NBA & ABA Career Combined (Regular Season + Playoffs) Leaders and Records for Turnovers

Active players are listed in bold
* Indicates member of the Hall of Fame.
Turnovers since 1977-78 (1967-68 for ABA)

NBA/ABA Leaders

NBA/ABA Leaders Table
Rank Player Tot TOV Reg TOV Play TOV
1. LeBron James 6235 5211 1024
2. Karl Malone* 5074 4524 550
3. Russell Westbrook 5053 4587 466
4. John Stockton* 4761 4244 517
5. Kobe Bryant* 4657 4010 647
6. James Harden 4476 3919 557
7. Jason Kidd* 4453 4003 450
8. Magic Johnson* 4202 3506 696
9. Hakeem Olajuwon* 4091 3667 424
10. Isiah Thomas* 4051 3682 369
11. Moses Malone* 4019 3804 215
12. Tim Duncan* 4014 3381 633
13. Paul Pierce* 4008 3532 476
14. Shaquille O'Neal* 3959 3310 649
15. Kevin Durant 3911 3364 547
16. Dwyane Wade* 3909 3326 583
17. Patrick Ewing* 3882 3537 345
18. Steve Nash* 3861 3478 383
19. Scottie Pippen* 3859 3257 602
20. Charles Barkley* 3729 3376 353
21. Dwight Howard 3625 3302 323
22. Robert Parish* 3548 3183 365
23. Reggie Theus 3541 3493 48
24. Kevin Garnett* 3521 3179 342
25. Allen Iverson* 3483 3262 221
26. Stephen Curry 3476 2987 489
27. Michael Jordan* 3470 2924 546
28. Tony Parker* 3459 2865 594
29. Mark Jackson 3447 3155 292
30. Clyde Drexler* 3374 2977 397
31. Chris Paul 3341 2964 377
32. Gary Payton* 3327 3030 297
33. Larry Bird* 3322 2816 506
34. Carmelo Anthony 3270 3052 218
35. Andre Miller 3265 3121 144
36. Charles Oakley 3093 2785 308
37. Shawn Kemp 3041 2766 275
38. Rod Strickland 2987 2862 125
39. Ray Allen* 2983 2709 274
40. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2974 2527 447
  Buck Williams 2974 2784 190
42. Alex English* 2963 2821 142
43. Rajon Rondo 2935 2586 349
44. Dennis Johnson* 2928 2448 480
45. Kyle Lowry 2909 2607 302
46. Terry Porter 2902 2666 236
47. Otis Thorpe 2891 2774 117
48. Pau Gasol* 2888 2638 250
49. Bernard King* 2853 2791 62
50. Dirk Nowitzki* 2822 2494 328
  Dominique Wilkins* 2822 2669 153
52. Jack Sikma* 2795 2586 209
53. Jerry Stackhouse 2782 2641 141
54. Jrue Holiday 2764 2596 168
55. Vince Carter* 2758 2590 168
56. Tom Chambers 2757 2549 208
57. Clifford Robinson 2732 2502 230
58. Walter Davis* 2730 2541 189
  Vlade Divac* 2730 2470 260
60. Julius Erving* 2719 2323 396
61. David Robinson* 2697 2417 280
62. Adrian Dantley* 2688 2503 185
63. Sam Cassell 2686 2418 268
64. Antoine Walker 2674 2504 170
65. Reggie Miller* 2666 2409 257
66. Joe Johnson 2663 2451 212
67. Paul George 2660 2317 343
68. Kevin Willis 2649 2520 129
69. Tim Hardaway* 2646 2481 165
  Deron Williams 2646 2402 244
71. Giannis Antetokounmpo 2640 2380 260
72. Mitch Richmond* 2636 2579 57
73. Stephon Marbury 2621 2547 74
  Latrell Sprewell 2621 2450 171
75. Kevin Johnson 2612 2258 354
76. Jason Terry 2604 2415 189
