nba player most career turnovers per game of all time

Trae Young has averaged the most career turnovers per game with 4.2 per game.

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  • Assumption:400+ GP
  • Data note: Turnovers Per Game: player season data complete from 1977-78
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1Trae Young
T. Young
4.2
501
34.2
25.1
3.4
9.8
1.0
0.2
7.9
18.3
43.3
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.2
58.0
0.6
2.8
17,114
12,556
1,722
4,902
521
76
2,097
884
-190
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
4.0
517
35.0
29.3
8.5
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.8
21.0
46.9
3.2
9.0
35.3
6.4
8.5
75.6
59.2
0.9
7.6
18,105
15,124
4,398
4,254
666
238
2,053
1,188
+1467
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3.9
1,301
33.1
20.9
6.9
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.5
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.8
4.7
6.1
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
5,038
3,304
+2583
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3.9
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
5Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
3.8
979
36.3
19.2
3.6
9.3
1.9
0.3
7.3
16.2
45.2
0.4
1.4
29.0
4.1
5.4
75.9
51.6
1.0
2.6
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
3,682
2,971
6John Wall
J. Wall
3.7
647
34.9
18.7
4.2
8.9
1.6
0.7
6.8
15.7
43.0
1.0
3.1
32.2
4.2
5.4
77.6
51.7
0.6
3.6
22,588
12,088
2,704
5,735
1,045
439
2,412
1,394
-125
7James Harden
J. Harden
3.7
1,223
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
42,515
29,367
6,820
8,885
1,795
685
4,515
2,998
+4689
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3.6
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
9Steve Francis
S. Francis
3.5
576
37.6
18.1
5.6
6.0
1.5
0.4
6.2
14.4
42.9
1.0
2.9
34.1
4.8
6.1
79.7
53.3
1.7
3.9
21,632
10,446
3,215
3,473
846
223
2,030
1,813
+51
10LeBron James
L. James
3.5
1,625
37.6
26.8
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.8
19.4
50.7
1.6
4.7
34.8
5.5
7.4
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
61,131
43,489
12,116
12,033
2,423
1,187
5,659
2,870
+7491
11Reggie Theus
R. Theus
3.4
1,026
33.7
18.5
3.3
6.3
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.6
47.1
0.3
1.0
25.2
4.5
5.5
82.6
54.5
1.2
2.1
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
1,206
236
3,493
3,008
12Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
3.4
493
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.8
8.2
9.9
83.0
61.2
2.2
8.6
15,711
13,609
5,309
1,825
435
787
1,665
1,462
+2695
13Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
3.3
556
33.4
14.8
5.5
7.0
2.6
0.4
6.1
13.5
45.7
0.3
1.2
22.0
2.3
3.4
69.0
49.7
1.8
3.7
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,854
1,859
14DeMarcus Cousins
D. Cousins
3.3
654
29.8
19.6
10.2
3.0
1.3
1.1
7.0
15.2
46.0
0.7
2.0
33.1
5.0
6.7
73.7
53.9
2.6
7.6
19,508
12,802
6,664
1,979
874
742
2,149
2,421
-554
15Ray Williams
R. Williams
3.2
655
28.2
15.5
3.6
5.8
1.8
0.3
6.0
13.4
45.1
0.2
0.8
23.7
3.3
4.1
80.2
50.9
1.2
2.4
18,462
10,158
2,370
3,779
1,198
208
2,099
2,165
16Bernard King
B. King
3.2
874
33.7
22.5
5.8
3.3
1.0
0.3
9.0
17.3
51.8
0.0
0.2
17.2
4.5
6.2
73.0
56.1
1.9
3.8
29,417
19,655
5,060
2,863
866
230
2,791
2,885
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3.2
1,204
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.1
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.2
62.2
0.6
6.2
44,187
32,669
8,271
5,291
1,236
1,346
3,808
2,286
+5108
18Gilbert Arenas
G. Arenas
3.2
552
35.1
20.7
3.9
5.3
1.6
0.2
6.7
16.0
42.1
2.0
5.6
35.1
5.2
6.5
80.3
54.7
0.8
3.1
19,351
11,402
2,168
2,909
884
134
1,744
1,683
+24
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3.2
1,054
33.9
22.0
4.7
5.4
1.5
0.8
8.0
16.7
48.0
0.5
1.8
29.3
5.4
7.1
76.5
55.4
1.2
3.5
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
3,326
2,328
+2827
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3.1
1,073
36.7
22.1
11.7
3.9
1.5
0.8
7.9
14.5
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.6
5.9
8.1
73.5
61.2
4.0
7.7
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,376
3,287
+532
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
3.1
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
22Glenn Robinson
G. Robinson
3.1
688
36.8
20.7
6.1
2.7
1.2
0.6
8.1
17.6
45.9
0.9
2.6
34.0
3.6
4.4
82.0
52.9
1.5
4.6
25,346
14,234
4,189
1,879
826
389
2,147
1,847
+10
23Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3.1
1,071
33.9
24.8
4.6
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.4
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
36,354
26,575
4,977
6,748
1,604
282
3,310
2,391
+6240
24Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
3.1
768
35.5
15.7
2.6
8.3
1.5
0.1
6.8
14.1
48.3
0.2
0.6
29.4
2.0
2.6
77.2
51.7
0.6
2.0
27,250
12,065
1,991
6,386
1,187
71
2,368
1,983
25Julius Erving
J. Erving
3.1
754
34.1
22.0
6.5
3.9
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.1
50.8
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.9
2.5
4.0
25,737
16,594
4,906
2,918
1,349
1,180
2,323
2,035

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