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)
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 Pettit | 26 | STL | 59 | 317 | 410 | 0.773 | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 3.1 | .438 | .759 | 14.8 | .246 | |||
2 | Bill Russell | 24 | BOS | 10 | 144 | 410 | 0.351 | 70 | 42.6 | 16.7 | 23.0 | 3.2 | .457 | .598 | 12.9 | .208 | |||
3 | Elgin Baylor | 24 | MNL | 2 | 88 | 410 | 0.215 | 70 | 40.8 | 24.9 | 15.0 | 4.1 | .408 | .777 | 9.8 | .165 | |||
4 | Bob Cousy | 30 | BOS | 4 | 71 | 410 | 0.173 | 65 | 37.0 | 20.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | .384 | .855 | 8.7 | .174 | |||
5 | Paul Arizin | 30 | PHW | 1 | 39 | 410 | 0.095 | 70 | 40.0 | 26.4 | 9.1 | 1.7 | .431 | .813 | 13.0 | .223 | |||
6 | Dolph Schayes | 30 | SYR | 1 | 26 | 410 | 0.063 | 72 | 36.7 | 21.3 | 13.4 | 2.5 | .387 | .864 | 9.4 | .171 | |||
7 | Larry Costello | 27 | SYR | 3 | 15 | 410 | 0.037 | 70 | 39.3 | 15.8 | 5.2 | 5.4 | .437 | .802 | 8.5 | .149 | |||
8 | Kenny Sears | 25 | NYK | 1 | 12 | 410 | 0.029 | 71 | 35.2 | 21.0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | .490 | .861 | 13.3 | .256 | |||
9 | Cliff Hagan | 27 | STL | 1 | 11 | 410 | 0.027 | 72 | 37.5 | 23.7 | 10.9 | 3.4 | .456 | .774 | 11.7 | .209 | |||
10 | Jack Twyman | 24 | CIN | 0 | 7 | 410 | 0.017 | 72 | 37.7 | 25.8 | 9.1 | 2.9 | .420 | .783 | 7.3 | .129 | |||
11T | Tom Gola | 26 | PHW | 0 | 3 | 410 | 0.007 | 64 | 36.5 | 14.1 | 11.1 | 4.2 | .401 | .787 | 7.4 | .153 | |||
11T | Richie Guerin | 26 | NYK | 0 | 3 | 410 | 0.007 | 71 | 36.0 | 18.2 | 7.3 | 5.1 | .424 | .802 | 8.4 | .158 | |||
11T | Dick McGuire | 33 | DET | 0 | 3 | 410 | 0.007 | 71 | 29.1 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 6.2 | .427 | .740 | 6.9 | .160 | |||
14T | Al Bianchi | 26 | SYR | 0 | 1 | 410 | 0.002 | 72 | 24.7 | 10.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | .377 | .723 | 1.8 | .048 | |||
14T | Gene Shue | 27 | DET | 0 | 1 | 410 | 0.002 | 72 | 38.1 | 17.6 | 4.7 | 3.2 | .388 | .803 | 5.6 | .098 |
Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain 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 | Elgin Baylor | 24 | MNL | 73 | 73 | 85 | 0.859 | 70 | 40.8 | 24.9 | 15.0 | 4.1 | .408 | .777 | 9.8 | .165 |
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