NBA & ABA Career Playoff Leaders and Records for Turnovers Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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NBA/ABA

NBA/ABA Table
Rank Player TOV/36 MP
1.Wali Jones 5.48
2.Maurice McHartley 4.38
3.Andrew Toney 4.31
4.Ray Williams 4.29
5.Robert Pack 4.21
6.Trae Young 4.20
7.Gus Gerard 4.07
8.Wes Matthews 4.03
9.Larry Spriggs 4.00
10.Dudley Bradley 3.91
11.George McGinnis* 3.90
12.Luka Dončić 3.87
13.Warren Jabali 3.87
14.Billy Cunningham* 3.78
15.Russell Westbrook 3.77
16.Cliff Hagan* 3.76
17.Larry Brown* 3.68
18.John Wall 3.64
19.Willie Sojourner 3.64
20.Joel Embiid 3.62
21.Darrell Walker 3.61
22.John Johnson 3.57
23.Gene Moore 3.55
24.Joe Caldwell 3.52
25.Gus Johnson* 3.52
26.Julius Randle 3.52
27.Ollie Taylor 3.51
28.James Harden 3.50
29.Ralph Simpson 3.48
30.Alvan Adams 3.42
31.Ralph Sampson* 3.39
32.Wayne Hightower 3.38
33.Shawn Kemp 3.37
34.Mark Price 3.36
35.Giannis Antetokounmpo 3.35
36.Don Adams 3.35
37.Magic Johnson* 3.32
38.Tom Thacker 3.30
39.Ron Boone 3.30
40.Dave Twardzik 3.29
41.Isaiah Thomas 3.29
42.Charlie Scott* 3.29
43.Kevin Johnson 3.29
44.Paul Pressey 3.28
45.Johnny Neumann 3.28
46.Mack Calvin 3.28
47.David Thompson* 3.28
48.Mike Evans 3.26
49.Hilton Armstrong 3.25
50.Quinn Buckner 3.24
51.Stephen Curry 3.22
52.Steve Nash* 3.21
53.Rick Barry* 3.21
54.Sleepy Floyd 3.19
55.Tony Smith 3.17
56.Dick Snyder 3.16
57.John Williamson 3.16
58.Darwin Cook 3.15
59.Isiah Thomas* 3.15
60.Julius Erving* 3.15
61.Greg Monroe 3.15
62.Dwight Jones 3.15
63.LeBron James 3.14
64.Tiny Archibald* 3.14
65.Dwyane Wade* 3.13
66.Artis Gilmore* 3.13
67.Nikola Jokić 3.13
68.Alonzo Mourning* 3.13
69.Ted McClain 3.12
70.Les Hunter 3.12
71.Bird Averitt 3.12
72.Bill Melchionni 3.12
73.Walter Davis* 3.12
 Pete Maravich* 3.12
75.Cincy Powell 3.10
76.Sam Vincent 3.10
77.Ben Simmons 3.06
78.Bob McAdoo* 3.05
79.Frank Brickowski 3.05
80.Derrick Rose 3.05
81.Devin Booker 3.05
82.Fatty Taylor 3.04
83.Mike Bratz 3.03
84.Jeff Congdon 3.02
85.George Carter 3.02
86.Jamaal Tinsley 3.02
87.Darryl Dawkins 3.00
88.Yao Ming* 2.99
89.Oliver Miller 2.97
90.Dražen Petrović* 2.96
91.Mike Pratt 2.95
92.Dwight Howard* 2.95
93.Boban Marjanović 2.94
94.Kevin Porter 2.94
95.Sam Lacey 2.93
96.Bill Walton* 2.93
97.World B. Free 2.93
98.Kelly Tripucka 2.93
99.Deron Williams 2.93
100.John Stockton* 2.91
101.Ennis Whatley 2.91
102.Darren Daye 2.90
103.Kevin Durant 2.90
104.George Gervin* 2.90
105.Tim Hardaway* 2.89
106.Rich Kelley 2.89
107.Shaquille O'Neal* 2.89
108.Charles Davis 2.87
109.Stephen Jackson 2.87
110.Donovan Mitchell 2.87
111.Gilbert Arenas 2.86
112.Billy Knight 2.86
113.Kevin Duckworth 2.85