77. Manu Ginóbili* 2597 2116 481
78. Maurice Cheeks* 2586 2268 318
79. Damian Lillard 2574 2379 195
80. Jamal Crawford 2571 2476 95
81. John Wall 2557 2412 145
82. Chris Webber* 2540 2313 227
83. Grant Hill* 2538 2459 79
84. Norm Nixon 2519 2368 151
85. Mark Aguirre 2504 2306 198
86. Derek Harper 2501 2334 167
87. Juwan Howard 2495 2469 26
88. Detlef Schrempf 2493 2268 225
89. Andre Iguodala 2477 2240 237
90. Lamar Odom 2467 2253 214
91. Chauncey Billups* 2460 2138 322
92. Chris Mullin* 2451 2315 136
93. Baron Davis 2439 2308 131
94. Alonzo Mourning* 2435 2209 226
95. Artis Gilmore* 2428 2347 81
96. Zach Randolph 2419 2290 129
97. DeMar DeRozan 2418 2274 144
98. Ron Harper 2372 2251 121
99. Terry Cummings 2371 2200 171
100. Josh Smith 2361 2197 164
101. Alvan Adams 2348 2194 154
102. Sleepy Floyd 2343 2251 92
103. Stephen Jackson 2334 2141 193
104. Monta Ellis 2332 2246 86
105. Mike Bibby 2325 2134 191
  Richard Hamilton 2325 1977 348
107. George Gervin* 2324 2137 187
108. Dikembe Mutombo* 2322 2173 149
109. Joe Dumars* 2289 2084 205
110. Rudy Gay 2282 2245 37
111. Mike Conley 2266 2105 161
112. Draymond Green 2264 1853 411
113. Mychal Thompson 2260 2104 156
114. Jim Jackson 2235 2179 56
115. Mookie Blaylock 2229 2067 162
116. Glenn Robinson 2224 2147 77
117. Jalen Rose 2220 2102 118
118. Kevin McHale* 2219 1893 326
119. Ray Williams 2205 2099 106
120. Jeff Hornacek 2202 1971 231
121. DeMarcus Cousins 2180 2149 31
122. Goran Dragić 2176 2064 112
123. Eddie Johnson 2174 2076 98
124. Nikola Jokić 2165 1946 219
125. Tracy McGrady* 2161 2029 132
126. James Worthy* 2157 1859 298
127. Alvin Robertson 2155 2116 39
128. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2149 2136 13
129. Damon Stoudamire 2138 2039 99
130. Amar'e Stoudemire 2135 1953 182
131. Derrick Coleman 2118 2036 82
132. Elton Brand 2100 2060 40
133. Mickey Johnson 2087 2050 37
134. Bill Cartwright 2084 1892 192
135. Boris Diaw 2078 1897 181
136. Raymond Felton 2066 2008 58
137. James Edwards 2057 1931 126
138. Steve Francis 2051 2030 21
139. Carlos Boozer 2037 1824 213
140. Paul Millsap 2033 1829 204
  Jermaine O'Neal 2033 1872 161
142. Lou Williams 2026 1896 130
143. Cedric Maxwell 2013 1841 172
144. Xavier McDaniel 2012 1887 125
  Chuck Person 2012 1952 60
146. Christian Laettner 2004 1932 72
147. Joe Barry Carroll 2002 1964 38
148. Kyrie Irving 2000 1832 168
149. Ricky Sobers 1997 1973 24
150. Richard Jefferson 1993 1768 225
151. Eric Bledsoe 1979 1888 91
  Nick Van Exel 1979 1850 129
153. Anfernee Hardaway 1974 1786 188
154. Devin Booker 1967 1815 152
155. Jeff Teague 1956 1803 153
156. Bradley Beal 1955 1839 116
  Rolando Blackman 1955 1829 126
158. Herb Williams 1954 1929 25
159. Hersey Hawkins 1950 1828 122
