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1978 NBA Turnovers Leaders

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George McGinnis led the NBA in turnovers in 1978 with 346, 9 ahead of Kevin Porter (337). It stands 13th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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George McGinnis Led the NBA in 1978 George McGinnis DEN
346 Turnovers 9 clear of Kevin Porter
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# Player Team TOV GP MPG AST APG
1 George McGinnis George McGinnis DEN 346 76 33.6 283 3.7
2 Kevin Porter DET 337 82 37.4 1,099 13.4
3 Moses Malone HOU 326 82 41.3 147 1.8
4 Bernard King Bernard King NJN 323 82 34.9 295 3.6
5 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 323 79 34.5 681 8.6
6 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 315 78 35.9 357 4.6
7 Mickey Johnson CHI 312 82 31.6 380 4.6
8 Artis Gilmore Artis Gilmore CHI 310 82 39.8 274 3.3
9 Ricky Sobers IND 304 81 34.9 450 5.6
10 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 303 82 33.6 429 5.2
11 Larry Kenon SAN 300 81 36.4 335 4.1
12 World Free SDC 297 78 37.9 340 4.4
13 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 293 79 30.9 339 4.3
14 Rich Kelley NOJ 288 80 33.8 285 3.6
15 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 286 80 36.1 219 2.7
16 Ray Williams NYK 285 81 29.3 504 6.2
17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 282 80 39.5 431 5.4
18 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 279 77 30.7 360 4.7
19 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 273 80 37.1 228 2.9
20 Campy Russell Campy Russell CLE 259 74 38.6 348 4.7
21 Brian Winters MIL 257 79 32.6 383 4.9
22 John Lucas John Lucas GOS 255 82 37.7 762 9.3
23 Randy Smith SDC 255 82 37.9 395 4.8
24 M.L. Carr DET 255 80 40.1 262 3.3
25 Charlie Scott Charlie Scott DEN 255 79 33.1 428 5.4
26 John Johnson John Johnson SEA 254 82 29.1 358 4.4
27 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 253 82 36.1 261 3.2
28 Tom Owens Tom Owens POR 247 82 34.0 301 3.7
29 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 245 82 32.0 430 5.2
30 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 244 82 27.6 365 4.5
31 Jim McElroy NOJ 237 79 34.2 453 5.7
32 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 235 82 37.9 143 1.7
33 Robert Parish GOS 233 76 31.7 115 1.5
34 John Williamson NJN 233 74 33.1 255 3.5
35 Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas POR 233 69 35.7 215 3.1
36 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 232 81 32.6 529 6.5
37 Norm Nixon LAL 231 82 38.4 737 9.0
38 Jamaal Wilkes Jamaal Wilkes LAL 224 82 35.6 227 2.8
39 Lionel Hollins Lionel Hollins POR 223 64 30.7 325 5.1
40 Bob Dandridge WAS 222 78 33.7 365 4.7
41 Johnny Davis IND 214 79 37.6 453 5.7
42 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 213 78 30.9 360 4.6
43 John Drew John Drew ATL 211 79 30.5 119 1.5
44 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 209 80 31.7 131 1.6
45 Quinn Buckner Quinn Buckner MIL 208 81 21.7 468 5.8
46 Mychal Thompson POR 205 73 29.4 176 2.4
47 Armond Hill ATL 202 82 30.8 480 5.9
48 Otis Birdsong Otis Birdsong KCK 200 82 34.6 281 3.4
49 Pete Maravich Pete Maravich NOJ 200 49 37.2 243 5.0
50 James Silas SAN 199 79 27.5 273 3.5
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