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List of NBA career turnovers leaders

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This article provides two lists:

:A list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded.{{efn|The National Basketball Association did not record turnover statistics until the 1977–78 season.}}

:A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/tov_progress.html | title=NBA Progressive Leaders and Records for Turnovers | work=Basketball-Reference.com | accessdate=12 April 2015}}

Turnovers leaders

This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career regular season turnovers recorded.{{cite web | url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/tov_career.html | title=NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Turnovers | work=Basketball-Reference.com | accessdate=March 3, 2019}}

:Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

File:LeBron James 18112009 1.jpg has the most turnovers in NBA history.]]

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|Active NBA player

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|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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Rank

!Player

!Pos

!class="unsortable"|Team(s) played for (years){{efn|American Basketball Association (ABA) teams other than those admitted into the NBA in 1976 are not included; each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.}}

!Total turnovers

!Games played

!data-sort-type=number|Turnovers per game
average{{efn|Average is rounded to the nearest hundredth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.}}

1

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|LeBron|James}}^

|SF

|Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2009|end}}, {{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2018|start}}–present)

|5,471

|1,562

|{{#expr:5471/1562 round2}}0

2

|bgcolor="#cfecec"|{{sortname|Russell|Westbrook}}^

|PG

|Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2008|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2019|full=y}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2020|full=y}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2022|end}}–{{nbay|2023|end}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2024|start}}–present)

|4,829

|1,237

|{{#expr:4829/1237 round2}}0

3

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Karl|Malone}}*

|PF

|Utah Jazz ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2003|full=y}})

|4,524

|1,476

|3.07

4

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|James|Harden}}^

|SG/PG

|Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2012|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2020|end}}–{{nbay|2021|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2021|end}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2023|start}}–present)

|4,260

|1,151

|{{#expr:4260/1151 round2}}0

5

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|John|Stockton}}*

|PG

|Utah Jazz ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})

|4,244

|1,504

|2.82

6

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Kobe|Bryant}}*

|SG

|Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})

|4,010

|1,346

|2.98

7

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Jason|Kidd}}*

|PG

|Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1996|start}}, {{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})

|4,003

|1,391

|2.88

8

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Moses|Malone}}*

|C

|Buffalo Braves (1976){{efn|name=fn1|Turnovers were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).}}
Houston Rockets (1976–1977){{efn|name=fn1}}
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1985|end}}, {{nbay|1993|full=y}})
Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1986|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1991|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1994|full=y}})

|3,804

|1,247

|3.05

9

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Isiah|Thomas}}*

|PG

|Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})

|3,682

|979

|3.76

10

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Hakeem|Olajuwon}}*

|C

|Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2001|full=y}})

|3,667

|1,238

|2.96

11

|bgcolor="#cfecec"|{{sortname|Kevin|Durant}}^

|SF/PF

|Seattle SuperSonics/Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2022|end}}–present)

|3,554

|1,123

|{{#expr:3554/1123 round2}}

12

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Patrick|Ewing}}*

|C

|New York Knicks ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|2000|full=y}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2001|full=y}})

|3,537

|1,183

|2.99

13

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Paul|Pierce}}*

|SF

|Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2013|full=y}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2014|full=y}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}})

|3,532

|1,343

|{{sort|2.630|2.63}}

14

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Magic|Johnson|Magic Johnson}}*

|PG

|Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1990|end}}, {{nbay|1995|end}})

|3,506

|906

|3.87

15

|{{sortname|Reggie|Theus}}

|PG/SG

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1978|start}}–{{nbay|1983|end}})
Kansas City/Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|1983|end}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1988|full=y}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1989|full=y}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1990|full=y}})

|3,493

|1,026

|3.40

16

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Steve|Nash}}*

|PG

|Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}}, {{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2012|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})

|3,478

|1,217

|2.86

17

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Tim|Duncan}}*

|PF/C

|San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})

|3,381

|1,392

|{{sort|2.429|2.43}}

18

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Charles|Barkley}}*

|PF

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})

|3,376

|1,073

|{{sort|3.146|3.15}}

19

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dwyane|Wade}}*

|SG

|Miami Heat ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}}, {{nbay|2017|end}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2016|full=y}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})

