which active nba player has the most career turnovers in the playoffs

LeBron James has committed the most career turnovers by an active player in the playoffs with 1,047 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
1,047
292
41.3
28.4
9.0
7.2
1.7
1.0
10.2
20.5
49.6
1.6
4.9
33.3
6.4
8.6
74.1
58.4
1.5
7.5
3.6
12,062
8,289
2,628
2,095
493
284
663
+1270
2James Harden
J. Harden
590
173
36.2
22.5
5.5
6.5
1.6
0.6
6.8
16.0
42.5
2.5
7.4
34.0
6.4
7.4
86.9
58.6
0.7
4.8
3.4
6,268
3,895
948
1,125
282
98
512
+246
3Kevin Durant
K. Durant
550
170
40.5
29.3
7.8
4.2
1.0
1.2
9.9
20.8
47.7
2.2
6.1
35.6
7.4
8.5
86.8
59.9
0.8
7.0
3.2
6,893
4,985
1,327
709
172
204
427
+643
4Stephen Curry
S. Curry
516
155
37.2
26.8
5.3
6.1
1.5
0.3
9.0
19.7
45.4
4.2
10.6
39.7
4.7
5.2
88.9
60.8
0.7
4.6
3.3
5,772
4,147
828
953
231
50
388
+971
5Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
501
135
35.5
22.5
6.7
7.1
1.7
0.3
7.8
19.3
40.5
1.4
4.6
29.9
5.5
6.7
82.0
50.5
1.8
4.9
3.7
4,787
3,035
905
955
223
42
391
+6
6Draymond Green
D. Green
447
169
34.5
11.4
8.6
6.0
1.5
1.3
4.1
9.2
44.5
1.0
3.4
30.0
2.2
3.0
72.6
54.2
1.6
7.0
2.6
5,834
1,934
1,457
1,020
257
225
637
+970
7Chris Paul
C. Paul
377
149
36.5
20.0
4.9
8.3
1.9
0.2
7.4
15.3
48.4
1.6
4.4
37.3
3.5
4.1
85.4
58.3
0.7
4.2
2.5
5,442
2,981
730
1,233
287
31
437
+130
8Paul George
P. George
354
114
39.0
21.2
7.5
4.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
16.2
42.3
2.4
6.9
35.2
5.1
6.2
82.6
56.1
0.9
6.6
3.1
4,444
2,416
854
473
172
62
376
+174
9Jayson Tatum
J. Tatum
352
121
39.0
24.3
8.2
4.9
1.2
0.9
8.1
18.5
43.9
2.4
6.9
34.8
5.6
6.7
84.1
56.6
1.0
7.2
2.9
4,725
2,936
989
592
143
106
318
+489
10Jaylen Brown
J. Brown
323
135
33.5
19.3
5.7
2.6
1.0
0.4
7.2
15.0
48.2
1.9
5.5
35.4
2.9
4.0
72.7
57.6
1.1
4.6
2.4
4,524
2,608
771
346
134
56
380
+265
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
311
94
38.3
27.4
12.3
7.6
1.2
0.9
10.4
19.8
52.5
1.8
4.5
38.8
4.9
5.9
82.6
61.2
3.0
9.3
3.3
3,600
2,580
1,159
712
116
82
314
+138
12Kyle Lowry
K. Lowry
305
136
32.8
13.5
4.3
5.4
1.3
0.4
4.5
10.9
41.1
1.8
5.2
33.8
2.8
3.4
80.3
54.2
0.7
3.6
2.2
4,465
1,836
582
730
174
48
447
+188
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
283
84
36.2
27.0
12.2
5.3
1.0
1.3
10.1
19.1
53.2
0.7
2.8
25.9
6.0
9.6
62.5
58.0
2.4
9.7
3.4
3,041
2,270
1,022
446
85
110
271
+243
14Kawhi Leonard
K. Leonard
278
146
35.6
21.5
7.8
3.0
1.8
0.7
7.7
15.0
51.3
1.7
4.3
39.9
4.4
5.2
84.1
62.1
1.8
6.0
1.9
5,193
3,133
1,142
432
256
99
323
+643
15Klay Thompson
K. Thompson
274
158
36.9
19.2
4.0
2.2
0.9
0.5
7.1
16.4
43.6
3.2
7.8
40.5
1.8
2.1
84.5
55.5
0.5
3.5
1.7
5,830
3,032
626
351
150
85
411
+615
16Al Horford
A. Horford
260
197
33.7
11.9
7.9
3.2
0.8
1.2
4.8
9.7
49.3
1.0
2.6
39.1
1.4
1.8
77.5
57.0
1.8
6.1
1.3
6,642
2,353
1,561
625
159
243
483
+50
17Marcus Smart
M. Smart
252
108
33.1
12.8
4.3
4.9
1.3
0.5
4.2
10.6
39.6
1.9
5.8
33.4
2.4
3.2
76.2
53.2
1.0
3.3
2.3
3,572
1,377
469
524
144
51
304
+46
18Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
232
55
39.2
30.9
9.2
7.8
1.6
0.5
10.8
23.3
46.1
3.3
9.5
34.7
6.0
8.2
73.7
57.3
0.7
8.5
4.2
2,156
1,697
504
427
89
26
150
+73
19Jimmy Butler III
J. Butler III
229
130
37.8
21.1
6.2
4.7
1.7
0.5
7.1
15.5
45.9
1.2
3.5
34.4
5.7
6.9
82.7
57.0
1.8
4.4
1.8
4,908
2,745
807
608
217
71
230
-28
20Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
218
59
35.3
24.9
10.9
3.1
0.8
1.7
7.9
17.2
45.9
1.1
3.8
28.9
8.0
9.7
82.8
58.0
2.2
8.7
3.7
2,083
1,469
641
182
49
102
197
+324
21Khris Middleton
K. Middleton
216
80
37.6
20.6
6.5
4.8
1.2
0.2
7.4
16.7
44.1
2.5
6.3
39.0
3.4
3.9
86.6
55.9
0.8
5.7
2.7
3,004
1,650
521
383
96
15
250
+261
22Kyrie Irving
K. Irving
215
96
37.4
23.0
3.7
4.9
1.3
0.6
8.5
18.6
45.8
2.3
6.0
39.2
3.7
4.2
88.3
56.5
0.9
2.8
2.2
3,595
2,211
353
471
128
53
233
+517
23Jrue Holiday
J. Holiday
212
97
37.5
16.0
5.3
6.2
1.4
0.5
6.2
14.3
43.2
1.8
5.2
34.4
1.9
2.4
78.9
52.1
1.3
4.0
2.2
3,635
1,552
515
597
134
48
212
+299
24Damian Lillard
D. Lillard
203
68
39.5
25.2
4.4
6.1
1.1
0.3
8.0
19.5
40.9
3.3
8.9
36.8
6.0
6.8
89.3
56.2
0.7
3.7
3.0
2,689
1,715
296
414
78
21
155
-264
25Jamal Murray
J. Murray
200
79
39.2
23.7
4.9
6.0
1.1
0.4
8.8
19.4
45.7
2.6
6.8
38.3
3.5
3.8
90.4
56.4
0.9
4.0
2.5
3,100
1,876
386
474
89
30
166
+255
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