
6.4
62.0
50.1
2.7
6.1
3.5
10,479
5,631
3,299
1,324
562
158
1,351
19Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
1,289
403
30.2
15.7
7.6
3.7
1.2
0.9
5.9
12.9
46.1
0.0
0.2
15.8
3.8
4.7
80.6
52.4
2.4
5.1
3.2
12,163
6,316
3,045
1,492
499
355
1,390
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
1,283
399
37.9
22.6
10.7
5.6
1.9
0.8
9.1
18.6
49.0
0.3
1.1
30.8
4.1
4.8
85.8
54.7
2.5
8.2
3.2
15,127
9,022
4,250
2,246
739
322
1,156
21Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
1,277
396
36.1
20.4
8.6
1.8
1.1
1.7
8.2
16.6
49.2
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.5
72.8
53.4
2.9
5.7
3.2
14,297
8,059
3,386
724
426
689
1,359
22John Wall
J. Wall
1,272
345
36.0
17.6
4.4
8.7
1.6
0.6
6.4
14.8
43.1
0.6
2.1
30.5
4.2
5.4
78.9
51.4
0.6
3.8
3.7
12,411
6,083
1,512
2,990
568
214
828
-176
23Kevin Johnson
K. Johnson
1,272
390
34.7
18.7
3.5
10.0
1.6
0.2
6.5
13.2
49.5
0.1
0.5
19.2
5.5
6.6
84.2
58.1
0.6
2.9
3.3
13,549
7,293
1,364
3,891
612
96
878
24Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
1,272
376
36.0
20.4
11.2
2.6
0.6
2.2
7.6
12.6
60.3
0.0
0.0
100.0
5.2
7.1
72.6
64.7
3.1
8.1
3.4
13,528
7,660
4,209
978
217
814
1,290
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,266
380
37.4
24.9
11.0
4.1
1.0
3.2
10.2
17.6
57.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.5
6.0
75.1
61.3
2.5
8.5
3.3
14,218
9,450
4,192
1,568
382
1,216
1,096
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.683
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.646
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45
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32
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62
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2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
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Suns Suns - x
45
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.549
19.0
8
42
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.512
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42
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.512
22.0
10
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