1955-56 NBA Awards Voting

1956-57 Awards Voting

1955-56 through 1979-1980: Official NBA MVP voting was done by players. Players were not permitted to vote for their teammates, so it was impossible to be a unanimous winner.
1980-81 to present: Official NBA MVP voting conducted by media.

Official NBA MVP voting tallies for 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71 and 1978-79 seasons are incomplete.

Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy)

Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy) Table
				Voting					Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
Rank	Player	Age	Tm	First	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1	Bob Pettit	23	STL	33	33	80	0.413	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			.429		.736	13.8	.236
2	Paul Arizin	27	PHW	21	21	80	0.263	72	37.8	24.2	7.5	2.6			.448		.810	12.2	.214
3	Bob Cousy	27	BOS	11	11	80	0.138	72	38.4	18.8	6.8	8.9			.360		.844	6.8	.119
4	Mel Hutchins	27	FTW	9	9	80	0.113	66	33.9	12.0	7.5	2.7			.425		.643	4.4	.095
5T	Dolph Schayes	27	SYR	2	2	80	0.025	72	35.0	20.4	12.4	2.8			.387		.858	11.8	.225
5T	Bill Sharman	29	BOS	2	2	80	0.025	72	37.5	19.9	3.6	4.7			.438		.867	8.8	.157
7T	Tom Gola	23	PHW	1	1	80	0.013	68	34.5	10.8	9.1	5.9			.412		.733	6.5	.132
7T	Maurice Stokes	22	ROC	1	1	80	0.013	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			.354		.714	6.0	.125