Measuring the quality of a player's passes by looking at assist-to-bad-pass turnover rate

It would be very helpful if the NBA stats website gave users the option to exclude certain types of turnovers from a player's assist-to-turnover ratio. While it doesn't tell the entire story, I think the assist-to-bad-pass ratio can give a clearer picture of the quality and security of a player's passes.

Think about it— if your goal is to measure the quality of a player's passing (which is not always the stated goal of using A/TO), is the number of times a player committed and offensive foul or carried the ball relevant at all?

Below are the top 100 players by career assist-to-bad-pass ratio (min. 400 assists). Detailed play-by-play data only exists from 1996-97 onward and I've cut this off at the 2021-22 season. Here are a couple of examples of why I think this is a good piece of information to have:

Tyus Jones is #1, which lines up with what you'd expect. He's finished with the league's best assist-to-turnover ratio several times in his career. His younger brother, Tre, would be #2 if this I lowered the minimum assists threshold.
Nikola Jokić's career assist-to-turnover ratio is around 2.24. When you exclude offensive fouls, which he does a fair amount, and other non-passing turnovers, his ratio goes up to 4.1, which is much more representative of his superior passing skills. I'm not a Jokić fan in the slightest— I'm the opposite, really— but even I have to admit that any offensive statistic that doesn't show him as being one of the best could use some adjusting.

And I just want to note: this is not a perfect representation of a player's passing ability. It doesn't answer the question "Who is the best passer in the league?", but it's a start.

For example, by this measure, Brandon Clarke of the Memphis Grizzlies would have a ratio of 6.6, and would show up near the top of this list if he had enough assists. You should not consider Brandon Clarke to be one of the greatest passers of all time. This statistic rates him well because although he is not in the type of role where he has many opportunities to get assists, he does tend to make passes that reach his teammates' hands instead of his opponents'.

Rank	Player	Assists	Bad Pass Turnovers	Assist to Bad Pass Ratio
1	Tyus Jones	1691	227	7.4
2	Monte Morris	1042	142	7.3
3	Kevon Looney	498	69	7.2
4	Chris Quinn	455	64	7.1
5	Travis Diener	432	62	7.0
6	Chris Paul	10977	1625	6.8
7	Brandon Roy	1517	230	6.6
8	Tyrese Maxey	441	70	6.3
9	Ryan Arcidiacono	460	75	6.1
10	Gary Payton	5848	973	6.0
11	Jordan McLaughlin	498	83	6.0
12	Frank Kaminsky	619	105	5.9
13	Terrell Brandon	2662	462	5.8
14	Delon Wright	1246	217	5.7
15	Antonio Daniels	2934	511	5.7
16	Jason Collins	626	110	5.7
17	Jason Hart	774	140	5.5
18	José Calderón	5148	935	5.5
19	Avery Johnson	2662	486	5.5
20	Anthony Mason	1926	352	5.5
21	Ish Smith	2799	515	5.4
22	Kevin Ollie	1501	277	5.4
23	Muggsy Bogues	1238	229	5.4
24	Fred VanVleet	1704	316	5.4
25	Al Horford	3144	589	5.3
26	Alvin Williams	1877	352	5.3
27	T.J. McConnell	2404	456	5.3
28	Bimbo Coles	1241	236	5.3
29	Anthony Goldwire	625	119	5.3
30	Speedy Claxton	1441	276	5.2
31	Jeff McInnis	2514	482	5.2
32	Michael Kidd-Gilchrist	515	99	5.2
33	Tim Frazier	1142	220	5.2
34	Earl Boykins	2092	406	5.2
35	Tony Parker	7036	1367	5.1
36	Cory Joseph	2186	425	5.1
37	Carlos Arroyo	1761	343	5.1
38	Donald Sloan	651	128	5.1
39	Damon Stoudamire	4718	933	5.1
40	Kenny Anderson	2505	497	5.0
41	Sam Cassell	5064	1012	5.0
42	Pooh Richardson	425	85	5.0
43	Markelle Fultz	623	125	5.0
44	Jalen Brunson	1034	208	5.0
45	LaMarcus Aldridge	2076	418	5.0
46	Derrick White	1006	205	4.9
47	Tyrese Haliburton	937	191	4.9
48	Adrian Griffin	653	134	4.9
49	Rod Strickland	3745	769	4.9
50	Spencer Dinwiddie	1933	398	4.9
51	Damon Jones	1806	372	4.9
52	Terry Rozier	1509	311	4.9
53	John Stockton	4496	929	4.8
54	DeMar DeRozan	3729	771	4.8
55	Jimmy Butler	2836	588	4.8
56	Mark Jackson	4444	923	4.8
57	Tyronn Lue	1727	359	4.8
58	Giannis Antetokounmpo	3020	630	4.8
59	Ronnie Brewer	828	173	4.8
60	Immanuel Quickley	402	84	4.8
61	Deron Williams	6819	1426	4.8
62	Arron Afflalo	1386	290	4.8
63	Chauncey Billups	5636	1186	4.8
64	Andre Miller	8524	1796	4.7
65	Dejounte Murray	1540	326	4.7
66	Matt Bonner	552	117	4.7
67	Bobby Portis	537	114	4.7
68	Kawhi Leonard	1672	355	4.7
69	Kirk Hinrich	4245	903	4.7
70	Yogi Ferrell	601	128	4.7
71	Bryn Forbes	506	108	4.7
72	George Hill	2697	576	4.7
73	Brevin Knight	4481	960	4.7
74	Tomáš Satoranský	1586	340	4.7
75	Travis Best	2347	505	4.6
76	Tayshaun Prince	2406	518	4.6
77	Cameron Payne	905	195	4.6
78	Brad Wanamaker	464	100	4.6
79	Royal Ivey	501	108	4.6
80	Mike Conley	5407	1166	4.6
81	Eric Snow	4172	900	4.6
82	Anthony Johnson	2274	491	4.6
83	Steve Kerr	522	113	4.6
84	Nemanja Bjelica	826	179	4.6
85	Brandon Jennings	3151	685	4.6
86	Malik Beasley	418	91	4.6
87	Kyle Anderson	1167	255	4.6
88	Darren Collison	3545	776	4.6
89	Elfrid Payton	2868	629	4.6
90	Lee Mayberry	701	154	4.6
91	Malcolm Brogdon	1596	351	4.5
92	Ty Lawson	3316	732	4.5
93	Austin Rivers	1438	319	4.5
94	Brian Roberts	721	160	4.5
95	Devonte' Graham	1203	268	4.5
96	Moochie Norris	1233	275	4.5
97	Facundo Campazzo	452	101	4.5
98	Brendan Haywood	442	99	4.5
99	Patrick Beverley	1839	412	4.5
100	Charlie Bell	857	192	4.5