114.Darnell Valentine 2.85
115.Manu Ginóbili* 2.85
116.Stephon Marbury 2.84
117.Brian Winters 2.82
118.Charlie Williams 2.82
119.Chris Webber* 2.82
120.Rod Strickland 2.82
121.Gerald Govan 2.82
122.Larry Kenon 2.81
123.Brad Davis 2.80
124.Tracy McGrady* 2.80
125.Paul George 2.80
126.Chuck Williams 2.80
127.Jeremy Lin 2.79
128.Mark Jackson 2.78
129.Henry Bibby 2.78
130.Allan Bristow 2.78
131.Ricky Sobers 2.77
132.Chris Childs 2.76
133.Spencer Haywood* 2.76
134.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.76
135.John Roche 2.76
136.Draymond Green 2.76
137.Tony Parker* 2.76
138.Rajon Rondo 2.76
139.John Battle 2.75
140.Paul Pierce* 2.75
141.Jordan Poole 2.75
142.Jim Eakins 2.74
143.Blue Edwards 2.74
144.Amar'e Stoudemire 2.73
145.Luc Longley 2.73
146.Sam Cassell 2.73
147.Bob Dandridge* 2.72
148.Monta Ellis 2.72
149.Vern Fleming 2.72
150.Damian Lillard 2.72
151.Karl-Anthony Towns 2.71
152.Jay Vincent 2.71
153.Mookie Blaylock 2.70
154.Eric Bledsoe 2.70
155.Frank Johnson 2.70
156.Kobe Bryant* 2.70
157.Mel Daniels* 2.69
158.Lewis Lloyd 2.69
159.Andre Miller 2.69
160.Jayson Tatum 2.69
161.Bonzi Wells 2.68
162.Glen Combs 2.68
163.John Crotty 2.68
164.Scottie Pippen* 2.67
165.Darrell Griffith 2.67
166.Mike Dunleavy 2.67
167.Darrell Armstrong 2.67
168.James Silas 2.67
169.Dewayne Dedmon 2.67
170.Anthony Carter 2.66
171.Howard Eisley 2.66
172.Jason Kidd* 2.66
173.John Starks 2.66
174.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.66
175.Dan Roundfield 2.65
176.Corliss Williamson 2.65
177.Adrian Dantley* 2.65
178.Steve Jones 2.65
179.Larry Bird* 2.65
180.T.J. McConnell 2.64
181.Willie Wise 2.64
182.Michael Beasley 2.64
183.Marcus Smart 2.64
184.Festus Ezeli 2.63
185.Michael Jordan* 2.63
186.Jaylen Brown 2.62
187.De'Aaron Fox 2.62
188.Charles Barkley* 2.62
189.Kenny Carr 2.62
190.Bob Warren 2.62
191.Victor Oladipo 2.61
192.Andy Anderson 2.61
193.Andre Drummond 2.61
194.Wendell Ladner 2.61
195.Carlos Boozer 2.61
196.Travis Knight 2.61
197.Paul Westphal* 2.60
198.Bob Lanier* 2.60
199.Rick Robey 2.60
200.Xavier McDaniel 2.60
201.Bob Gross 2.59
202.Khris Middleton 2.59
203.Jimmy Jones 2.59
204.Larry Wright 2.58
205.Nate Robinson 2.58
206.Connie Hawkins* 2.58
207.Speedy Claxton 2.57
208.Clyde Drexler* 2.56
209.Anfernee Hardaway 2.56
210.Josh Smith 2.56
211.Willie Anderson 2.56
212.Timofey Mozgov 2.56
213.Darel Carrier 2.55
214.Mark Olberding 2.55
215.Jonas Valančiūnas 2.55
216.Terrell Brandon 2.55
217.Baron Davis 2.55
218.Donnie Freeman 2.54
219.Haywoode Workman 2.54
220.Glenn Robinson 2.54
221.Carmelo Anthony* 2.54
222.Gus Williams 2.54
223.Dominique Wilkins* 2.54
224.Doug Moe 2.53
225.Spud Webb 2.53
226.Lionel Hollins 2.53
