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This article provides two lists:
- A list of National Basketball Association (NBA) players by total career playoff turnovers recorded.
- A progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record has increased through the years.
Career playoff turnover leaders
This is a list of National Basketball Association players by total career playoff turnovers recorded.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
Progressive list of playoff turnover leaders
This is a progressive list of turnover leaders showing how the record increased through the years.
- Statistics accurate as of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
^ | Active NBA player |
* | Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame |
† | Not yet eligible for Hall of Fame consideration |
BOS | Boston Celtics | HOU | Houston Rockets | NJN | New Jersey Nets | PHO | Phoenix Suns |
CHI | Chicago Bulls | IND | Indiana Pacers | NYK | New York Knicks | TOR | Toronto Raptors |
CLE | Cleveland Cavaliers | LAL | Los Angeles Lakers | OKC | Oklahoma City Thunder | UTA | Utah Jazz |
DET | Detroit Pistons | MIA | Miami Heat | ORL | Orlando Magic | SEA | Seattle SuperSonics |
GSW | Golden State Warriors | MIN | Minnesota Timberwolves | PHI | Philadelphia 76ers | WAS | Washington Wizards |
Season | Year-by-year leader | TOV | Active player leader | TOV | Career record | TOV | Single-season record | TOV | Season |
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1977–78 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 74 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 74 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 74 | Marvin Webster000SEA | 74 | 1977–78 |
1978–79 | Walter Davis*000PHO | 66 | John Johnson000SEA | 117 | John Johnson000SEA | 117 | 1978–79 | ||
1979–80 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 65 | 173 | 173 | 1979–80 | ||||
1980–81 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 62 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 184 | Julius Erving*000PHI | 184 | 1980–81 | ||
1981–82 | Julius Erving*000PHIAndrew Toney000PHI | 67 | 251 | 251 | 1981–82 | ||||
1982–83 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 64 | 290 | 290 | 1982–83 | ||||
1983–84 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 87 | 311 | 311 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 87 | 1983–84 | ||
1984–85 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 76 | 348 | 348 | 1984–85 | ||||
1985–86 | Ralph Sampson*000HOU | 71 | 387 | 387 | 1985–86 | ||||
1986–87 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 71 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 435 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 435 | 1986–87 | ||
1987–88 | Isiah Thomas*000DET | 85 | 518 | 518 | 1987–88 | ||||
1988–89 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 68 | 571 | 571 | 1988–89 | ||||
1989–90 | Isiah Thomas*000DET | 72 | 607 | 607 | 1989–90 | ||||
1990–91 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 77 | 684 | 684 | 1990–91 | ||||
1991–92 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 81 | Larry Bird*000BOS | 506 | 1991–92 | ||||
1992–93 | Kevin Johnson000PHO | 84 | Michael Jordan*000 CHI Isiah Thomas*000DET |
369 | 1992–93 | ||||
1993–94 | Hakeem Olajuwon*000HOU Patrick Ewing*000NYK |
83 | Isiah Thomas*000DET | 369 | 1993–94 | ||||
1994–95 | Shaquille O'Neal*000ORLPenny Hardaway000ORL | 73 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 410 | 1994–95 | ||||
1995–96 | Shawn Kemp000SEA | 80 | Magic Johnson*000LAL | 696 | 696 | 1995–96 | |||
1996–97 | Alonzo Mourning*000MIA | 70 | Michael Jordan*000CHI | 501 | 1996–97 | ||||
1997–98 | Karl Malone*000UTA | 60 | 546 | 1997–98 | |||||
1998–99 | Latrell Sprewell000NYK | 58 | Scottie Pippen*000CHI | 536 | 1998–99 | ||||
1999–00 | Shaquille O'Neal*000LAL | 56 | 573 | 1999–00 | |||||
2000–01 | Allen Iverson*000PHI | 63 | 585 | 2000–01 | |||||
2001–02 | Jason Kidd*000NJN | 67 | 595 | 2001–02 | |||||
2002–03 | 79 | 602 | 2002–03 | ||||||
2003–04 | Kevin Garnett*000MIN | 75 | 2003–04 | ||||||
2004–05 | Richard Hamilton000DET | 78 | Shaquille O'Neal* 000MIA 2005–07 000PHO 2008–09 000CLE 2009–10 000BOS 2010–11 |
517 | 2004–05 | ||||
2005–06 | Dwyane Wade*000MIA | 90 | 602 | Dwyane Wade*000MIA | 90 | 2005–06 | |||
2006–07 | Deron Williams000UTA | 68 | 616 | 2006–07 | |||||
2007–08 | Paul Pierce*000BOS | 82 | 625 | 2007–08 | |||||
2008–09 | Dwight Howard†000ORL | 67 | 2008–09 | ||||||
2009–10 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 79 | 649 | 2009–10 | |||||
2010–11 | Russell Westbrook^000OKC | 78 | 2010–11 | ||||||
2011–12 | LeBron James^000MIA | 81 | Kobe Bryant*000LAL | 647 | 2011–12 | ||||
2012–13 | Paul George^000IND | 75 | 2012–13 | ||||||
2013–14 | Russell Westbrook^000OKC | 83 | 2013–14 | ||||||
2014–15 | Stephen Curry^000GSW LeBron James^000CLE |
82 | 2014–15 | ||||||
2015–16 | Russell Westbrook^000OKC | 78 | LeBron James^ 000CLE 2016–18 000LAL 2018–24 |
700 | LeBron James^ 000CLE 2016–18 000LAL 2018–24 |
700 | 2015–16 | ||
2016–17 | LeBron James^000CLE | 72 | 772 | 772 | 2016–17 | ||||
2017–18 | 94 | 866 | 866 | LeBron James^000CLE | 94 | 2017–18 | |||
2018–19 | Draymond Green^000GSW | 83 | 2018–19 | ||||||
2019–20 | LeBron James^000LAL | 84 | 950 | 950 | 2019–20 | ||||
2020–21 | Devin Booker^000PHO | 81 | 975 | 975 | 2020–21 | ||||
2021–22 | Jayson Tatum^000BOS | 100 | Jayson Tatum^000BOS | 100 | 2021–22 | ||||
2022–23 | Nikola Jokić^000DEN | 70 | 1,015 | 1,015 | 2022–23 | ||||
2023–24 | Luka Dončić^000DAL | 90 | 1,034 | 1,034 | 2022–23 | ||||
Season | Year-by-year leader | TOV | Active player leader | TOV | Career record | TOV | Single-season record | TOV | Season |
See also
References
- ^ "NBA Progressive Playoff Leaders and Records for Turnovers". Basketball-Reference.com. Sports-Reference LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2015.
- The National Basketball Association did not record turnover statistics until the 1977–78 season.
- ^ 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. The years listed are only ones in which the player played in a playoff game.
- ^ Average is rounded to the nearest tenth and its calculation does not include games played in seasons before turnovers were officially recorded.
- Known as Lew Alcindor prior to May 1, 1971.
- ^ Turnovers were not yet recorded during the player's tenure with this team and season(s).
- Previously written as Akeem Olajuwon prior to official spelling change March 9, 1991.
- "2024 NBA Playoffs Leaders". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- A player is not eligible for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame until he has been fully retired for three calendar years.
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