|3,326

|1,054

|{{sort|3.156|3.16}}

20

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Shaquille|O'Neal}}*

|C

|Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|2009|full=y}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})

|3,310

|1,207

|{{sort|2.742|2.74}}

21

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dwight|Howard}}*

|C

|Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2012|full=y}}, {{nbay|2019|full=y}}, {{nbay|2021|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2016|full=y}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2020|full=y}})

|3,302

|1,242

|{{sort|2.659|2.66}}

22

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Allen|Iverson}}*

|SG/PG

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2006|start}}, {{nbay|2009|full=y}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|start}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|2008|full=y}})
Memphis Grizzlies ({{nbay|2009|start}})

|3,262

|914

|3.57

23

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Scottie|Pippen}}*

|SF

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1998|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2003|full=y}})

|3,257

|1,178

|2.76

24

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Stephen|Curry}}^

|PG

|Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|2009|start}}–present)

|3,187

|1,026

|{{#expr:3187/1026 round2}}

25

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Robert|Parish}}*

|C

|Golden State Warriors (1976–1977){{efn|name=fn1}}
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1996|full=y}})

|3,183

|1,534

|2.07

26

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Kevin|Garnett}}*

|PF

|Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}}, {{nbay|2014|end}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})

|3,179

|1,462

|{{sort|2.174|2.17}}

27

|{{sortname|Mark|Jackson|dab=basketball}}

|PG

|New York Knicks ({{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})
Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|1994|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|1996|end}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|1996|full=y}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2000|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2000|end}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
Utah Jazz ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2003|end}})

|3,155

|1,296

|{{sort|2.434|2.43}}

28

|{{sortname|Andre|Miller}}

|PG

|Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2006|start}}, {{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2013|end}}–{{nbay|2014|end}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|2014|end}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|2015|full=y}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2015|end}})

|3,121

|1,304

|2.39

29

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Chris|Paul}}^

|PG

|New Orleans Hornets ({{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2017|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2019|full=y}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|2023|full=y}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2024|start}}–present)

|3,093

|1,354

|{{#expr:3093/1354 round2}}

30

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Carmelo|Anthony}}*

|SF

|Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|2003|start}}–{{nbay|2010|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|2010|end}}–{{nbay|2016|end}})
Oklahoma City Thunder ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|2019|start}}–{{nbay|2020|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2021|full=y}})

|3,052

|1,260

|2.42

31

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Gary|Payton}}*

|PG

|Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|1990|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2002|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2003|full=y}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2004|full=y}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2005|start}}–{{nbay|2006|end}})

|3,030

|1,335

|2.27

32

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Clyde|Drexler}}*

|SG

|Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1983|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1994|end}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})

|2,977

|1,086

|{{sort|2.741|2.74}}

33

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Michael|Jordan}}*

|SG

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}}, {{nbay|1994|end}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})

|2,924

|1,072

|2.73

34

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Tony|Parker}}*

|PG

|San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2017|end}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|2018|full=y}})

|2,865

|1,254

|2.28

35

|{{sortname|Rod|Strickland}}

|PG

|New York Knicks ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1989|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1989|end}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1992|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}}, {{nbay|2000|end}})
Washington Bullets/Wizards ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2001|full=y}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2003|full=y}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2003|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2004|end}})

|2,862

|1,094

|2.62

36

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Alex|English}}*

|SF/PF

|Milwaukee Bucks (1976–1977){{efn|name=fn1}}
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1977|full=y}})
Indiana Pacers ({{nbay|1978|start}}–{{nbay|1979|end}})
Denver Nuggets ({{nbay|1979|end}}–{{nbay|1989|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|1990|full=y}})

|2,821

|1,133

|{{sort|2.490|2.49}}

37

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Larry|Bird}}*

|SF/PF

|Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1979|start}}–{{nbay|1991|end}})

