1956-57 NBA Awards Voting
1955-56 through 1979-1980: 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: Voting conducted by media.
Voting tallies for seasons 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, and 1978-79 are incomplete.
Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy)
Voting | Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||||||
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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 Cousy | 28 | BOS | 23 | 23 | 80 | 0.288 | 64 | 36.9 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | .378 | .821 | 8.8 | .178 | |||
2 | Bob Pettit | 24 | STL | 21 | 21 | 80 | 0.263 | 71 | 35.1 | 24.7 | 14.6 | 1.9 | .415 | .773 | 11.6 | .224 | |||
3 | Paul Arizin | 28 | PHW | 9 | 9 | 80 | 0.113 | 71 | 39.0 | 25.6 | 7.9 | 2.1 | .422 | .829 | 12.3 | .213 | |||
4 | Dolph Schayes | 28 | SYR | 8 | 8 | 80 | 0.100 | 72 | 39.6 | 22.5 | 14.0 | 3.2 | .379 | .904 | 12.5 | .211 | |||
5 | George Yardley | 28 | FTW | 7 | 7 | 80 | 0.088 | 72 | 37.4 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 2.0 | .410 | .787 | 10.0 | .179 | |||
6 | Maurice Stokes | 23 | ROC | 5 | 5 | 80 | 0.063 | 72 | 38.3 | 15.6 | 17.4 | 4.6 | .347 | .665 | 5.5 | .096 | |||
7 | Bill Russell | 22 | BOS | 2 | 2 | 80 | 0.025 | 48 | 35.3 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 1.8 | .427 | .492 | 6.2 | .176 | |||
8T | Ray Felix | 26 | NYK | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0.013 | 72 | 22.5 | 12.0 | 8.2 | 0.5 | .416 | .747 | 5.5 | .162 | |||
8T | Harry Gallatin | 29 | NYK | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0.013 | 72 | 27.0 | 15.0 | 10.1 | 1.2 | .406 | .800 | 8.1 | .199 | |||
8T | Mel Hutchins | 28 | FTW | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0.013 | 72 | 36.8 | 12.4 | 7.9 | 2.9 | .387 | .738 | 2.8 | .050 | |||
8T | Kenny Sears | 23 | NYK | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0.013 | 72 | 34.9 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 1.4 | .418 | .790 | 8.0 | .153 | |||
8T | Jack Twyman | 22 | ROC | 1 | 1 | 80 | 0.013 | 72 | 32.5 | 16.3 | 4.9 | 1.7 | .439 | .760 | 8.8 | .180 |
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