TOV%Turnover Percentage

Formula

TOV% = TO / (FGA + 0.44 × FTA + TO) × 100

Example

A guard with 38 TO on 188 FGA + 50 FTA: 38 / (188 + 22 + 38) = 38 / 248 = 15.3%.

Why it matters

TOV% is the fairest way to compare ball-handlers across roles — it asks "of every 100 things this player did with the ball, how many ended badly?"

In depth

Raw turnovers favor low-usage role players (you can’t turn it over if you never have it). TOV% normalizes by possessions, so a high-usage point guard at 12% is doing better than a low-usage wing at 18%.

TOV% is one of the four factors of basketball success. League-wide TOV% sits around 13–14%; below 12% is excellent ball control.