|2,816

|897

|3.14

38

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Bernard|King}}*

|SF

|New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1977|start}}–{{nbay|1978|end}}, {{nbay|1992|end}})
Utah Jazz ({{nbay|1979|full=y}})
Golden State Warriors ({{nbay|1980|start}}–{{nbay|1981|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1986|end}})
Washington Bullets ({{nbay|1987|start}}–{{nbay|1992|end}})

|2,791

|874

|3.19

39

|{{sortname|Charles|Oakley}}

|PF

|Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}}, {{nbay|2001|full=y}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2000|end}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2003|end}})

|2,785

|1,282

|{{sort|2.172|2.17}}

40

|{{sortname|Buck|Williams}}

|PF

|New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|1981|start}}–{{nbay|1988|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1995|end}})
New York Knicks ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})

|2,784

|1,307

|2.13

41

|{{sortname|Otis|Thorpe}}

|PF/C

|Kansas City/Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|1984|start}}–{{nbay|1987|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|1988|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1994|end}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}})
Vancouver Grizzlies ({{nbay|1997|full=y}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|1997|end}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|1998|full=y}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|1999|full=y}})
Charlotte Hornets ({{nbay|2000|full=y}})

|2,774

|1,257

|2.21

42

|{{sortname|Shawn|Kemp}}

|PF/C

|Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|1989|start}}–{{nbay|1996|end}})
Cleveland Cavaliers ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|1999|end}})
Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2002|full=y}})

|2,766

|1,051

|{{sort|2.632|2.63}}

43

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Ray|Allen}}*

|SG

|Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|1996|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}})
Seattle SuperSonics ({{nbay|2002|end}}–{{nbay|2006|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2007|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2012|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})

|2,709

|1,300

|2.08

44

|bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Jrue|Holiday}}^

|PG

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2012|end}})
New Orleans Pelicans ({{nbay|2013|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2020|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|2023|start}}–present)

|2,673

|1,037

|{{#expr:2673/1037 round2}}

45

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Dominique|Wilkins}}*

|SF

|Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|1982|start}}–{{nbay|1993|end}})
Los Angeles Clippers ({{nbay|1993|end}})
Boston Celtics ({{nbay|1994|full=y}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1996|full=y}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|1998|end}})

|2,669

|1,074

|{{sort|2.485|2.49}}

46

|{{sortname|Terry|Porter}}

|PG/SG

|Portland Trail Blazers ({{nbay|1985|start}}–{{nbay|1994|end}})
Minnesota Timberwolves ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|1998|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|1999|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})

|2,666

|1,274

|2.09

47

|{{sortname|Jerry|Stackhouse}}

|SG

|Philadelphia 76ers ({{nbay|1995|start}}–{{nbay|1997|start}})
Detroit Pistons ({{nbay|1997|start}}–{{nbay|2001|end}})
Washington Wizards ({{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2009|end}})
Miami Heat ({{nbay|2010|start}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2011|full=y}})
Brooklyn Nets ({{nbay|2012|full=y}})

|2,641

|970

|2.72

48

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Pau|Gasol}}*

|PF/C

|Memphis Grizzlies ({{nbay|2001|start}}–{{nbay|2007|end}})
Los Angeles Lakers ({{nbay|2007|end}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Chicago Bulls ({{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}})
San Antonio Spurs ({{nbay|2016|start}}–{{nbay|2018|end}})
Milwaukee Bucks ({{nbay|2018|end}})

|2,638

|1,226

|2.15

49

| bgcolor="#CFECEC" |{{sortname|Kyle|Lowry}}^

|PG

|Memphis Grizzlies ({{nbay|2006|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Houston Rockets ({{nbay|2008|end}}–{{nbay|2011|end}})
Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|2012|start}}–{{Nbay|2020|end}})
Miami Heat ({{Nbay|2021|start}}–{{Nbay|2023|end}})
Philadelphia 76ers ({{Nbay|2023|end}}–present)

|2,628

|1,173

|{{#expr:2628/1173 round2}}

50

|bgcolor="#FFFF99"|{{sortname|Vince|Carter}}*

|SG/SF

|Toronto Raptors ({{nbay|1998|start}}–{{nbay|2004|start}})
New Jersey Nets ({{nbay|2004|start}}–{{nbay|2008|end}})
Orlando Magic ({{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2010|start}})
Phoenix Suns ({{nbay|2010|full=y}})
Dallas Mavericks ({{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2013|end}})
Memphis Grizzlies ({{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2016|end}})
Sacramento Kings ({{nbay|2017|full=y}})
Atlanta Hawks ({{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}})

|2,590

|1,540

|1.68

Progressive list of turnovers leaders

This is a progressive list of turnovers leaders showing how the record increased through the years.

