NBA & ABA Year-by-Year Leaders and Records for Turnovers Per 36 Minutes

Active players are listed in bold
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Season Lg Player TOV/36 MP Tm
2024-25 NBA Trae Young 4.67 ATL
2023-24 NBA Victor Wembanyama 4.44 SAS
2022-23 NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo 4.38 MIL
2021-22 NBA Luka Dončić 4.57 DAL
2020-21 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.74 WAS
2019-20 NBA Trae Young 4.91 ATL
2018-19 NBA James Harden 4.86 HOU
2017-18 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.71 OKC
2016-17 NBA James Harden 5.67 HOU
2015-16 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.48 OKC
2014-15 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.58 OKC
2013-14 NBA Tony Wroten 4.16 PHI
2012-13 NBA Jrue Holiday 3.59 PHI
2011-12 NBA Steve Nash* 4.20 PHO
2010-11 NBA DeMarcus Cousins 4.18 SAC
2009-10 NBA Steve Nash* 3.99 PHO
2008-09 NBA Russell Westbrook 3.70 OKC
2007-08 NBA Steve Nash* 3.82 PHO
2006-07 NBA Marcus Williams 3.89 NJN
2005-06 NBA Steve Nash* 3.55 PHO
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 3.90 PHI
2003-04 NBA Gilbert Arenas 3.94 WAS
2002-03 NBA Mark Jackson 3.73 UTA
2001-02 NBA Jamaal Tinsley 3.98 IND
2000-01 NBA Mateen Cleaves 3.95 DET
1999-00 NBA Shawn Kemp 4.20 CLE
1998-99 NBA Darrell Armstrong 3.79 ORL
1997-98 NBA Sam Cassell 3.72 NJN
1996-97 NBA Allen Iverson* 3.98 PHI
1995-96 NBA Shawn Kemp 4.31 SEA
1994-95 NBA Glenn Robinson 3.81 MIL
1993-94 NBA Jim Jackson 3.92 DAL
1992-93 NBA Robert Pack 4.22 DEN
1991-92 NBA Derrick Coleman 4.05 NJN
1990-91 NBA Delaney Rudd 4.20 UTA
1989-90 NBA Isiah Thomas* 3.87 DET
1988-89 NBA Gary Grant 4.83 LAC
1987-88 NBA Patrick Ewing* 4.06 NYK
1986-87 NBA Steve Johnson 4.24 POR
1985-86 NBA Spud Webb 4.66 ATL
1984-85 NBA Reggie Theus 4.35 KCK
1983-84 NBA Darrell Walker 5.27 NYK
1982-83 NBA Ray Williams 5.56 KCK
1981-82 NBA Rich Kelley 4.64 PHO
1980-81 NBA Rich Kelley 4.46 PHO
1979-80 NBA George McGinnis* 4.58 TOT
1978-79 NBA George McGinnis* 4.88 DEN
1977-78 NBA Ray Williams 5.62 NYK
1975-76 ABA Ralph Simpson 4.15 DNA
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 4.76 INA
1973-74 ABA Johnny Neumann 4.34 TOT
1972-73 ABA Johnny Neumann 4.46 MMT
1971-72 ABA George McGinnis* 4.23 INA
1970-71 ABA Larry Cannon 4.02 DNR
1969-70 ABA Larry Brown* 4.63 WSA
1968-69 ABA Larry Brown* 5.00 OAK
1967-68 ABA Steve Chubin 4.57 ANA