most turnovers nba 1979-1980

Micheal Ray Richardson committed the most turnovers in 1979-80 with 359 turnovers.

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Most turnovers by a player NBA 1979-1980
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1Micheal Ray Richardson
M. Ray Richardson
359
1979-80
82
37.3
15.3
6.6
10.1
3.2
0.4
6.1
13.0
47.2
0.3
1.3
24.5
2.7
4.1
66.0
51.7
1.8
4.7
4.4
3,060
1,254
539
832
265
35
260
2Reggie Theus
R. Theus
348
1979-80
82
36.9
20.2
4.0
6.3
1.4
0.2
6.9
14.3
48.3
0.3
1.3
26.7
6.1
7.3
83.8
57.9
1.7
2.3
4.2
3,029
1,660
329
515
114
20
262
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
305
1979-80
77
36.3
18.0
7.7
7.3
2.4
0.5
6.5
12.3
53.0
0.1
0.4
22.6
4.9
6.0
81.0
60.2
2.2
5.6
4.0
2,795
1,387
596
563
187
41
218
4Moses Malone
M. Malone
300
1979-80
82
38.3
25.8
14.5
1.8
1.0
1.3
9.5
18.9
50.2
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.9
9.5
71.9
56.0
7.0
7.5
3.7
3,140
2,119
1,190
147
80
107
210
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
297
1979-80
82
38.3
24.8
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
216
6Norm Nixon
N. Nixon
288
1979-80
82
39.3
17.6
2.8
7.8
1.8
0.2
7.6
14.7
51.6
0.0
0.1
12.5
2.4
3.1
77.9
54.8
0.6
2.2
3.5
3,226
1,446
229
642
147
14
241
7Mickey Johnson
M. Johnson
286
1979-80
82
32.3
19.1
8.3
4.2
1.9
1.4
7.2
15.5
46.3
0.1
0.4
15.6
4.7
5.9
79.9
52.8
3.1
5.2
3.5
2,647
1,566
681
344
153
112
291
8Julius Erving
J. Erving
284
1979-80
78
36.1
26.9
7.4
4.6
2.2
1.8
10.7
20.7
51.9
0.1
0.3
20.0
5.4
6.8
78.7
56.8
2.8
4.6
3.6
2,812
2,100
576
355
170
140
208
9Phil Ford
P. Ford
282
1979-80
82
32.0
16.2
2.1
7.4
1.7
0.0
6.0
12.9
46.2
0.0
0.3
17.4
4.2
5.2
81.8
53.4
0.4
1.7
3.4
2,621
1,328
172
610
136
4
208
10Ricky Sobers
R. Sobers
282
1979-80
82
32.6
14.2
3.0
5.2
1.7
0.2
5.7
12.2
46.9
0.3
0.8
30.9
2.4
2.9
83.7
52.4
0.9
2.0
3.4
2,673
1,161
242
426
136
17
294
11George McGinnis
G. McGinnis
281
1979-80
TOT
73
30.2
14.7
9.6
4.6
1.4
0.3
5.5
12.1
45.1
0.0
0.2
13.3
3.7
6.7
55.3
48.7
3.0
6.5
3.8
2,208
1,072
699
333
101
23
303
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
263
1979-80
82
36.0
21.3
10.4
4.5
1.7
0.6
8.5
17.8
47.4
0.7
1.7
40.6
3.7
4.4
83.6
53.8
2.6
7.8
3.2
2,955
1,745
852
370
143
53
279
13Eddie Jordan
E. Jordan
258
1979-80
82
32.4
13.3
3.3
6.8
2.7
0.3
5.3
12.4
43.0
0.1
0.6
25.0
2.5
3.1
77.9
48.1
0.8
2.5
3.1
2,657
1,087
270
557
223
27
238
14Swen Nater
S. Nater
257
1979-80
81
35.3
13.4
15.0
2.9
0.6
0.5
5.5
9.9
55.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.4
71.8
58.9
4.3
10.7
3.2
2,860
1,082
1,216
233
45
37
259
15Ray Williams
R. Williams
256
1979-80
82
31.5
20.9
5.0
6.2
2.0
0.3
8.4
16.9
49.6
0.1
0.5
18.9
4.1
5.2
78.7
54.6
1.8
3.2
3.1
2,582
1,714
412
512
167
24
295
16George Gervin
G. Gervin
254
1979-80
78
37.6
33.1
5.2
2.6
1.4
1.0
13.1
24.9
52.8
0.4
1.3
31.4
6.5
7.6
85.2
58.7
2.0
3.2
3.3
2,934
2,585
403
202
110
79
208
17Truck Robinson
T. Robinson
251
1979-80
82
33.0
17.3
9.4
1.7
0.7
0.7
6.6
13.0
51.2
0.0
0.0
4.0
5.9
66.7
55.3
2.6
6.8
3.1
2,710
1,415
770
142
58
59
262
18John Johnson
J. Johnson
247
1979-80
81
31.3
11.3
5.3
5.2
0.9
0.4
4.7
9.5
48.8
0.0
0.0
2.0
2.5
80.1
53.2
2.0
3.2
3.0
2,533
915
426
424
76
35
213
19Nate Archibald
N. Archibald
242
1979-80
80
35.8
14.1
2.5
8.4
1.3
0.1
4.8
9.9
48.2
0.1
0.2
22.2
4.5
5.4
83.0
57.4
0.7
1.7
3.0
2,864
1,131
197
671
106
10
218
20Walter Davis
W. Davis
242
1979-80
75
30.8
21.5
3.6
4.5
1.5
0.3
8.8
15.5
56.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
4.0
4.9
81.9
60.8
1.0
2.6
3.2
2,309
1,613
272
337
114
19
202
21John Drew
J. Drew
240
1979-80
80
28.8
19.5
5.9
1.3
1.1
0.3
6.7
14.8
45.3
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.1
8.1
75.7
53.2
2.5
3.4
3.0
2,306
1,559
471
101
91
23
313
22Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
238
1979-80
58
36.2
21.1
8.1
3.4
1.3
1.1
8.5
17.7
48.0
0.1
0.4
12.5
4.1
5.6
73.0
52.4
1.7
6.3
4.1
2,097
1,222
467
200
73
65
178
23Adrian Dantley
A. Dantley
233
1979-80
68
39.3
28.0
7.6
2.8
1.4
0.2
10.7
18.6
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
6.5
7.7
84.2
63.5
2.7
4.9
3.4
2,674
1,903
516
191
96
14
211
24Dan Roundfield
D. Roundfield
233
1979-80
81
32.0
16.5
10.3
2.3
1.2
1.7
6.2
12.4
49.9
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.1
5.7
71.0
55.1
3.6
6.7
2.9
2,588
1,334
837
184
101
139
317
25Larry Kenon
L. Kenon
232
1979-80
78
35.9
20.1
9.9
3.0
1.4
0.2
8.3
17.1
48.5
0.0
0.1
11.1
3.5
4.4
78.3
52.7
3.3
6.6
3.0
2,798
1,565
775
231
111
18
192
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