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1979 NBA Turnovers Leaders

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Micheal Ray Richardson led the NBA in turnovers in 1979 with 359, 11 ahead of Reggie Theus (348). It stands 7th among all single seasons in NBA history.

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Micheal Ray Richardson Led the NBA in 1979 Micheal Ray Richardson NYK
359 Turnovers 11 clear of Reggie Theus
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# Player Team TOV GP MPG AST APG
1 Micheal Ray Richardson Micheal Ray Richardson NYK 359 82 37.3 832 10.2
2 Reggie Theus Reggie Theus CHI 348 82 36.9 515 6.3
3 Magic Johnson Magic Johnson LAL 305 77 36.3 563 7.3
4 Moses Malone HOU 300 82 38.3 147 1.8
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar LAL 297 82 38.3 371 4.5
6 Norm Nixon LAL 288 82 39.3 642 7.8
7 Mickey Johnson IND 286 82 32.3 344 4.2
8 Julius Erving Julius Erving PHL 284 78 36.1 355 4.6
9 Phil Ford Phil Ford KCK 282 82 32.0 610 7.4
10 Ricky Sobers CHI 282 82 32.6 426 5.2
11 Larry Bird Larry Bird BOS 263 82 36.0 370 4.5
12 Eddie Jordan Eddie Jordan NJN 258 82 32.4 557 6.8
13 Swen Nater Swen Nater SDC 257 81 35.3 233 2.9
14 Ray Williams NYK 256 82 31.5 512 6.2
15 George Gervin George Gervin SAN 254 78 37.6 202 2.6
16 Truck Robinson Truck Robinson PHX 251 82 33.1 142 1.7
17 John Johnson John Johnson SEA 247 81 31.3 424 5.2
18 Nate Archibald Nate Archibald BOS 242 80 35.8 671 8.4
19 Walter Davis Walter Davis PHX 242 75 30.8 337 4.5
20 John Drew John Drew ATL 240 80 28.8 101 1.3
21 Bob McAdoo Bob McAdoo DET 238 58 36.2 200 3.5
22 Dan Roundfield Dan Roundfield ATL 233 81 32.0 184 2.3
23 Adrian Dantley UTH 233 68 39.3 191 2.8
24 Larry Kenon SAN 232 78 35.9 231 3.0
25 Mike Newlin Mike Newlin NJN 231 78 32.2 314 4.0
26 Darryl Dawkins Darryl Dawkins PHL 230 80 31.8 149 1.9
27 Cedric Maxwell Cedric Maxwell BOS 230 80 34.3 199 2.5
28 World Free SDC 228 68 38.0 283 4.2
29 Dennis Johnson Dennis Johnson SEA 227 81 36.3 332 4.1
30 Robert Parish GOS 225 72 29.4 122 1.7
31 Bill Cartwright Bill Cartwright NYK 222 82 38.4 165 2.0
32 Caldwell Jones PHL 218 80 34.6 164 2.1
33 Alvan Adams Alvan Adams PHX 218 75 28.9 322 4.3
34 Maurice Cheeks Maurice Cheeks PHL 216 79 33.2 556 7.0
35 Elvin Hayes Elvin Hayes WAS 215 81 39.3 129 1.6
36 Alex English DEN 214 78 30.8 224 2.9
37 Sam Lacey Sam Lacey KCK 211 81 29.8 460 5.7
38 David Greenwood David Greenwood CHI 210 82 34.0 182 2.2
39 Paul Westphal Paul Westphal PHX 207 82 32.5 416 5.1
40 John Long DET 206 69 34.3 206 3.0
41 Allen Leavell HOU 205 77 27.6 417 5.4
42 Johnny Davis IND 202 82 35.5 440 5.4
43 Jack Sikma Jack Sikma SEA 202 82 34.1 279 3.4
44 Randy Smith CLE 200 82 32.7 363 4.4
45 George Johnson NJN 199 81 26.2 173 2.1
46 Bob Wilkerson Bob Wilkerson DEN 193 75 31.8 243 3.2
47 James Silas SAN 192 77 29.8 347 4.5
48 Eddie Johnson Eddie Johnson ATL 189 79 33.2 370 4.7
49 Mike Bantom IND 189 77 30.3 279 3.6
50 Brian Winters MIL 186 80 32.8 362 4.5
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