most turnovers per game 1980 season

Micheal Ray Richardson averaged the most turnovers per game in 1979-80 with 4.4 per game.

Interpreted as:
most turnovers per game with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player 1980 season
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1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
4.4
1979-80
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
3.2
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
359
260
2Reggie Theus
R. Theus
4.2
1979-80
82
36.9
20.2
4.0
6.3
1.4
0.2
6.9
14.3
48.3
0.3
1.3
26.7
6.1
7.3
83.8
57.9
1.7
2.3
3,029
1,660
329
515
114
20
348
262
3Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
4.1
1979-80
58
36.2
21.1
8.1
3.4
1.3
1.1
8.5
17.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
12.5
4.1
5.6
73.0
52.4
1.7
6.3
2,097
1,222
467
200
73
65
238
178
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
4.0
1979-80
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
305
218
5George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
3.8
1979-80
TOT
73
30.2
14.7
9.6
4.6
1.4
0.3
5.5
12.1
45.1
0.0
0.2
13.3
3.7
6.7
55.3
48.7
3.0
6.5
2,208
1,072
699
333
101
23
281
303
6Moses Malone
M. Malone
3.7
1979-80
82
38.3
25.8
14.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
9.5
18.9
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
9.5
71.9
56.0
7.0
7.5
3,140
2,119
1,190
147
80
107
300
210
7Julius Erving
J. Erving
3.6
1979-80
78
36.1
26.9
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
284
208
8Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
3.6
1979-80
82
38.3
24.8
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216
9Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
3.5
1979-80
82
39.3
17.6
2.8
7.8
1.8
0.2
7.6
14.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.4
3.1
77.9
54.8
0.6
2.2
3,226
1,446
229
642
147
14
288
241
10Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
3.5
1979-80
82
32.3
19.1
8.3
4.2
1.9
1.4
7.2
15.5
46.3
0.1
0.4
15.6
4.7
5.9
79.9
52.8
3.1
5.2
2,647
1,566
681
344
153
112
286
291
11Maurice Lucas
M. Lucas
3.5
1979-80
TOT
63
29.9
14.7
8.5
3.3
0.7
1.0
5.9
12.9
45.6
0.0
0.1
22.2
2.8
3.8
74.9
50.3
2.3
6.3
1,884
923
537
208
42
62
218
223
12Phil Ford
P. Ford
3.4
1979-80
82
32.0
16.2
2.1
7.4
1.7
0.0
6.0
12.9
46.2
0.0
0.3
17.4
4.2
5.2
81.8
53.4
0.4
1.7
2,621
1,328
172
610
136
4
282
208
13Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
3.4
1979-80
82
32.6
14.2
3.0
5.2
1.7
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.9
0.3
0.8
30.9
2.4
2.9
83.7
52.4
0.9
2.0
2,673
1,161
242
426
136
17
282
294
14Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
3.4
1979-80
68
39.3
28.0
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
10.7
18.6
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.7
84.2
63.5
2.7
4.9
2,674
1,903
516
191
96
14
233
211
15World B. Free
W. B. Free
3.4
1979-80
68
38.0
30.2
3.5
4.2
1.2
0.5
10.8
22.9
47.4
0.1
0.4
36.0
8.4
11.2
75.3
54.4
1.9
1.6
2,585
2,055
238
283
81
32
228
195
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
3.3
1979-80
78
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
254
208
17Walter Davis
W. Davis
3.2
1979-80
75
30.8
21.5
3.6
4.5
1.5
0.3
8.8
15.5
56.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.0
4.9
81.9
60.8
1.0
2.6
2,309
1,613
272
337
114
19
242
202
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.2
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
263
279
19Swen Nater
S. Nater
3.2
1979-80
81
35.3
13.4
15.0
2.9
0.6
0.5
5.5
9.9
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
58.9
4.3
10.7
2,860
1,082
1,216
233
45
37
257
259
20Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
3.1
1979-80
82
32.4
13.3
3.3
6.8
2.7
0.3
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.5
3.1
77.9
48.1
0.8
2.5
2,657
1,087
270
557
223
27
258
238
21Robert Parish
R. Parish
3.1
1979-80
72
29.4
17.0
10.9
1.7
0.8
1.6
7.1
14.0
50.7
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.8
3.9
71.5
54.1
3.4
7.4
2,119
1,223
783
122
58
115
225
248
22Ray Williams
R. Williams
3.1
1979-80
82
31.5
20.9
5.0
6.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
16.9
49.6
0.1
0.5
18.9
4.1
5.2
78.7
54.6
1.8
3.2
2,582
1,714
412
512
167
24
256
295
23Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
3.1
1979-80
82
33.0
17.3
9.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
6.6
13.0
51.2
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.9
66.7
55.3
2.6
6.8
2,710
1,415
770
142
58
59
251
262
24John Johnson
J. Johnson
3.0
1979-80
81
31.3
11.3
5.3
5.2
0.9
0.4
4.7
9.5
48.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
80.1
53.2
2.0
3.2
2,533
915
426
424
76
35
247
213
25Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
3.0
1979-80
80
35.8
14.1
2.5
8.4
1.3
0.1
4.8
9.9
48.2
0.1
0.2
22.2
4.5
5.4
83.0
57.4
0.7
1.7
2,864
1,131
197
671
106
10
242
218
StatMuse has season-level data for turnovers per game going back to the 1977-78 season.

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45
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32
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64
18
.780
2
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62
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3
54
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.659
10.0
4
53
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12.0
6
49
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15.0
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45
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8
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.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
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45
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27.0
11
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38.0
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38.0
13
25
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