227.Alton Lister 2.52
228.Truck Robinson 2.52
229.Anthony Edwards 2.52
230.Allen Leavell 2.52
231.Vlade Divac* 2.51
232.Claude Terry 2.51
233.Jeff Teague 2.50
234.Karl Malone* 2.50
235.Stacey King 2.50
236.Sidney Moncrief* 2.50
237.Johnny Newman 2.50
238.Chris Paul 2.49
239.Danny Schayes 2.49
240.Keon Clark 2.49
241.Goran Dragić 2.49
242.Antoine Walker 2.49
243.Richard Hamilton 2.49
244.Rory Sparrow 2.49
245.Allen Iverson* 2.48
246.Gary Trent 2.48
247.D'Angelo Russell 2.48
248.Butch Beard 2.48
249.Dennis Johnson* 2.47
250.Kevin Joyce 2.47

NBA

NBA Table
Rank Player TOV/36 MP
1.Ted McClain 5.64
2.George McGinnis* 4.96
3.Andrew Toney 4.31
4.Ray Williams 4.29
5.Robert Pack 4.21
6.Trae Young 4.20
7.Wes Matthews 4.03
8.Larry Spriggs 4.00
9.Dudley Bradley 3.91
10.Luka Dončić 3.87
11.Dave Twardzik 3.86
12.Russell Westbrook 3.77
13.Charlie Scott* 3.65
14.John Wall 3.64
15.Joel Embiid 3.62
16.Darrell Walker 3.61
17.John Johnson 3.57
18.Julius Randle 3.52
19.James Harden 3.50
20.Alvan Adams 3.42
21.Ralph Sampson* 3.39
22.Shawn Kemp 3.37
23.Mark Price 3.36
24.Giannis Antetokounmpo 3.35
25.Magic Johnson* 3.32
26.Isaiah Thomas 3.29
27.Kevin Johnson 3.29
28.Paul Pressey 3.28
29.Mike Evans 3.26
30.Hilton Armstrong 3.25
31.Quinn Buckner 3.24
32.Stephen Curry 3.22
33.Steve Nash* 3.21
34.Sleepy Floyd 3.19
35.Tony Smith 3.17
36.Dick Snyder 3.16
37.Darwin Cook 3.15
38.Isiah Thomas* 3.15
39.Greg Monroe 3.15
40.Julius Erving* 3.15
41.George Gervin* 3.15
42.Dwight Jones 3.15
43.LeBron James 3.14
44.Tiny Archibald* 3.14
45.Dwyane Wade* 3.13
46.Nikola Jokić 3.13
47.Alonzo Mourning* 3.13
48.Walter Davis* 3.12
 Pete Maravich* 3.12
50.Sam Vincent 3.10
51.David Thompson* 3.09
52.Ben Simmons 3.06
53.Bob McAdoo* 3.05
54.Frank Brickowski 3.05
55.Derrick Rose 3.05
56.Devin Booker 3.05
57.Mike Bratz 3.03
58.Jamaal Tinsley 3.02
59.Rick Barry* 3.00
60.Darryl Dawkins 3.00
61.Yao Ming* 2.99
62.Oliver Miller 2.97
63.Dražen Petrović* 2.96
64.Dwight Howard* 2.95
65.Boban Marjanović 2.94
66.Kevin Porter 2.94
67.Sam Lacey 2.93
68.Bill Walton* 2.93
69.World B. Free 2.93
70.Spencer Haywood* 2.93
71.Kelly Tripucka 2.93
72.Deron Williams 2.93
73.John Stockton* 2.91
74.Ennis Whatley 2.91
75.Darren Daye 2.90
76.Kevin Durant 2.90
77.James Silas 2.90
78.Tim Hardaway* 2.89
79.Rich Kelley 2.89
80.Shaquille O'Neal* 2.89
81.Charles Davis 2.87
82.Stephen Jackson 2.87
83.Donovan Mitchell 2.87
84.Gilbert Arenas 2.86
85.Kevin Duckworth 2.85
86.Darnell Valentine 2.85
87.Manu Ginóbili* 2.85
88.Artis Gilmore* 2.84
89.Stephon Marbury 2.84
90.Brian Winters 2.82
91.Chris Webber* 2.82
92.Rod Strickland 2.82
93.Brad Davis 2.80
94.Tracy McGrady* 2.80
95.Paul George 2.80
