All-Time NBA Turnovers Leaders

LeBron James is the all-time NBA leader in turnovers with 5,661, 623 clear of Russell Westbrook (5,038). He did it in 24 seasons, from 2003 to 2026. The top ten runs from 5,661 down to 3,682.

All-time NBA leader LeBron James 2003–2026 · 24 seasons

5,661 Turnovers 623 clear of Russell Westbrook

Showing Turnovers and the stats that give it context Full stat line

#	Player	Seasons	TOV	GP	MPG	AST	APG
1	LeBron James	2003–2026 (24)	5,661	1,627	37.6	12,051	7.4
2	Russell Westbrook	2008–2025 (18)	5,038	1,301	33.1	10,351	8.0
3	James Harden	2009–2026 (18)	4,525	1,227	34.8	8,911	7.3
4	Karl Malone	1985–2003 (19)	4,524	1,476	37.2	5,248	3.6
5	John Stockton	1984–2002 (19)	4,244	1,504	31.8	15,806	10.5
6	Kobe Bryant	1996–2015 (20)	4,010	1,346	36.1	6,306	4.7
7	Jason Kidd	1994–2012 (19)	4,003	1,391	36.0	12,091	8.7
8	Kevin Durant	2007–2026 (19)	3,820	1,208	36.7	5,302	4.4
9	Moses Malone	1976–1994 (19)	3,804	1,329	33.9	1,796	1.4
10	Isiah Thomas	1981–1993 (13)	3,682	979	36.3	9,061	9.3
11	Hakeem Olajuwon	1984–2001 (18)	3,667	1,238	35.7	3,058	2.5
12	Patrick Ewing	1985–2001 (17)	3,537	1,183	34.3	2,215	1.9
13	Paul Pierce	1998–2016 (19)	3,532	1,343	34.2	4,708	3.5
14	Magic Johnson	1979–1995 (13)	3,506	906	36.7	10,141	11.2
15	Reggie Theus	1978–1990 (13)	3,493	1,026	33.7	6,453	6.3
16	Steve Nash	1996–2013 (18)	3,478	1,217	31.3	10,335	8.5
17	Tim Duncan	1997–2015 (19)	3,381	1,392	34.0	4,225	3.0
18	Charles Barkley	1984–1999 (16)	3,376	1,073	36.7	4,215	3.9
19	Dwyane Wade	2003–2018 (16)	3,326	1,054	33.9	5,701	5.4
20	Stephen Curry	2009–2026 (18)	3,317	1,074	33.9	6,763	6.3
21	Shaquille O'Neal	1992–2010 (19)	3,310	1,207	34.7	3,026	2.5
22	Dwight Howard	2004–2021 (18)	3,302	1,242	31.8	1,676	1.3
23	Allen Iverson	1996–2009 (14)	3,262	914	41.1	5,624	6.2
24	Scottie Pippen	1987–2003 (17)	3,257	1,178	34.9	6,135	5.2
25	Robert Parish	1976–1996 (21)	3,183	1,611	28.4	2,180	1.4
26	Kevin Garnett	1995–2015 (21)	3,179	1,462	34.5	5,445	3.7
27	Mark Jackson	1987–2003 (17)	3,155	1,296	30.2	10,334	8.0
28	Andre Miller	1999–2015 (17)	3,121	1,304	30.9	8,524	6.5
29	Chris Paul	2005–2025 (21)	3,109	1,370	33.5	12,552	9.2
30	Carmelo Anthony	2003–2021 (19)	3,052	1,260	34.5	3,422	2.7
31	Gary Payton	1990–2006 (17)	3,030	1,335	35.3	8,966	6.7
32	Clyde Drexler	1983–1997 (15)	2,977	1,086	34.6	6,125	5.6
33	Michael Jordan	1984–2002 (15)	2,924	1,072	38.3	5,633	5.3
34	Tony Parker	2001–2018 (18)	2,865	1,254	30.5	7,036	5.6
35	Rod Strickland	1988–2004 (17)	2,862	1,094	30.7	7,987	7.3
36	Jrue Holiday	2009–2026 (18)	2,823	1,095	32.7	6,781	6.2
37	Alex English	1976–1990 (15)	2,821	1,193	31.9	4,351	3.6
38	Larry Bird	1979–1991 (13)	2,816	897	38.4	5,695	6.3
39	Bernard King	1977–1992 (14)	2,791	874	33.7	2,863	3.3
40	Charles Oakley	1985–2003 (19)	2,785	1,282	31.4	3,217	2.5
41	Buck Williams	1981–1997 (17)	2,784	1,307	32.5	1,646	1.3
42	Otis Thorpe	1984–2000 (17)	2,774	1,257	31.7	2,730	2.2
43	Shawn Kemp	1989–2002 (14)	2,766	1,051	27.9	1,704	1.6
44	Giannis Antetokounmpo	2013–2026 (14)	2,718	901	32.7	4,517	5.0
45	Ray Allen	1996–2013 (18)	2,709	1,300	35.7	4,361	3.4
46	Dominique Wilkins	1982–1998 (15)	2,669	1,074	35.5	2,677	2.5
47	Terry Porter	1985–2001 (17)	2,666	1,274	27.8	7,160	5.6
48	Jerry Stackhouse	1995–2012 (18)	2,641	970	31.2	3,240	3.3
49	Pau Gasol	2001–2018 (18)	2,638	1,226	33.4	3,925	3.2
50	Kyle Lowry	2006–2025 (20)	2,632	1,187	31.0	7,110	6.0

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