who has the most turnovers f in nba history

LeBron James has committed the most career turnovers by a forward with 5,030 turnovers.

NAMETOVGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKPF+/-
1LeBron James
L. James
5,030
1,438
37.8
27.4
7.6
7.5
1.5
0.7
10.0
19.7
51.1
1.7
4.7
35.1
5.6
7.7
73.7
59.5
1.2
6.5
3.5
54,416
39,404
10,953
10,769
2,167
1,067
2,562
+7246
2Karl Malone
K. Malone
4,524
1,476
37.2
25.0
10.1
3.6
1.4
0.8
9.2
17.8
51.6
0.1
0.2
27.4
6.6
8.9
74.2
57.7
2.4
7.7
3.1
54,852
36,928
14,968
5,248
2,085
1,145
4,578
+3010
3Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
3,376
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
3.1
39,330
23,757
12,546
4,215
1,648
888
3,287
+532
4Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,335
1,049
36.9
27.7
7.2
4.5
1.1
1.1
9.5
18.8
50.7
2.0
5.2
39.4
6.6
7.5
88.3
62.7
0.6
6.5
3.2
38,681
29,104
7,513
4,730
1,102
1,204
2,034
+5432
5Scottie Pippen
S. Pippen
3,257
1,178
34.9
16.1
6.4
5.2
2.0
0.8
6.3
13.3
47.3
0.8
2.5
32.6
2.7
3.8
70.4
53.6
1.8
4.6
2.8
41,069
18,940
7,494
6,135
2,307
947
3,329
+2022
6Carmelo Anthony
C. Anthony
3,052
1,260
34.5
22.5
6.2
2.7
1.0
0.5
8.0
18.0
44.7
1.4
3.9
35.5
5.0
6.2
81.4
54.3
1.6
4.6
2.4
43,514
28,289
7,808
3,422
1,223
644
3,543
+1528
7Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
2,847
1,233
36.1
19.0
10.5
4.0
1.3
1.5
7.6
15.3
49.8
0.1
0.5
28.1
3.6
4.6
78.7
54.9
2.4
8.1
2.3
44,471
23,445
12,969
4,952
1,636
1,857
3,034
+4585
8Alex English
A. English
2,821
1,133
33.0
22.3
5.6
3.8
0.9
0.7
9.3
18.3
50.7
0.0
0.1
21.7
3.7
4.5
83.3
55.0
2.4
3.2
2.5
37,415
25,303
6,370
4,326
1,050
815
2,949
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
2,816
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
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,279
10Bernard King
B. King
2,791
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
3.2
29,417
19,655
5,060
2,863
866
230
2,885
11Charles Oakley
C. Oakley
2,785
1,282
31.4
9.7
9.5
2.5
1.1
0.3
3.8
8.0
47.1
0.1
0.2
25.3
2.1
2.7
76.1
52.6
3.1
6.5
2.2
40,280
12,417
12,205
3,217
1,351
384
4,421
+171
12Buck Williams
B. Williams
2,746
1,266
33.0
13.1
10.1
1.3
0.8
0.9
5.0
9.1
55.0
0.0
0.0
16.7
3.1
4.7
66.3
58.8
3.5
6.6
2.2
41,726
16,582
12,834
1,625
1,063
1,085
4,174
+143
13Dominique Wilkins
D. Wilkins
2,669
1,074
35.5
24.8
6.7
2.5
1.3
0.6
9.3
20.1
46.1
0.7
2.1
31.9
5.6
6.9
81.1
53.6
2.7
3.9
2.5
38,113
26,668
7,169
2,677
1,378
642
2,061
-392
14Otis Thorpe
O. Thorpe
2,629
1,178
31.5
14.1
8.3
2.2
0.7
0.4
5.5
10.0
54.7
0.0
0.1
4.8
3.1
4.5
68.8
58.6
2.7
5.5
2.2
37,161
16,564
9,748
2,597
781
484
3,848
-720
15Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2,604
866
32.9
24.0
10.0
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.2
0.6
2.2
28.6
5.8
8.3
69.3
61.2
1.9
8.1
3.0
28,451
20,764
8,618
4,332
967
1,071
2,551
+3054
16Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
2,548
1,055
32.8
18.2
5.3
3.3
1.2
0.5
6.0
13.2
45.4
1.5
4.0
37.5
4.7
5.8
80.6
57.7
0.8
4.5
2.4
34,643
19,196
5,584
3,494
1,280
532
2,823
+2972
17Antoine Walker
A. Walker
2,504
893
35.3
17.5
7.7
3.5
1.2
0.5
6.8
16.5
41.4
1.6
4.8
32.5
2.3
3.7
63.3
48.4
2.1
5.6
2.8
31,531
15,647
6,891
3,170
1,085
469
2,516
-1206
18Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
2,503
878
35.7
24.6
5.5
3.1
1.0
0.2
8.7
16.0
54.2
0.0
0.1
17.1
7.2
8.8
81.8
61.8
2.2
3.3
2.9
31,335
21,613
4,868
2,686
853
135
2,335
19Tom Chambers
T. Chambers
2,460
1,027
31.2
18.7
6.2
2.1
0.8
0.6
6.9
14.6
47.0
0.2
0.7
30.6
4.7
5.8
80.8
54.3
1.8
4.4
2.4
32,084
19,156
6,377
2,204
845
595
3,510
-51
20Juwan Howard
J. Howard
2,380
1,085
32.0
14.4
6.5
2.4
0.7
0.3
5.8
12.5
46.8
0.0
0.0
12.2
2.8
3.6
76.4
51.4
2.0
4.4
2.2
34,669
15,665
7,012
2,585
786
300
3,240
-1649
21Shawn Kemp
S. Kemp
2,373
890
28.3
15.0
8.6
1.7
1.1
1.3
5.4
10.8
50.0
0.0
0.1
27.7
4.2
5.6
73.7
56.5
3.0
5.6
2.7
25,168
13,347
7,658
1,511
1,019
1,150
3,216
+700
22Grant Hill
G. Hill
2,315
961
34.1
16.9
6.2
4.3
1.2
0.6
6.2
13.0
48.2
0.2
0.7
31.7
4.1
5.4
76.9
55.0
1.2
5.0
2.4
32,767
16,203
5,932
4,114
1,187
551
2,231
+1865
23Mark Aguirre
M. Aguirre
2,306
923
30.0
20.0
5.0
3.1
0.7
0.3
7.8
16.1
48.4
0.4
1.4
31.2
4.0
5.4
74.1
54.2
1.8
3.1
2.5
27,730
18,458
4,578
2,871
687
296
2,599
24Detlef Schrempf
D. Schrempf
2,268
1,136
29.6
13.9
6.2
3.4
0.8
0.3
4.8
9.7
49.1
0.4
1.1
38.4
3.9
4.9
80.3
58.6
1.6
4.5
2.0
33,597
15,761
7,023
3,833
856
312
3,360
+1274
25Lamar Odom
L. Odom
2,253
961
33.4
13.3
8.4
3.7
0.9
0.9
5.0
10.8
46.3
0.7
2.2
31.2
2.6
3.7
69.3
53.4
1.9
6.5
2.3
32,131
12,781
8,059
3,554
848
892
2,916
+1556
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