Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Magic Johnson averaged the most turnovers per game with 3.9 per game.
Interpreted as:
most turnovers per game with a minimum of 41 games played per 82 team games by a player in 1980s| NAME | TPG | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | M. Johnson | 3.9 | 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 | 26,417 | 13,943 | 5,303 | 8,025 | 1,464 | 310 | 2,800 | 1,685 | |
| 2 |  | J. Ruland | 3.9 | 308 | 35.1 | 18.5 | 10.8 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 6.8 | 12.0 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 71.9 | 61.6 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 10,824 | 5,700 | 3,313 | 995 | 240 | 263 | 1,186 | 1,157 | |
| 3 |  | I. Thomas | 3.8 | 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 | 23,276 | 12,862 | 2,372 | 6,220 | 1,338 | 181 | 2,437 | 2,105 | |
| 4 |  | C. Barkley | 3.7 | 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 | 14,297 | 8,616 | 4,660 | 1,377 | 613 | 479 | 1,439 | 1,426 | |
| 5 |  | G. Grant | 3.6 | 71 | 27.1 | 11.9 | 3.4 | 7.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 11.7 | 43.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 22.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 73.5 | 46.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1,924 | 846 | 238 | 506 | 144 | 9 | 258 | 170 | |
| 6 | | M. Ray Richardson | 3.5 | 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 | 17,371 | 7,784 | 2,823 | 3,686 | 1,363 | 188 | 1,713 | 1,671 | |
| 7 |  | P. Ewing | 3.5 | 275 | 34.3 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 15.8 | 53.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 6.1 | 72.8 | 57.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 | 9,419 | 5,822 | 2,422 | 519 | 364 | 776 | 954 | 1,082 | |
| 8 |  | K. Malone | 3.5 | 325 | 35.9 | 23.3 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.9 | 17.4 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 8.2 | 66.9 | 55.6 | 3.0 | 7.5 | 11,656 | 7,576 | 3,412 | 812 | 470 | 224 | 1,126 | 1,200 | |
| 9 | | R. Theus | 3.4 | 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 | 26,545 | 14,729 | 2,671 | 5,239 | 968 | 171 | 2,712 | 2,313 | |
| 10 |  | M. Malone | 3.4 | 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 | 29,039 | 19,082 | 10,269 | 1,191 | 730 | 1,107 | 2,659 | 1,898 | |
| 11 |  | M. Richmond | 3.4 | 79 | 34.4 | 22.0 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.2 | 17.5 | 46.8 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 36.7 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 81.0 | 54.1 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 2,717 | 1,741 | 468 | 334 | 82 | 13 | 269 | 223 | |
| 12 |  | M. Jordan | 3.3 | 345 | 39.0 | 32.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 11.9 | 23.3 | 51.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 8.6 | 10.1 | 84.8 | 58.9 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 13,442 | 11,263 | 2,129 | 2,046 | 962 | 411 | 1,150 | 1,085 | |
| 13 |  | R. Harper | 3.3 | 221 | 35.0 | 19.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 7.5 | 15.8 | 47.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 22.6 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 71.1 | 52.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 7,745 | 4,279 | 1,024 | 1,109 | 516 | 210 | 733 | 628 | |
| 14 | | R. Sampson | 3.3 | 395 | 32.2 | 17.3 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 14.6 | 49.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 66.7 | 52.4 | 2.8 | 6.8 | 12,718 | 6,834 | 3,786 | 989 | 362 | 705 | 1,292 | 1,456 | |
| 15 |  | W. Anderson | 3.2 | 81 | 33.8 | 18.6 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 7.9 | 15.9 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 19.0 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 77.5 | 53.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 2,738 | 1,508 | 417 | 372 | 150 | 62 | 261 | 295 | |
| 16 | | R. Williams | 3.2 | 493 | 29.5 | 16.2 | 3.8 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 6.3 | 13.9 | 45.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 23.7 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 81.1 | 51.3 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 14,542 | 8,001 | 1,870 | 2,912 | 962 | 174 | 1,572 | 1,680 | |
| 17 |  | L. Bird | 3.2 | 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 | 27,560 | 17,899 | 7,319 | 4,396 | 1,300 | 603 | 2,261 | 1,906 | |
| 18 |  | B. Daugherty | 3.1 | 237 | 35.8 | 17.8 | 8.6 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 52.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 71.8 | 57.8 | 2.0 | 6.6 | 8,473 | 4,208 | 2,030 | 922 | 160 | 159 | 745 | 658 | |
| 19 |  | M. Jackson | 3.1 | 154 | 37.2 | 15.1 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 13.2 | 45.0 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 30.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 73.7 | 51.4 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 5,726 | 2,333 | 737 | 1,487 | 344 | 13 | 484 | 407 | |
| 20 | | N. Nixon | 3.1 | 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 | 21,326 | 9,554 | 1,521 | 5,096 | 848 | 47 | 1,886 | 1,474 | |
| 21 |  | K. Edwards | 3.1 | 79 | 29.7 | 13.8 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 14.0 | 42.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 27.0 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 74.6 | 46.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 2,349 | 1,094 | 262 | 349 | 139 | 27 | 246 | 154 | |
| 22 |  | B. King | 3.1 | 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 | 17,948 | 12,100 | 2,841 | 1,689 | 508 | 129 | 1,633 | 1,787 | |
| 23 |  | K. Smith | 3.0 | 142 | 37.4 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 46.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 76.6 | 52.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 5,315 | 2,244 | 364 | 1,055 | 194 | 15 | 433 | 313 | |
| 24 |  | H. Olajuwon | 3.0 | 386 | 36.2 | 23.0 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 9.0 | 17.4 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 7.4 | 67.2 | 55.7 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 13,990 | 8,883 | 4,677 | 780 | 748 | 1,201 | 1,175 | 1,562 | |
| 25 |  | C. Person | 3.0 | 241 | 36.4 | 19.1 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 16.9 | 47.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 32.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 74.5 | 52.2 | 2.0 | 5.2 | 8,775 | 4,610 | 1,729 | 893 | 246 | 42 | 729 | 856 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for turnovers per game going back to the 1977-78 season.
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