who is the most turnover per game in nba history

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

Interpreted as:
Who is the most turnover per game with a minimum of 400 games played in NBA history?
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1Trae Young
T. Young
4.2
493
34.3
25.2
3.5
9.8
1.0
0.2
8.0
18.4
43.2
2.6
7.5
35.1
6.6
7.6
87.3
57.9
0.6
2.8
16,901
12,413
1,702
4,837
515
75
2,077
861
-158
2Luka Dončić
L. Dončić
4.0
476
35.0
28.9
8.6
8.2
1.3
0.5
9.7
20.8
46.7
3.1
8.8
34.8
6.4
8.4
75.5
58.9
0.9
7.7
16,658
13,753
4,092
3,925
595
218
1,893
1,094
+1284
3Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
3.9
1,273
33.2
21.0
7.0
8.0
1.6
0.3
7.6
17.2
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.7
4.8
6.2
77.1
52.6
1.6
5.4
42,216
26,732
8,915
10,172
2,007
413
4,949
3,252
+2776
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
1,183
34.8
24.1
5.6
7.2
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.3
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.8
4.9
41,143
28,509
6,627
8,572
1,754
665
4,374
2,921
+4614
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
1,579
37.8
26.9
7.5
7.4
1.5
0.7
9.9
19.5
50.6
1.6
4.7
34.9
5.5
7.5
73.7
59.0
1.1
6.3
59,609
42,545
11,820
11,698
2,361
1,160
5,515
2,807
+7351
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
469
31.8
27.5
10.9
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.1
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.5
8.2
10.0
82.8
61.2
2.2
8.7
14,906
12,920
5,105
1,715
421
759
1,594
1,410
+2533
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
-553
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
1,154
36.7
27.2
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.7
50.2
2.0
5.0
39.0
6.5
7.3
88.2
62.1
0.6
6.3
42,355
31,368
7,987
5,050
1,195
1,304
3,649
2,206
+4987
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
1,053
34.0
24.8
4.7
6.3
1.5
0.3
8.5
17.9
47.1
4.0
9.4
42.2
4.0
4.4
91.2
62.6
0.6
4.0
35,841
26,161
4,924
6,658
1,587
277
3,268
2,370
+6224
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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