96.Jeremy Lin 2.79
97.Mark Jackson 2.78
98.Henry Bibby 2.78
99.Ricky Sobers 2.77
100.Chris Childs 2.76
101.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar* 2.76
102.Draymond Green 2.76
103.Tony Parker* 2.76
104.Rajon Rondo 2.76
105.John Battle 2.75
106.Paul Pierce* 2.75
107.Jordan Poole 2.75
108.Blue Edwards 2.74
109.Amar'e Stoudemire 2.73
110.Luc Longley 2.73
111.Sam Cassell 2.73
112.Bob Dandridge* 2.72
113.Monta Ellis 2.72
114.Vern Fleming 2.72
115.Damian Lillard 2.72
116.Karl-Anthony Towns 2.71
117.Jay Vincent 2.71
118.Dan Roundfield 2.71
119.Mookie Blaylock 2.70
120.Eric Bledsoe 2.70
121.Frank Johnson 2.70
122.Kobe Bryant* 2.70
123.Lewis Lloyd 2.69
124.Andre Miller 2.69
125.Jayson Tatum 2.69
126.Bonzi Wells 2.68
127.John Crotty 2.68
128.Scottie Pippen* 2.67
129.Darrell Griffith 2.67
130.Mike Dunleavy 2.67
131.Darrell Armstrong 2.67
132.Dewayne Dedmon 2.67
133.Anthony Carter 2.66
134.Howard Eisley 2.66
135.Jason Kidd* 2.66
136.John Starks 2.66
137.Hakeem Olajuwon* 2.66
138.Corliss Williamson 2.65
139.Adrian Dantley* 2.65
140.Larry Bird* 2.65
141.T.J. McConnell 2.64
142.Michael Beasley 2.64
143.Marcus Smart 2.64
144.Festus Ezeli 2.63
145.Michael Jordan* 2.63
146.Jaylen Brown 2.62
147.De'Aaron Fox 2.62
148.Charles Barkley* 2.62
149.Kenny Carr 2.62
150.Victor Oladipo 2.61
151.Andre Drummond 2.61
152.Carlos Boozer 2.61
153.Travis Knight 2.61
154.Paul Westphal* 2.60
155.Bob Lanier* 2.60
156.Rick Robey 2.60
157.Xavier McDaniel 2.60
158.Bob Gross 2.59
159.Khris Middleton 2.59
160.Larry Wright 2.58
161.Mark Olberding 2.58
162.Nate Robinson 2.58
163.Speedy Claxton 2.57
164.Clyde Drexler* 2.56
165.Anfernee Hardaway 2.56
166.Josh Smith 2.56
167.Willie Anderson 2.56
168.Timofey Mozgov 2.56
169.Jonas Valančiūnas 2.55
170.Terrell Brandon 2.55
171.Baron Davis 2.55
172.Haywoode Workman 2.54
173.Glenn Robinson 2.54
174.Carmelo Anthony* 2.54
175.Gus Williams 2.54
176.Dominique Wilkins* 2.54
177.Spud Webb 2.53
178.Lionel Hollins 2.53
179.Alton Lister 2.52
180.Truck Robinson 2.52
181.Anthony Edwards 2.52
182.Allen Leavell 2.52
183.Vlade Divac* 2.51
184.Jeff Teague 2.50
185.Karl Malone* 2.50
186.Stacey King 2.50
187.Sidney Moncrief* 2.50
188.Johnny Newman 2.50
189.Chris Paul 2.49
190.Danny Schayes 2.49
191.Keon Clark 2.49
192.Goran Dragić 2.49
193.Antoine Walker 2.49
194.Richard Hamilton 2.49
195.Rory Sparrow 2.49
196.Allen Iverson* 2.48
197.Gary Trent 2.48
198.D'Angelo Russell 2.48
199.Butch Beard 2.48
200.Dennis Johnson* 2.47
201.Mitch Kupchak 2.47
202.Lucius Allen 2.47
203.Calvin Murphy* 2.46
204.Lonnie Shelton 2.46
205.Aaron Brooks 2.46
206.Johnny Moore 2.46
207.Kyle Lowry 2.46
208.Tony Campbell 2.45
 Monty Williams 2.45
