nba league average turnover by position rookie

Point guards turned over the ball 1.7 times per game in their rookie season in 1977-78.

	POSITION	TPG	SEASON	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
1	Point Guard	1.7	1977-78	636	18.1	7.3	1.8	3.2	1.1	0.1	2.9	6.7	43.9				1.4	1.8	75.6	48.4	0.5	1.3	11,530	4,622	1,117	2,053	671	58	1,088	1,156
2	Shooting Guard	1.3	1977-78	648	16.3	7.2	1.6	1.6	0.8	0.1	3.0	6.5	46.0				1.2	1.6	73.6	49.6	0.6	1.1	10,537	4,637	1,052	1,025	491	84	818	1,175
3	Small Forward	1.6	1977-78	1,073	20.0	9.7	4.7	1.4	0.7	0.4	3.9	8.3	47.6				1.9	2.6	72.3	51.8	1.7	3.0	21,458	10,449	5,010	1,519	785	403	1,701	2,488
4	Power Forward	1.4	1977-78	417	16.4	6.2	4.7	0.8	0.5	0.4	2.4	5.4	44.9				1.3	2.0	66.5	49.1	1.5	3.2	6,819	2,578	1,956	321	205	176	590	949
5	Center	1.6	1977-78	373	19.4	8.0	5.2	1.2	0.6	1.1	3.2	6.9	45.9				1.7	2.6	65.5	49.9	1.7	3.5	7,243	2,981	1,926	439	219	401	594	1,076
6	Point Guard	2.3	1978-79	536	23.9	9.7	2.0	4.4	1.3	0.1	3.8	8.1	47.3				2.1	2.7	77.6	52.5	0.5	1.4	12,806	5,224	1,047	2,377	712	57	1,239	1,272
7	Shooting Guard	1.2	1978-79	704	16.0	7.5	1.7	1.2	0.6	0.2	3.2	6.9	45.5				1.2	1.5	77.2	49.3	0.7	1.0	11,282	5,283	1,215	838	453	151	839	1,065
8	Small Forward	1.2	1978-79	766	16.0	6.7	2.9	1.2	0.7	0.2	2.8	6.0	46.0				1.1	1.6	70.9	49.5	1.1	1.8	12,253	5,111	2,251	913	511	190	939	1,489
9	Power Forward	1.5	1978-79	437	20.2	8.4	5.5	1.1	0.7	1.1	3.5	7.3	48.0				1.4	2.2	65.4	51.1	1.8	3.6	8,846	3,672	2,392	502	319	465	652	1,177
10	Center	1.1	1978-79	278	12.7	4.9	3.7	1.0	0.3	0.3	1.9	4.0	48.1				1.0	1.5	69.0	52.4	1.2	2.4	3,534	1,373	1,018	285	85	73	314	496
11	Point Guard	1.6	1979-80	493	18.3	6.8	2.2	2.9	1.0	0.2	2.7	5.8	47.0	0.0	0.2	20.6	1.4	1.8	76.0	52.1	0.7	1.6	9,020	3,364	1,106	1,418	488	82	803	753
12	Shooting Guard	1.5	1979-80	755	17.9	7.0	2.1	2.3	1.0	0.2	2.8	6.0	45.9	0.1	0.2	24.4	1.4	1.8	75.3	51.0	0.8	1.3	13,537	5,254	1,586	1,726	725	162	1,140	1,347
13	Small Forward	1.7	1979-80	595	20.0	10.3	4.6	1.7	0.8	0.4	4.1	8.8	46.9	0.1	0.3	34.4	1.9	2.5	75.0	51.8	1.6	3.0	11,915	6,124	2,761	1,002	497	232	1,031	1,345
14	Power Forward	1.5	1979-80	750	18.9	7.6	5.1	1.1	0.6	0.5	2.9	6.3	46.7	0.0	0.1	24.4	1.7	2.3	71.9	51.7	1.8	3.3	14,188	5,682	3,793	794	435	399	1,098	1,863
15	Center	1.7	1979-80	192	22.9	12.2	5.5	1.2	0.4	0.7	4.6	8.8	52.8	0.0	0.0		2.9	3.7	79.0	58.5	1.6	3.9	4,403	2,337	1,052	229	74	141	330	494
16	Point Guard	1.8	1980-81	768	19.2	7.3	1.7	3.3	1.0	0.1	3.0	6.5	45.9	0.0	0.2	16.7	1.3	1.7	73.9	50.1	0.5	1.3	14,737	5,587	1,337	2,544	743	95	1,369	1,480
17	Shooting Guard	1.5	1980-81	777	17.0	7.6	1.9	1.8	0.8	0.2	3.1	6.9	45.5	0.0	0.2	21.7	1.3	1.7	72.4	49.5	0.7	1.2	13,225	5,894	1,480	1,410	594	156	1,145	1,493
18	Small Forward	1.4	1980-81	720	19.1	8.0	3.5	1.6	0.7	0.3	3.3	7.1	45.6	0.0	0.1	16.4	1.4	2.0	71.9	49.7	1.5	2.0	13,753	5,739	2,527	1,134	505	180	988	1,554
19	Power Forward	1.4	1980-81	654	18.4	7.5	4.9	0.9	0.5	0.7	3.0	6.1	48.6	0.0	0.0	3.3	1.6	2.4	65.5	52.4	1.9	3.1	12,019	4,935	3,210	565	315	435	905	1,765
20	Center	1.5	1980-81	518	21.2	8.5	5.9	1.1	0.5	1.0	3.5	7.2	48.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	2.2	69.7	51.7	2.0	3.9	11,005	4,412	3,045	582	257	509	754	1,378
21	Point Guard	1.8	1981-82	378	18.6	8.2	1.6	3.7	1.0	0.1	3.2	7.5	42.2	0.1	0.5	21.3	1.8	2.5	72.2	47.9	0.5	1.1	7,040	3,093	601	1,388	375	36	698	797
22	Shooting Guard	1.1	1981-82	592	15.7	6.6	2.0	1.5	0.6	0.1	2.7	5.7	46.9	0.1	0.2	26.5	1.3	1.7	73.0	51.7	0.8	1.1	9,301	3,927	1,165	897	356	87	676	1,035
23	Small Forward	1.3	1981-82	1,030	17.2	8.1	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	3.2	6.7	47.7	0.0	0.2	22.5	1.7	2.3	72.1	52.5	1.2	1.8	17,700	8,373	3,139	1,278	522	234	1,388	2,207
24	Power Forward	1.4	1981-82	783	20.1	8.7	5.1	1.0	0.6	0.6	3.6	6.9	51.9	0.0	0.0	7.7	1.5	2.4	63.3	54.6	1.8	3.3	15,720	6,833	3,971	814	508	484	1,130	2,124
25	Center	1.7	1981-82	574	20.0	8.4	5.6	1.3	0.4	1.1	3.3	6.3	52.2	0.0	0.0	33.3	1.8	2.7	67.7	56.1	1.7	3.9	11,486	4,835	3,241	744	234	647	1,002	1,853

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