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

Active players are listed in bold
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Year Lg Player TOV/36 MP Tm
2025 NBA Cade Cunningham 4.65 DET
2024 NBA Paolo Banchero 4.40 ORL
2023 NBA Domantas Sabonis 3.85 SAC
2022 NBA Trae Young 6.00 ATL
2021 NBA Julius Randle 4.60 NYK
2020 NBA Luka Dončić 5.19 DAL
2019 NBA James Harden 4.33 HOU
2018 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.75 OKC
2017 NBA Russell Westbrook 5.57 OKC
2016 NBA James Harden 4.85 HOU
2015 NBA Jarrett Jack 4.71 BRK
2014 NBA Russell Westbrook 4.07 OKC
2013 NBA Paul Pierce* 4.52 BOS
2012 NBA Carlos Boozer 4.14 CHI
2011 NBA Dwight Howard 4.60 ORL
2010 NBA Dwyane Wade* 4.46 MIA
2009 NBA Chris Paul 4.30 NOH
2008 NBA Andre Iguodala 4.00 PHI
2007 NBA Dwyane Wade* 5.11 MIA
2006 NBA Jermaine O'Neal 4.33 IND
2005 NBA Steve Nash* 4.13 PHO
2004 NBA Paul Pierce* 5.56 BOS
2003 NBA Karl Malone* 3.77 UTA
2002 NBA Chris Childs 4.42 TOR
2001 NBA Jason Williams 3.96 SAC
2000 NBA Jason Kidd* 3.62 PHO
1999 NBA Darrell Armstrong 5.52 ORL
1998 NBA Kevin Garnett* 4.08 MIN
1997 NBA Alonzo Mourning* 4.00 MIA
1996 NBA Shawn Kemp 4.00 SEA
1995 NBA Sherman Douglas 3.64 BOS
1994 NBA Robert Pack 4.99 DEN
1993 NBA Mark Price 4.12 CLE
1992 NBA John Bagley 4.09 BOS
1991 NBA Clyde Drexler* 3.47 POR
1990 NBA Kevin Johnson 3.84 PHO
1989 NBA Mark Price 4.33 CLE
1988 NBA Kevin Duckworth 5.01 POR
1987 NBA Charles Barkley* 3.77 PHI
1986 NBA Charles Barkley* 4.71 PHI
1985 NBA Jeff Ruland 5.11 WSB
1984 NBA Darrell Walker 5.91 NYK
1983 NBA Andrew Toney 4.54 PHI
1982 NBA Frank Johnson 3.73 WSB
1981 NBA Andrew Toney 5.46 PHI
1980 NBA John Johnson 4.15 SEA
1979 NBA Walter Davis* 4.85 PHO
1978 NBA Quinn Buckner 5.46 MIL
1976 ABA Larry Kenon 4.29 SAA
1975 ABA George McGinnis* 5.47 INA
1974 ABA Chuck Williams 4.73 KEN
1973 ABA Bill Melchionni 4.14 NYA
1972 ABA Dan Issel* 4.15 KEN
1971 ABA Rick Barry* 4.14 NYA
1970 ABA Gene Moore 4.39 KEN
1969 ABA Warren Jabali 4.30 OAK
1968 ABA Maurice McHartley 4.52 DLC