:Statistics accurate as of the 2024–25 NBA season.

File:James Harden (30735342912).jpg has the most turnovers in a single season with 464.]]

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|Active NBA player

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|Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

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|Eligible for Hall of Fame in 2026{{Cite web |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/hof.cgi |title=2025 Hall of Fame Candidates |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=2019-04-12}}

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|+Team Abbreviations

|+Team listed is the one player was on when he established the record.

ATLstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Atlanta HawksHOUstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Houston RocketsNYKstyle="border-right: solid blue" |New York KnicksUTAstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Utah Jazz
BOSstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Boston CelticsINDstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Indiana PacersOKCstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Oklahoma City ThunderVANstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Vancouver Grizzlies
CHIstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Chicago BullsKCKstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Kansas City KingsORLstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Orlando MagicWASstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Washington Wizards
CLEstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Cleveland CavaliersLAL

| style="border-right: solid blue" |Los Angeles Lakers

PHIstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Philadelphia 76ersWSBstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Washington Bullets
DALstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Dallas MavericksMIAstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Miami HeatPHOstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Phoenix Suns
DENstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Denver NuggetsMILstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Milwaukee BucksPORstyle="border-right: solid blue" |Portland Trail Blazers
DETstyle="border-right: solid blue"|Detroit PistonsNJNstyle="border-right: solid blue" |New Jersey NetsSASstyle="border-right: solid blue" |San Antonio Spurs

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|+style="font-size:90%;"| NBA progressive leaders and records for turnovers for every season