160. Mark Price 1948 1790 158
161. Mo Williams 1944 1849 95
162. Rony Seikaly 1941 1913 28
163. Derrick McKey 1938 1713 225
164. Chris Bosh* 1933 1807 126
165. Metta World Peace 1932 1791 141
166. Danny Manning 1929 1853 76
167. Allan Houston 1923 1760 163
168. Jameer Nelson 1921 1831 90
  Rasheed Wallace 1921 1693 228
170. Avery Johnson 1919 1748 171
171. Maurice Lucas 1917 1810 107
172. Derrick Rose 1912 1746 166
  David Wesley 1912 1808 104
174. Paul Pressey 1907 1700 207
175. World B. Free 1904 1869 35
  Micheal Ray Richardson 1904 1854 50
  Dan Roundfield 1904 1806 98
178. Corey Maggette 1900 1874 26
179. Al Harrington 1898 1838 60
180. Marc Gasol 1896 1755 141
181. Shawn Marion 1890 1750 140
182. Blake Griffin 1873 1732 141
183. Benoit Benjamin 1871 1847 24
184. Dale Ellis 1868 1771 97
185. Byron Scott 1863 1597 266
186. Julius Randle 1856 1798 58
187. Dennis Schröder 1855 1744 111
188. Vern Fleming 1852 1795 57
189. Steve Smith 1849 1714 135
190. Gus Williams 1847 1646 201
191. John Lucas 1842 1803 39
192. Doug Christie 1837 1721 116
193. David West 1834 1660 174
194. Kenny Anderson 1827 1769 58
195. Danny Ainge 1823 1566 257
196. Glen Rice 1822 1733 89
197. Darryl Dawkins 1821 1621 200
198. Larry Nance 1819 1711 108
199. Gilbert Arenas 1818 1744 74
  Brian Shaw 1818 1664 154
201. Trae Young 1815 1696 119
202. Nenê 1811 1688 123
203. Sherman Douglas 1807 1761 46
204. Ricky Rubio 1806 1768 38
205. Doc Rivers 1804 1651 153
206. Orlando Woolridge 1802 1747 55
207. Vin Baker 1800 1756 44
208. Sam Perkins 1793 1586 207
209. Jarrett Jack 1789 1723 66
210. Devin Harris 1785 1682 103
211. Antawn Jamison 1784 1714 70
212. Kevin Love 1781 1665 116
213. Gerald Wilkins 1778 1687 91
214. Eddie Johnson 1775 1717 58
  Sidney Moncrief* 1775 1551 224
216. Kendall Gill 1771 1734 37
217. Al Horford 1764 1523 241
  Khris Middleton 1764 1560 204
  Rik Smits 1764 1579 185
220. Rick Fox 1762 1611 151
  Armen Gilliam 1762 1722 40
222. Brook Lopez 1759 1667 92
223. Kelly Tripucka 1758 1697 61
  Hedo Türkoğlu 1758 1578 180
225. John Starks 1757 1533 224
226. LaMarcus Aldridge 1755 1643 112
227. Tom Gugliotta 1754 1735 19
228. Michael Finley 1753 1629 124
  Eric Gordon 1753 1648 105
  Caldwell Jones 1753 1596 157
  Kenny Smith 1753 1649 104
232. Vernon Maxwell 1751 1663 88
233. Jerome Kersey 1746 1583 163
  Purvis Short 1746 1720 26
235. Jason Williams 1744 1643 101
236. Dennis Rodman* 1742 1484 258
237. Marques Johnson 1738 1627 111
238. Tyson Chandler 1737 1656 81
  Bill Laimbeer 1737 1594 143
240. Rodney Rogers 1736 1631 105
241. Luka Dončić 1727 1598 129
242. Antonio McDyess 1725 1623 102
243. Anthony Mason 1724 1549 175
244. Johnny Newman 1715 1656 59
245. Kirk Hinrich 1714 1617 97
  Rashard Lewis 1714 1577 137
