most turnovers nba 1981

Moses Malone committed the most turnovers in 1980-81 with 308 turnovers.

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most turnovers by a player NBA 1981
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1Moses Malone
M. Malone
308
1980-81
80
40.6
27.8
14.8
1.8
1.0
1.9
10.1
19.3
52.2
0.0
0.0
33.3
7.6
10.1
75.7
58.5
5.9
8.8
3.9
3,245
2,222
1,180
141
83
150
223
2Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
302
1980-81
79
40.2
16.4
6.9
7.9
2.9
0.4
6.6
14.1
46.9
0.3
1.3
22.5
2.8
4.3
66.3
51.1
2.2
4.7
3.8
3,175
1,293
545
627
232
35
258
3Larry Bird
L. Bird
289
1980-81
82
39.5
21.2
10.9
5.5
2.0
0.8
8.8
18.3
47.8
0.2
0.9
27.0
3.5
4.0
86.3
52.8
2.3
8.6
3.5
3,239
1,741
895
451
161
63
239
4Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
285
1980-81
79
37.5
17.1
2.9
8.8
1.8
0.1
7.3
15.3
47.6
0.0
0.2
16.7
2.5
3.2
77.8
51.1
0.8
2.1
3.6
2,962
1,350
232
696
146
11
226
5Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
282
1980-81
80
42.7
30.7
6.4
4.0
1.4
0.2
11.4
20.3
55.9
0.0
0.1
28.6
7.9
9.8
80.6
62.2
2.4
4.0
3.5
3,417
2,452
509
322
109
18
245
6Julius Erving
J. Erving
266
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
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
233
7Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
265
1980-81
80
35.3
13.8
2.2
7.7
0.9
0.2
4.8
9.6
49.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.3
5.2
81.6
58.2
0.5
1.8
3.3
2,820
1,106
176
618
75
18
201
8Bernard King
B. King
265
1980-81
81
36.0
21.9
6.8
3.5
0.9
0.4
9.0
15.4
58.8
0.0
0.1
33.3
3.8
5.4
70.3
61.7
2.2
4.6
3.3
2,914
1,771
551
287
72
34
304
9Wes Matthews
W. Matthews
261
1980-81
TOT
79
28.7
12.4
1.8
5.2
1.4
0.2
4.9
9.9
49.4
0.1
0.3
23.8
2.6
3.2
80.2
54.9
0.6
1.2
3.3
2,266
977
139
411
107
17
242
10Reggie Theus
R. Theus
259
1980-81
82
34.4
18.9
3.5
5.2
1.5
0.2
6.6
13.4
49.5
0.2
1.1
20.0
5.4
6.7
80.9
57.8
1.5
2.0
3.2
2,820
1,549
287
426
122
20
258
11George Gervin
G. Gervin
251
1980-81
82
33.7
27.1
5.1
3.2
1.1
0.7
10.4
21.1
49.2
0.1
0.4
25.7
6.2
7.6
82.6
55.5
1.5
3.6
3.1
2,765
2,221
419
260
94
56
212
12Kevin Porter
K. Porter
251
1980-81
81
31.8
13.4
1.5
9.1
1.4
0.1
5.5
10.6
51.9
0.0
0.1
25.0
2.4
3.0
77.3
56.1
0.4
1.1
3.1
2,577
1,086
124
734
110
10
257
13Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
250
1980-81
82
37.7
18.8
9.6
2.5
0.8
0.5
7.9
15.6
50.5
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.8
62.9
53.1
2.6
7.0
3.0
3,088
1,543
789
206
68
38
220
14David Thompson
D. Thompson
250
1980-81
77
34.0
25.5
3.7
3.0
0.7
0.8
9.5
18.8
50.6
0.1
0.5
25.6
6.4
8.0
79.5
57.1
1.4
2.3
3.2
2,620
1,967
287
231
53
60
231
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
249
1980-81
80
37.2
26.2
10.3
3.4
0.7
2.9
10.5
18.2
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.3
6.9
76.6
61.6
2.5
7.8
3.1
2,976
2,095
821
272
59
228
244
16Mike Newlin
M. Newlin
248
1980-81
79
36.8
21.4
2.8
3.8
1.1
0.1
8.0
16.1
49.7
0.1
0.4
33.3
5.2
5.9
88.8
57.1
1.0
1.8
3.1
2,911
1,688
219
299
87
9
237
17Joe Barry Carroll
J. Barry Carroll
243
1980-81
82
35.6
18.9
9.3
1.4
0.6
1.5
7.5
15.3
49.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.8
5.4
71.6
53.4
3.3
5.9
3.0
2,919
1,547
759
117
50
121
313
18Alex English
A. English
241
1980-81
81
38.2
23.8
8.0
3.6
1.3
1.2
9.5
19.2
49.4
0.0
0.1
60.0
4.8
5.7
85.0
54.9
3.4
4.6
3.0
3,093
1,929
646
290
106
100
255
19Phil Ford
P. Ford
241
1980-81
66
34.7
17.5
1.9
8.8
1.5
0.1
6.4
13.4
47.8
0.2
0.5
30.6
4.5
5.4
83.1
55.3
0.4
1.5
3.7
2,287
1,153
128
580
99
6
190
20Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
241
1980-81
79
35.3
17.0
8.7
3.6
0.8
2.2
7.2
14.6
49.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
4.1
64.1
52.0
2.8
5.9
3.1
2,790
1,345
686
284
62
170
260
21Quinn Buckner
Q. Buckner
236
1980-81
82
29.1
13.3
3.6
4.7
2.4
0.0
5.7
11.7
49.3
0.0
0.1
16.7
1.8
2.5
73.4
52.2
1.1
2.6
2.9
2,384
1,092
298
384
197
3
271
22Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
236
1980-81
82
34.5
17.9
10.1
2.1
0.6
2.4
6.7
10.0
67.0
0.0
0.0
4.6
6.5
70.5
69.9
2.7
7.4
2.9
2,832
1,469
828
172
47
198
295
23Ray Williams
R. Williams
235
1980-81
79
34.7
19.7
4.1
5.5
2.3
0.5
7.8
16.9
46.1
0.2
0.9
23.5
3.9
4.8
81.7
51.9
1.5
2.5
3.0
2,742
1,560
321
432
185
37
270
24Kelvin Ransey
K. Ransey
232
1980-81
80
30.4
15.2
2.4
6.9
1.1
0.1
6.6
14.5
45.2
0.0
0.4
9.7
2.1
2.7
74.9
48.4
0.5
1.9
2.9
2,431
1,217
195
555
88
9
201
25Kenny Carr
K. Carr
231
1980-81
81
32.3
15.2
10.3
2.4
0.9
0.5
5.8
11.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.6
5.0
71.4
56.0
3.2
7.1
2.9
2,615
1,230
835
192
76
42
296
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