NBA & ABA Year-by-Year 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)

Table
Season Lg Player TOV Tm
2024-25 NBA James Harden 79 LAC
    Cade Cunningham 79 DET
2023-24 NBA Luka Dončić 282 DAL
2022-23 NBA Trae Young 300 ATL
2021-22 NBA Trae Young 303 ATL
2020-21 NBA Russell Westbrook 312 WAS
2019-20 NBA James Harden 308 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 387 HOU
2017-18 NBA Russell Westbrook 381 OKC
2016-17 NBA James Harden 464 HOU
2015-16 NBA James Harden 374 HOU
2014-15 NBA James Harden 321 HOU
2013-14 NBA John Wall 295 WAS
2012-13 NBA James Harden 295 HOU
2011-12 NBA John Wall 255 WAS
2010-11 NBA Russell Westbrook 316 OKC
2009-10 NBA Steve Nash* 295 PHO
2008-09 NBA Russell Westbrook 274 OKC
2007-08 NBA Steve Nash* 295 PHO
2006-07 NBA Dwight Howard 317 ORL
2005-06 NBA Gilbert Arenas 297 WAS
2004-05 NBA Allen Iverson* 344 PHI
2003-04 NBA Paul Pierce* 303 BOS
2002-03 NBA Steve Francis 299 HOU
2001-02 NBA Jason Kidd* 286 NJN
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 326 DET
1999-00 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 311 DET
1998-99 NBA Shareef Abdur-Rahim 186 VAN
1997-98 NBA Antoine Walker 292 BOS
1996-97 NBA Allen Iverson* 337 PHI
1995-96 NBA Jason Kidd* 328 DAL
1994-95 NBA Glenn Robinson 313 MIL
1993-94 NBA Jim Jackson 334 DAL
1992-93 NBA Shaquille O'Neal* 307 ORL
1991-92 NBA John Stockton* 286 UTA
1990-91 NBA Magic Johnson* 314 LAL
1989-90 NBA Isiah Thomas* 322 DET
1988-89 NBA Kevin Johnson 322 PHO
1987-88 NBA Karl Malone* 325 UTA
1986-87 NBA Ron Harper 345 CLE
1985-86 NBA Charles Barkley* 350 PHI
1984-85 NBA Ralph Sampson* 326 HOU
1983-84 NBA Jeff Ruland 342 WSB
1982-83 NBA Ray Williams 335 KCK
1981-82 NBA Isiah Thomas* 299 DET
    Adrian Dantley* 299 UTA
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 308 HOU
1979-80 NBA Micheal Ray Richardson 359 NYK
1978-79 NBA George McGinnis* 346 DEN
1977-78 NBA Artis Gilmore* 366 CHI
1975-76 ABA Ralph Simpson 360 DNA
1974-75 ABA George McGinnis* 422 INA
1973-74 ABA George McGinnis* 393 INA
1972-73 ABA George McGinnis* 401 INA
1971-72 ABA Julius Erving* 342 VIR
1970-71 ABA Mack Calvin 356 FLO
1969-70 ABA Larry Brown* 356 WSA
1968-69 ABA Ron Boone 355 DLC
1967-68 ABA Larry Brown* 355 NOB