247. Vinnie Johnson 1711 1569 142
248. Derek Fisher 1710 1473 237
  Thaddeus Young 1710 1641 69
250. Darrell Griffith 1709 1632 77

NBA Leaders

NBA Leaders Table
Rank Player Tot TOV Reg TOV Play TOV
1. LeBron James 6235 5211 1024
2. Karl Malone* 5074 4524 550
3. Russell Westbrook 5053 4587 466
4. John Stockton* 4761 4244 517
5. Kobe Bryant* 4657 4010 647
6. James Harden 4476 3919 557
7. Jason Kidd* 4453 4003 450
8. Magic Johnson* 4202 3506 696
9. Hakeem Olajuwon* 4091 3667 424
10. Isiah Thomas* 4051 3682 369
11. Moses Malone* 4019 3804 215
12. Tim Duncan* 4014 3381 633
13. Paul Pierce* 4008 3532 476
14. Shaquille O'Neal* 3959 3310 649
15. Kevin Durant 3911 3364 547
16. Dwyane Wade* 3909 3326 583
17. Patrick Ewing* 3882 3537 345
18. Steve Nash* 3861 3478 383
19. Scottie Pippen* 3859 3257 602
20. Charles Barkley* 3729 3376 353
21. Dwight Howard 3625 3302 323
22. Robert Parish* 3548 3183 365
23. Reggie Theus 3541 3493 48
24. Kevin Garnett* 3521 3179 342
25. Allen Iverson* 3483 3262 221
26. Stephen Curry 3476 2987 489
27. Michael Jordan* 3470 2924 546
28. Tony Parker* 3459 2865 594
29. Mark Jackson 3447 3155 292
30. Clyde Drexler* 3374 2977 397
31. Chris Paul 3341 2964 377
32. Gary Payton* 3327 3030 297
33. Larry Bird* 3322 2816 506
34. Carmelo Anthony 3270 3052 218
35. Andre Miller 3265 3121 144
36. Charles Oakley 3093 2785 308
37. Shawn Kemp 3041 2766 275
38. Rod Strickland 2987 2862 125
39. Ray Allen* 2983 2709 274
40. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2974 2527 447
  Buck Williams 2974 2784 190
42. Alex English* 2963 2821 142
43. Rajon Rondo 2935 2586 349
44. Dennis Johnson* 2928 2448 480
45. Kyle Lowry 2909 2607 302
46. Terry Porter 2902 2666 236
47. Otis Thorpe 2891 2774 117
48. Pau Gasol* 2888 2638 250
49. Bernard King* 2853 2791 62
50. Dirk Nowitzki* 2822 2494 328
  Dominique Wilkins* 2822 2669 153
52. Jack Sikma* 2795 2586 209
53. Jerry Stackhouse 2782 2641 141
54. Jrue Holiday 2764 2596 168
55. Vince Carter* 2758 2590 168
56. Tom Chambers 2757 2549 208
57. Clifford Robinson 2732 2502 230
58. Walter Davis* 2730 2541 189
  Vlade Divac* 2730 2470 260
60. Julius Erving* 2719 2323 396
61. David Robinson* 2697 2417 280
62. Adrian Dantley* 2688 2503 185
63. Sam Cassell 2686 2418 268
64. Antoine Walker 2674 2504 170
65. Reggie Miller* 2666 2409 257
66. Joe Johnson 2663 2451 212
67. Paul George 2660 2317 343
68. Kevin Willis 2649 2520 129
69. Tim Hardaway* 2646 2481 165
  Deron Williams 2646 2402 244
71. Giannis Antetokounmpo 2640 2380 260
72. Mitch Richmond* 2636 2579 57
73. Stephon Marbury 2621 2547 74
  Latrell Sprewell 2621 2450 171
75. Kevin Johnson 2612 2258 354
76. Jason Terry 2604 2415 189
77. Manu Ginóbili* 2597 2116 481
78. Maurice Cheeks* 2586 2268 318
79. Damian Lillard 2574 2379 195
