who is the nba player with the most turnovers of all time

LeBron James has the most career turnovers with 5,661 turnovers.

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  • Data note: Turnovers: player season data complete from 1977-78
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1LeBron James
L. James
5,661
1,627
37.6
26.7
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
3.5
61,198
43,522
12,130
12,051
2,425
1,190
2,876
+7502
2Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
5,038
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
3.9
43,025
27,176
9,025
10,351
2,038
418
3,304
+2583
3James Harden
J. Harden
4,525
1,227
34.8
24.0
5.6
7.3
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.1
43.9
2.8
7.6
36.4
7.1
8.2
86.2
60.8
0.7
4.8
3.7
42,651
29,439
6,838
8,911
1,799
685
3,009
+4711
4Karl 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
5John Stockton
J. Stockton
4,244
1,504
31.8
13.1
2.7
10.5
2.2
0.2
4.7
9.1
51.5
0.6
1.5
38.4
3.2
3.9
82.6
60.8
0.6
2.1
2.8
47,764
19,711
4,051
15,806
3,265
315
3,942
+2941
6Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
4,010
1,346
36.1
25.0
5.2
4.7
1.4
0.5
8.7
19.5
44.7
1.4
4.1
32.9
6.2
7.4
83.7
55.0
1.1
4.1
3.0
48,637
33,643
7,047
6,306
1,944
640
3,353
+4153
7Jason Kidd
J. Kidd
4,003
1,391
36.0
12.6
6.3
8.7
1.9
0.3
4.5
11.2
40.0
1.4
4.1
34.9
2.2
2.8
78.5
50.7
1.3
5.0
2.9
50,111
17,529
8,725
12,091
2,684
450
2,572
+3868
8Kevin Durant
K. Durant
3,819
1,208
36.7
27.1
6.9
4.4
1.0
1.1
9.4
18.6
50.3
2.0
5.0
39.2
6.4
7.3
88.1
62.2
0.6
6.2
3.2
44,312
32,751
8,293
5,302
1,238
1,356
2,294
+5139
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
3,804
1,247
34.1
21.1
12.1
1.4
0.8
1.2
7.3
14.8
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.6
8.5
77.2
57.0
5.0
7.1
3.1
42,565
26,326
15,140
1,707
1,022
1,552
2,801
10Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
3,682
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
3.8
35,516
18,822
3,478
9,061
1,861
249
2,971
11Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
3,667
1,238
35.7
21.8
11.1
2.5
1.7
3.1
8.7
17.0
51.2
0.0
0.1
20.2
4.4
6.2
71.2
55.3
3.3
7.8
3.0
44,222
26,946
13,748
3,058
2,162
3,830
4,383
+564
12Patrick Ewing
P. Ewing
3,537
1,183
34.3
21.0
9.8
1.9
1.0
2.4
8.2
16.3
50.4
0.0
0.1
15.2
4.6
6.2
74.0
55.3
2.3
7.5
3.0
40,594
24,815
11,607
2,215
1,136
2,894
4,034
+412
13Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
3,532
1,343
34.2
19.7
5.6
3.5
1.3
0.6
6.5
14.5
44.5
1.6
4.3
36.8
5.2
6.4
80.6
56.8
0.8
4.8
2.6
45,880
26,397
7,527
4,708
1,752
745
3,643
+3345
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3,506
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
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
2,050
15Reggie Theus
R. Theus
3,493
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
3.4
34,603
19,015
3,349
6,453
1,206
236
3,008
16Steve Nash
S. Nash
3,478
1,217
31.3
14.3
3.0
8.5
0.7
0.1
5.2
10.6
49.0
1.4
3.2
42.8
2.5
2.8
90.4
60.5
0.5
2.5
2.9
38,069
17,387
3,642
10,335
899
102
1,982
+5043
17Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
3,381
1,392
34.0
19.0
10.8
3.0
0.7
2.2
7.4
14.6
50.6
0.0
0.1
17.9
4.2
6.1
69.6
55.1
2.8
8.1
2.4
47,368
26,496
15,091
4,225
1,025
3,020
3,304
+8910
18Charles 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
19Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
3,326
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
3.2
35,773
23,165
4,933
5,701
1,620
885
2,328
+2827
20Stephen Curry
S. Curry
3,317
1,074
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
91.3
62.6
0.6
4.0
3.1
36,443
26,674
4,992
6,763
1,609
283
2,392
+6276
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
3,310
1,207
34.7
23.7
10.9
2.5
0.6
2.3
9.4
16.1
58.2
0.0
0.0
4.5
4.9
9.3
52.7
58.6
3.5
7.4
2.7
41,918
28,596
13,099
3,026
739
2,732
4,146
+4887
22Dwight Howard
D. Howard
3,302
1,242
31.8
15.7
11.8
1.3
0.9
1.8
5.7
9.7
58.7
0.0
0.1
21.4
4.3
7.6
56.7
60.2
3.3
8.4
2.7
39,435
19,485
14,627
1,676
1,081
2,228
3,912
+2878
23Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
3,262
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
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
1,777
+799
24Scottie 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
25Robert Parish
R. Parish
3,183
1,534
28.9
14.8
9.2
1.4
0.8
1.5
6.1
11.3
53.8
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.6
3.6
72.2
57.2
2.9
6.4
2.1
44,320
22,637
14,172
2,106
1,164
2,267
4,219
+105

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