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!Season

!Year-by-year leader

!TOV

!Active player leader

!TOV

!Career record

!TOV

!Single-season record

!TOV

!Season

1977–78bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Artis Gilmore*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|366bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Artis Gilmore*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|366bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Artis Gilmore*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|366bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=38|Artis Gilmore*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=38|3661977–78
1978–79bgcolor="#FFFF99"|George McGinnis*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|346Kevin Porter{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|697Kevin Porter{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|6971978–79
1979–80Micheal Ray Richardson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NYK}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|359bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=2|George McGinnis*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN 1979–80}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|IND 1980–81}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|939bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=2|George McGinnis*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DEN 1979–80}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|IND 1980–81}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|9391979–80
1980–81bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Moses Malone*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|308align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,160align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,1601980–81
1981–82bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Isiah Thomas*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}
Adrian Dantley*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|299bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=14|Moses Malone*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU 1981–82}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI 1982–86}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WSB 1986–88}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL 1988–91}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL 1991–93}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI 1993–94}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS 1994–95}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,448bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=19|Moses Malone*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU 1981–82}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI 1982–86}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WSB 1986–88}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL 1988–91}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL 1991–93}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI 1993–94}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|SAS 1994–95}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,4481981–82
1982–83Ray Williams{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|KCK}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|335align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,712align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,7121982–83
1983–84Jeff Ruland{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WSB}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|342align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,962align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|1,9621983–84
1984–85bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Ralph Sampson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|326align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,248align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,2481984–85
1985–86bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Charles Barkley*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|350align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,509align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,5091985–86
1986–87Ron Harper{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CLE}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|345align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,711align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,7111986–87
1987–88bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Karl Malone*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|325align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,960align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9601987–88
1988–89Kevin Johnson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHO}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|322align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,205align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2051988–89
1989–90bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Isiah Thomas*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|322align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,437align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,4371989–90
1990–91bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Magic Johnson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|314align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,574align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,5741990–91
1991–92bgcolor="#FFFF99"|John Stockton*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|286align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,724align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7241991–92
1992–93bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Shaquille O'Neal*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ORL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|307align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,734align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7341992–93
1993–94Jim Jackson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|334align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,793align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7931993–94
1994–95Glenn Robinson{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|313align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,804rowspan=6 align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,8041994–95
1995–96bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Jason Kidd*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|328bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Magic Johnson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,5061995–96
1996–97bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Allen Iverson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|337rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|John Stockton*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2011996–97
1997–98Antoine Walker{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|BOS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|292align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,3621997–98
1998–99Shareef Abdur-Rahim{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|VAN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|186rowspan=6 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Karl Malone*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA 1998–03}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL 2003–04}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,4731998–99
1999–00rowspan=2 |Jerry Stackhouse{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DET}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|311align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7041999–00
2000–01align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|326align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,948rowspan=20 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Karl Malone*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|UTA 2000–03}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL 2003–04}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,9482000–01
2001–02bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Jason Kidd*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NJN}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|286align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,211align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,2112001–02
2002–03Steve Francis{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|299align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,421align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,4212002–03
2003–04bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Paul Pierce*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|BOS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|303align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,524align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=17|4,5242003–04
2004–05bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Allen Iverson*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHI}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|344
Gary Payton*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|BOS}}
Rod Strickland{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,8622004–05
2005–06Gilbert Arenas{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|297rowspan=2 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Gary Payton*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|MIA}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|2,9642005–06
2006–07bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Dwight Howard*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ORL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|317align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,0302006–07
2007–08bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Steve Nash*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHO}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|295rowspan=6 bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Jason Kidd*
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NJN 2007–08}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DAL 2008–12}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|NYK 2012–13}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,2772007–08
2008–09bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Russell Westbrook^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|OKC}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|274align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,4622008–09
2009–10bgcolor="#FFFF99"|Steve Nash*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|PHO}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|295align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,6572009–10
2010–11bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Russell Westbrook^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|OKC}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|316align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,8362010–11
2011–12bgcolor="#F0E130"|John Wall§{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|255align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,9272011–12
2012–13bgcolor="#CFECEC"|James Harden^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|295align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,0032012–13
2013–14bgcolor="#F0E130"|John Wall§{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|295bgcolor="#FFFF99" rowspan=3|Kobe Bryant*{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,7532013–14
2014–15rowspan=3 bgcolor="#CFECEC"|James Harden^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|321align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,8812014–15
2015–16align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|374align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,010rowspan=10 bgcolor="#CFECEC"|James Harden^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |3742015–16
2016–17align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|464bgcolor="#CFECEC" rowspan=9|LeBron James^
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|CLE 2016–18}}
{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL 2018–}}		align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,619align=center style="border-right: solid blue" rowspan=9|4642016–17
2017–18bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Russell Westbrook^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|OKC}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|381align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|3,9662017–18
2018–19rowspan=2 bgcolor="#CFECEC"|James Harden^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|HOU}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|387align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,1632018–19
2019–20align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|308align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,4242019–20
2020–21bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Russell Westbrook^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|WAS}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|312align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,592rowspan=5 bgcolor="#CFECEC"|LeBron James^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|LAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,5922020–21
2021–22bgcolor="#CFECEC" rowspan=2|Trae Young^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|303align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,788align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|4,7882021–22
2022–23align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|300align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |4,966align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |4,9662022–23
2023–24bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Luka Dončić^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|DAL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|282align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |5,211align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |5,2112023–24
2024–25bgcolor="#CFECEC"|Trae Young^{{0}}{{0}}{{0}}{{small|ATL}}align=center style="border-right: solid blue"|355align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |5,471align=center style="border-right: solid blue" |5,4712024–25
SeasonYear-by-year leaderTOVActive player leaderTOVCareer recordTOVSingle-season recordTOVSeason

See also

Notes

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References

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External links

  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/leaders/tov_career.html Basketball-Reference.com enumeration of NBA career leaders in turnovers]
  • [https://www.nba.com/stats/alltime-leaders/?SeasonType=Regular%20Season&StatCategory=TOV National Basketball Association official website enumeration of NBA career leaders in turnovers]

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Career turnovers leaders}}

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