1958-59 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)

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
1Bob Pettit26STL593174100.7737239.929.216.43.1.438.75914.8.246
2Bill Russell24BOS101444100.3517042.616.723.03.2.457.59812.9.208
3Elgin Baylor24MNL2884100.2157040.824.915.04.1.408.7779.8.165
4Bob Cousy30BOS4714100.1736537.020.05.58.6.384.8558.7.174
5Paul Arizin30PHW1394100.0957040.026.49.11.7.431.81313.0.223
6Dolph Schayes30SYR1264100.0637236.721.313.42.5.387.8649.4.171
7Larry Costello27SYR3154100.0377039.315.85.25.4.437.8028.5.149
8Kenny Sears25NYK1124100.0297135.221.09.31.9.490.86113.3.256
9Cliff Hagan27STL1114100.0277237.523.710.93.4.456.77411.7.209
10Jack Twyman24CIN074100.0177237.725.89.12.9.420.7837.3.129
11TTom Gola26PHW034100.0076436.514.111.14.2.401.7877.4.153
11TRichie Guerin26NYK034100.0077136.018.27.35.1.424.8028.4.158
11TDick McGuire33DET034100.0077129.19.24.06.2.427.7406.9.160
14TAl Bianchi26SYR014100.0027224.710.02.82.2.377.7231.8.048
14TGene Shue27DET014100.0027238.117.64.73.2.388.8035.6.098

Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain Trophy)

Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain 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
1Elgin Baylor24MNL7373850.8597040.824.915.04.1.408.7779.8.165

More Awards Pages

Awards Index

Season Awards

Hall of Fame

 

NBA Weekly & Monthly Awards

NBA & ABA Season Honors

NBA & ABA Miscellaneous Honors

NBA & ABA All-Star Game

NBA Referee Awards

NCAA Season Awards

NCAA Season Honors

High School Season Honors

Olympic Team Selections