210.Kevin Grevey 2.45
211.Marc Iavaroni 2.45
212.Tom Chambers 2.45
213.Devin Harris 2.44
214.LaSalle Thompson 2.44
215.Tim Duncan* 2.43
216.Dan Issel* 2.43
217.Detlef Schrempf 2.43
218.Francisco Elson 2.43
219.Rik Smits 2.42
220.Doug Collins* 2.42
 Danté Exum 2.42
222.Latrell Sprewell 2.42
223.Luke Walton 2.41
224.Brad Miller 2.41
225.Malik Rose 2.41
226.Mark Aguirre 2.41
227.Gerald Henderson 2.41
228.Dennis Schröder 2.41
229.Cameron Payne 2.40
230.Ernie Grunfeld 2.40
231.Mike Bantom 2.40
232.Bam Adebayo 2.39
233.Bernard King* 2.39
234.David Robinson* 2.39
235.Elvin Hayes* 2.39
236.Patrick Ewing* 2.39
237.Damon Stoudamire 2.38
238.Chris Mullin* 2.38
239.J.J. Barea 2.38
240.Norm Nixon 2.38
241.Mike James 2.38
242.Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 2.37
243.Ben Gordon 2.36
244.Maurice Cheeks* 2.36
245.Moses Malone* 2.36
246.Eddie Johnson 2.36
247.Mike Sanders 2.35
248.John Drew 2.35
249.Jerry Stackhouse 2.35
 Beno Udrih 2.35

ABA

ABA Table
Rank Player TOV/36 MP
1.Maurice McHartley 4.38
2.Warren Jabali 3.87
3.George McGinnis* 3.77
4.Larry Brown* 3.68
5.Willie Sojourner 3.64
6.Gene Moore 3.55
7.Ollie Taylor 3.51
8.Ralph Simpson 3.50
9.Larry Kenon 3.42
10.Ron Boone 3.39
11.Mack Calvin 3.31
12.Tom Thacker 3.30
13.Artis Gilmore* 3.25
14.Rick Barry* 3.23
15.Julius Erving* 3.16
16.Les Hunter 3.12
17.Bird Averitt 3.12
18.Bill Melchionni 3.12
19.Cincy Powell 3.10
20.Fatty Taylor 3.04
21.Jeff Congdon 3.02
22.George Carter 3.02
23.Mike Pratt 2.95
24.John Williamson 2.87
25.Charlie Williams 2.82
26.Gerald Govan 2.82
27.Chuck Williams 2.80
28.Ted McClain 2.79
29.John Roche 2.76
30.Jim Eakins 2.75
31.Bobby Jones* 2.72
32.Mel Daniels* 2.69
33.Glen Combs 2.68
34.Steve Jones 2.65
35.Willie Wise 2.64
36.Bob Warren 2.62
37.Andy Anderson 2.61
38.Wendell Ladner 2.61
39.Jimmy Jones 2.59
40.Darel Carrier 2.55
41.Donnie Freeman 2.54
42.Doug Moe 2.53
43.Claude Terry 2.51
44.Kevin Joyce 2.47
45.Ron Thomas 2.44
46.Ira Harge 2.40
47.George Gervin* 2.36
48.Jimmy O'Brien 2.36
49.Rich Jones 2.36
50.Dan Issel* 2.35
51.Billy Paultz 2.32
52.George Irvine 2.29
53.Larry Jones 2.27
54.Freddie Lewis 2.26
55.Bill Keller 2.24
56.Wil Jones 2.23
57.Louie Dampier* 2.21
58.Mike Gale 2.20
59.Brian Taylor 2.19
60.Goose Ligon 2.18
61.Merv Jackson 2.17
62.Byron Beck 2.15
63.Darnell Hillman 2.11
64.Walt Simon 2.11
65.Johnny Baum 2.04
66.Trooper Washington 2.04
67.George Stone 2.01
68.Jackie Moreland 2.00
69.Zelmo Beaty* 1.98
70.Rick Mount 1.95
71.Sam Smith 1.93
72.Red Robbins 1.87
73.Roger Brown* 1.85
74.Gene Littles 1.60
75.Lonnie Wright 1.59
76.Tom Owens 1.58
77.Bob Netolicky 1.55
78.John Beasley 1.47
79.Don Buse 1.37
80.Art Becker 1.21
81.Dave Robisch 1.19