80. Jamal Crawford 2571 2476 95
81. John Wall 2557 2412 145
82. Chris Webber* 2540 2313 227
83. Grant Hill* 2538 2459 79
84. Norm Nixon 2519 2368 151
85. Mark Aguirre 2504 2306 198
86. Derek Harper 2501 2334 167
87. Juwan Howard 2495 2469 26
88. Detlef Schrempf 2493 2268 225
89. Andre Iguodala 2477 2240 237
90. Lamar Odom 2467 2253 214
91. Chauncey Billups* 2460 2138 322
92. Chris Mullin* 2451 2315 136
93. Baron Davis 2439 2308 131
94. Alonzo Mourning* 2435 2209 226
95. Artis Gilmore* 2428 2347 81
96. Zach Randolph 2419 2290 129
97. DeMar DeRozan 2418 2274 144
98. Ron Harper 2372 2251 121
99. Terry Cummings 2371 2200 171
100. Josh Smith 2361 2197 164
101. Alvan Adams 2348 2194 154
102. Sleepy Floyd 2343 2251 92
103. Stephen Jackson 2334 2141 193
104. Monta Ellis 2332 2246 86
105. Mike Bibby 2325 2134 191
  Richard Hamilton 2325 1977 348
107. George Gervin* 2324 2137 187
108. Dikembe Mutombo* 2322 2173 149
109. Joe Dumars* 2289 2084 205
110. Rudy Gay 2282 2245 37
111. Mike Conley 2266 2105 161
112. Draymond Green 2264 1853 411
113. Mychal Thompson 2260 2104 156
114. Jim Jackson 2235 2179 56
115. Mookie Blaylock 2229 2067 162
116. Glenn Robinson 2224 2147 77
117. Jalen Rose 2220 2102 118
118. Kevin McHale* 2219 1893 326
119. Ray Williams 2205 2099 106
120. Jeff Hornacek 2202 1971 231
121. DeMarcus Cousins 2180 2149 31
122. Goran Dragić 2176 2064 112
123. Eddie Johnson 2174 2076 98
124. Nikola Jokić 2165 1946 219
125. Tracy McGrady* 2161 2029 132
126. James Worthy* 2157 1859 298
127. Alvin Robertson 2155 2116 39
128. Shareef Abdur-Rahim 2149 2136 13
129. Damon Stoudamire 2138 2039 99
130. Amar'e Stoudemire 2135 1953 182
131. Derrick Coleman 2118 2036 82
132. Elton Brand 2100 2060 40
133. Mickey Johnson 2087 2050 37
134. Bill Cartwright 2084 1892 192
135. Boris Diaw 2078 1897 181
136. Raymond Felton 2066 2008 58
137. James Edwards 2057 1931 126
138. Steve Francis 2051 2030 21
139. Carlos Boozer 2037 1824 213
140. Paul Millsap 2033 1829 204
  Jermaine O'Neal 2033 1872 161
142. Lou Williams 2026 1896 130
143. Cedric Maxwell 2013 1841 172
144. Xavier McDaniel 2012 1887 125
  Chuck Person 2012 1952 60
146. Christian Laettner 2004 1932 72
147. Joe Barry Carroll 2002 1964 38
148. Kyrie Irving 2000 1832 168
149. Ricky Sobers 1997 1973 24
150. Richard Jefferson 1993 1768 225
151. Eric Bledsoe 1979 1888 91
  Nick Van Exel 1979 1850 129
153. Anfernee Hardaway 1974 1786 188
154. Devin Booker 1967 1815 152
155. Jeff Teague 1956 1803 153
156. Bradley Beal 1955 1839 116
  Rolando Blackman 1955 1829 126
158. Herb Williams 1954 1929 25
159. Hersey Hawkins 1950 1828 122
160. Mark Price 1948 1790 158
161. Mo Williams 1944 1849 95
162. Rony Seikaly 1941 1913 28
163. Derrick McKey 1938 1713 225
