NBA & ABA Year-by-Year 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)

Table
Season Lg Player Tot TOV Reg TOV Play TOV Tm
2024-25 NBA James Harden 79 79 0 LAC
2024-25 NBA Cade Cunningham 79 79 0 DET
2023-24 NBA Luka Dončić 372 282 90 DAL
2022-23 NBA Trae Young 324 300 24 ATL
2021-22 NBA Luka Dončić 351 292 59 DAL
2020-21 NBA Russell Westbrook 333 312 21 WAS
2019-20 NBA James Harden 353 308 45 HOU
2018-19 NBA James Harden 438 387 51 HOU
2017-18 NBA LeBron James 441 347 94 CLE
2016-17 NBA James Harden 523 464 59 HOU
2015-16 NBA Russell Westbrook 420 342 78 OKC
2014-15 NBA James Harden 398 321 77 HOU
2013-14 NBA Kevin Durant 357 285 72 OKC
2012-13 NBA Kevin Durant 323 280 43 OKC
2011-12 NBA Kevin Durant 311 248 63 OKC
2010-11 NBA Russell Westbrook 394 316 78 OKC
2009-10 NBA Steve Nash* 355 295 60 PHO
2008-09 NBA Dwight Howard 307 240 67 ORL
2007-08 NBA Kobe Bryant* 327 257 70 LAL
2006-07 NBA Steve Nash* 335 287 48 PHO
2005-06 NBA Dwyane Wade* 358 268 90 MIA
2004-05 NBA Dwyane Wade* 383 321 62 MIA
2003-04 NBA Paul Pierce* 328 303 25 BOS
2002-03 NBA Jason Kidd* 375 296 79 NJN
2001-02 NBA Jason Kidd* 353 286 67 NJN
2000-01 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 326 326 0 DET
1999-00 NBA Jerry Stackhouse 325 311 14 DET
1998-99 NBA Karl Malone* 202 162 40 UTA
1997-98 NBA Karl Malone* 307 247 60 UTA
1996-97 NBA Allen Iverson* 337 337 0 PHI
1995-96 NBA Shawn Kemp 395 315 80 SEA
1994-95 NBA Anfernee Hardaway 331 258 73 ORL
1993-94 NBA Hakeem Olajuwon* 354 271 83 HOU
1992-93 NBA Scottie Pippen* 317 246 71 CHI
1991-92 NBA John Stockton* 344 286 58 UTA
1990-91 NBA Magic Johnson* 391 314 77 LAL
1989-90 NBA Isiah Thomas* 394 322 72 DET
1988-89 NBA Kevin Johnson 377 322 55 PHO
1987-88 NBA Karl Malone* 364 325 39 UTA
1986-87 NBA Isiah Thomas* 385 343 42 DET
1985-86 NBA Charles Barkley* 415 350 65 PHI
1984-85 NBA Magic Johnson* 381 305 76 LAL
1983-84 NBA Magic Johnson* 385 306 79 LAL
1982-83 NBA Magic Johnson* 365 301 64 LAL
1981-82 NBA Magic Johnson* 330 286 44 LAL
1980-81 NBA Moses Malone* 367 308 59 HOU
1979-80 NBA Magic Johnson* 370 305 65 LAL
1978-79 NBA Walter Davis* 359 293 66 PHO
1977-78 NBA Bob McAdoo* 369 346 23 NYK