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What Is The Definition Turnover Percentage In Basketball?
Turnover percentage is a statistic used to measure a player’s ability to take care of the ball. It is calculated by taking the number of turnovers a player has divided by the number of possessions they have had, multiplied by 100. It is used to measure how often a player turns the ball over while they are in possession of it.
Turnover percentage has been tracked in the NBA since the 1977-78 season.
What Is The Formula For Determining Turnover Percentage?
Turnover Percentage = (Number of Turnovers / Number of Possessions) x 100, and the formula looks like this:
100 x Turnover Percentage / (Field Goal Attempts + 0.44 x Free Throw Attempts + Turnover Percentage)
When Is Turnover Percentage Useful To Evaluate?
Generally, there are a few limitations to evaluating turnover percentage because players who handle the ball most frequently may account for more turnovers in a given game or during a given period of games. The Turnover Percentage formula is a way to control by considering a totality of offensive basketball activity, including field goal attempts and free throw attempts, as they correlate to turnovers.
In NBA History, What Players Have The Best Turnover Percentage?
As of the 2022 season, these are the top ten players with the best historical turnover percentage in the NBA:
- Tim Hardaway Jr. – 7.73
- Ryan Anderson – 7.83
- LaMarcus Aldridge – 8.01
- Rasual Butler – 8.04
- Wayne Ellington – 8.17
- Al Jefferson – 8.18
- Antawn Jamison – 8.24
- Michael Redd – 8.24
- Kerry Kittles – 8.31
- Dirk Nowitzki – 8.35
Examples Of How Turnover Percentage Is Used In Commentary
1. Ja Morant‘s impressive 11.4% turnover percentage is a testament to his ability to take care of the ball.
Sport The Term Is Used
1. Basketball
Abbreviated As:
1. TOV%