164. Chris Bosh* 1933 1807 126
165. Metta World Peace 1932 1791 141
166. Danny Manning 1929 1853 76
167. Allan Houston 1923 1760 163
168. Jameer Nelson 1921 1831 90
  Rasheed Wallace 1921 1693 228
170. Avery Johnson 1919 1748 171
171. Maurice Lucas 1917 1810 107
172. Derrick Rose 1912 1746 166
  David Wesley 1912 1808 104
174. Paul Pressey 1907 1700 207
175. World B. Free 1904 1869 35
  Micheal Ray Richardson 1904 1854 50
  Dan Roundfield 1904 1806 98
178. Corey Maggette 1900 1874 26
179. Al Harrington 1898 1838 60
180. Marc Gasol 1896 1755 141
181. Shawn Marion 1890 1750 140
182. Blake Griffin 1873 1732 141
183. Benoit Benjamin 1871 1847 24
184. Dale Ellis 1868 1771 97
185. Byron Scott 1863 1597 266
186. Julius Randle 1856 1798 58
187. Dennis Schröder 1855 1744 111
188. Vern Fleming 1852 1795 57
189. Steve Smith 1849 1714 135
190. Gus Williams 1847 1646 201
191. John Lucas 1842 1803 39
192. Doug Christie 1837 1721 116
193. David West 1834 1660 174
194. Kenny Anderson 1827 1769 58
195. Danny Ainge 1823 1566 257
196. Glen Rice 1822 1733 89
197. Darryl Dawkins 1821 1621 200
198. Larry Nance 1819 1711 108
199. Gilbert Arenas 1818 1744 74
  Brian Shaw 1818 1664 154
201. Trae Young 1815 1696 119
202. Nenê 1811 1688 123
203. Sherman Douglas 1807 1761 46
204. Ricky Rubio 1806 1768 38
205. Doc Rivers 1804 1651 153
206. Orlando Woolridge 1802 1747 55
207. Vin Baker 1800 1756 44
208. Sam Perkins 1793 1586 207
209. Jarrett Jack 1789 1723 66
210. Devin Harris 1785 1682 103
211. Antawn Jamison 1784 1714 70
212. Kevin Love 1781 1665 116
213. Gerald Wilkins 1778 1687 91
214. Eddie Johnson 1775 1717 58
  Sidney Moncrief* 1775 1551 224
216. Kendall Gill 1771 1734 37
217. Al Horford 1764 1523 241
  Khris Middleton 1764 1560 204
  Rik Smits 1764 1579 185
220. Rick Fox 1762 1611 151
  Armen Gilliam 1762 1722 40
222. Brook Lopez 1759 1667 92
223. Kelly Tripucka 1758 1697 61
  Hedo Türkoğlu 1758 1578 180
225. John Starks 1757 1533 224
226. LaMarcus Aldridge 1755 1643 112
227. Tom Gugliotta 1754 1735 19
228. Michael Finley 1753 1629 124
  Eric Gordon 1753 1648 105
  Caldwell Jones 1753 1596 157
  Kenny Smith 1753 1649 104
232. Vernon Maxwell 1751 1663 88
233. Jerome Kersey 1746 1583 163
  Purvis Short 1746 1720 26
235. Jason Williams 1744 1643 101
236. Dennis Rodman* 1742 1484 258
237. Marques Johnson 1738 1627 111
238. Tyson Chandler 1737 1656 81
  Bill Laimbeer 1737 1594 143
240. Rodney Rogers 1736 1631 105
241. Luka Dončić 1727 1598 129
242. Antonio McDyess 1725 1623 102
243. Anthony Mason 1724 1549 175
244. Johnny Newman 1715 1656 59
245. Kirk Hinrich 1714 1617 97
  Rashard Lewis 1714 1577 137
247. Vinnie Johnson 1711 1569 142
248. Derek Fisher 1710 1473 237
  Thaddeus Young 1710 1641 69
250. Darrell Griffith 1709 1632 77