who had the most career tov before 1990

Before 1989-90, Moses Malone had the most turnovers with 3,205 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1Moses Malone
M. Malone
3,205
919
37.6
24.2
13.7
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
16.9
49.5
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.5
9.8
76.9
57.2
5.6
8.1
3.5
34,536
22,257
12,599
1,369
857
1,302
2,300
2Reggie Theus
R. Theus
3,015
869
33.7
18.5
3.3
6.5
1.2
0.2
6.9
14.4
47.5
0.2
0.9
23.0
4.6
5.6
82.2
54.7
1.2
2.1
3.5
29,298
16,067
2,899
5,668
1,061
189
2,583
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2,800
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
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
1,685
4Alex English
A. English
2,627
974
34.3
23.7
6.0
4.1
1.0
0.8
9.8
19.2
51.1
0.0
0.1
20.8
4.1
4.9
83.0
55.5
2.5
3.4
2.7
33,456
23,107
5,830
3,996
959
767
2,678
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2,527
929
33.5
21.3
8.4
3.1
0.8
2.3
8.8
15.3
57.0
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.7
5.0
74.6
60.5
2.1
6.3
2.7
31,097
19,749
7,806
2,920
763
2,095
2,670
6Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
2,437
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
3.8
23,276
12,862
2,372
6,220
1,338
181
2,105
7Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
2,422
823
36.3
25.4
5.7
3.2
1.0
0.2
9.0
16.5
54.5
0.0
0.1
16.7
7.5
9.1
82.0
62.1
2.3
3.4
2.9
29,909
20,894
4,683
2,597
828
128
2,228
8Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
2,368
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
3.1
27,250
12,065
1,991
6,386
1,187
71
1,983
9Robert Parish
R. Parish
2,358
944
32.0
17.3
10.4
1.7
0.9
1.8
7.1
13.3
53.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.3
71.5
57.3
3.2
7.2
2.5
30,221
16,372
9,791
1,629
839
1,686
3,018
10Artis Gilmore
A. Gilmore
2,347
827
32.4
17.0
9.8
1.9
0.5
1.9
6.2
10.3
60.9
0.0
0.0
7.7
4.5
6.3
71.9
65.3
2.8
7.0
2.8
26,808
14,052
8,091
1,578
426
1,544
2,720
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
2,331
944
34.2
15.1
4.0
5.2
1.3
0.6
5.7
12.8
44.3
0.1
0.6
18.0
3.7
4.6
80.7
51.0
1.3
2.6
2.5
32,251
14,255
3,746
4,891
1,273
604
2,687
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
2,323
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
3.1
25,737
16,594
4,906
2,918
1,349
1,180
2,035
13Jack Sikma
J. Sikma
2,317
959
34.2
16.2
10.3
3.2
1.1
1.0
6.0
12.8
46.9
0.1
0.4
31.3
4.1
4.8
84.8
54.2
2.4
7.9
2.4
32,753
15,499
9,883
3,116
1,021
936
3,417
14Walter Davis
W. Davis
2,306
847
29.5
20.0
3.1
4.2
1.3
0.1
8.3
16.0
51.8
0.2
0.7
28.2
3.2
3.8
84.4
56.5
0.9
2.2
2.7
25,000
16,933
2,623
3,530
1,112
120
2,075
15Bernard King
B. King
2,267
696
34.3
22.7
6.1
3.1
1.1
0.3
9.1
17.2
52.8
0.0
0.1
14.9
4.5
6.3
71.5
56.8
2.0
4.1
3.3
23,899
15,778
4,261
2,177
748
204
2,415
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
2,261
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
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
1,906
17Alvan Adams
A. Adams
2,194
836
26.6
13.3
6.6
3.9
1.3
0.7
5.5
10.8
50.5
0.0
0.0
13.3
2.4
3.0
80.0
54.9
1.9
4.7
2.6
22,269
11,095
5,558
3,240
1,073
605
2,680
18George Gervin
G. Gervin
2,137
709
33.6
26.5
4.4
2.8
1.2
0.8
10.3
20.3
50.8
0.1
0.5
29.7
5.8
6.8
84.5
56.8
1.5
3.0
3.0
23,831
18,813
3,153
1,976
836
566
2,045
19Ray Williams
R. Williams
2,099
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
3.2
18,462
10,158
2,370
3,779
1,198
208
2,165
20Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
2,050
704
27.7
14.2
6.8
3.3
1.2
0.7
5.2
11.6
44.7
0.1
0.3
16.5
3.7
4.6
80.5
51.8
2.3
4.5
2.9
19,477
9,966
4,785
2,332
819
491
2,437
21Mychal Thompson
M. Thompson
1,978
793
31.3
14.9
7.9
2.6
0.8
1.2
6.0
12.0
50.4
0.0
0.0
10.0
2.8
4.3
65.0
53.6
2.5
5.4
2.5
24,804
11,816
6,246
2,077
645
977
2,373
22Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
1,973
664
28.7
13.7
2.5
4.6
1.3
0.2
5.4
11.8
45.6
0.3
0.9
29.1
2.8
3.3
84.5
51.9
0.8
1.7
3.0
19,089
9,113
1,639
3,072
886
140
2,111
23Maurice Cheeks
M. Cheeks
1,970
853
33.5
12.2
3.0
7.3
2.3
0.3
4.9
9.3
52.8
0.1
0.2
25.0
2.4
3.0
79.0
57.6
0.7
2.3
2.3
28,583
10,429
2,538
6,212
1,942
272
1,934
24World B. Free
W. B. Free
1,869
737
31.9
21.8
2.8
4.0
1.1
0.3
7.9
17.3
45.6
0.4
1.1
33.7
5.8
7.6
76.1
52.9
1.1
1.7
2.5
23,519
16,097
2,068
2,949
798
192
1,956
25Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
1,854
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
3.3
18,589
8,253
3,056
3,899
1,463
206
1,859
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