1960-61 NBA 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)
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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 | Bill Russell | 26 | BOS | 35 | 213 | 380 | 0.561 | 78 | 44.3 | 16.9 | 23.9 | 3.4 | .426 | .550 | 13.0 | .181 | |||
| 2 | Bob Pettit | 28 | STL | 14 | 125 | 380 | 0.329 | 76 | 39.8 | 27.9 | 20.3 | 3.4 | .447 | .724 | 14.9 | .237 | |||
| 3 | Elgin Baylor | 26 | LAL | 10 | 116 | 380 | 0.305 | 73 | 42.9 | 34.8 | 19.8 | 5.1 | .430 | .783 | 14.8 | .227 | |||
| 4 | Wilt Chamberlain | 24 | PHW | 3 | 81 | 380 | 0.213 | 79 | 47.8 | 38.4 | 27.2 | 1.9 | .509 | .504 | 18.8 | .240 | |||
| 5 | Oscar Robertson | 22 | CIN | 7 | 70 | 380 | 0.184 | 71 | 42.7 | 30.5 | 10.1 | 9.7 | .473 | .822 | 13.2 | .210 | |||
| 6 | Bob Cousy | 32 | BOS | 2 | 17 | 380 | 0.045 | 76 | 32.5 | 18.1 | 4.4 | 7.7 | .371 | .779 | 7.2 | .140 | |||
| 7 | Tom Heinsohn | 26 | BOS | 3 | 15 | 380 | 0.039 | 74 | 30.5 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 1.9 | .400 | .767 | 6.6 | .141 | |||
| 8 | Dolph Schayes | 32 | SYR | 1 | 12 | 380 | 0.032 | 79 | 38.1 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 3.7 | .372 | .868 | 8.5 | .136 | |||
| 9 | Bailey Howell | 24 | DET | 1 | 9 | 380 | 0.024 | 77 | 38.3 | 23.6 | 14.4 | 2.5 | .469 | .753 | 11.7 | .190 | |||
| 10 | Gene Shue | 29 | DET | 0 | 8 | 380 | 0.021 | 78 | 43.1 | 22.6 | 4.3 | 6.8 | .421 | .856 | 7.6 | .108 | |||
| 11 | Jack Twyman | 26 | CIN | 0 | 6 | 380 | 0.016 | 79 | 37.0 | 25.3 | 8.5 | 2.8 | .488 | .731 | 9.6 | .157 | |||
| 12 | Jerry West | 22 | LAL | 1 | 5 | 380 | 0.013 | 79 | 35.4 | 17.6 | 7.7 | 4.2 | .419 | .666 | 6.6 | .113 | |||
| 13 | Clyde Lovellette | 31 | STL | 0 | 4 | 380 | 0.011 | 67 | 31.5 | 22.0 | 10.1 | 2.6 | .453 | .830 | 8.5 | .193 | |||
| 14 | Cliff Hagan | 29 | STL | 0 | 3 | 380 | 0.008 | 77 | 35.1 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 4.9 | .444 | .820 | 10.8 | .193 | |||
| 15 | Richie Guerin | 28 | NYK | 0 | 2 | 380 | 0.005 | 79 | 38.3 | 21.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 | .396 | .792 | 5.4 | .086 | |||
| 16T | Paul Arizin | 32 | PHW | 0 | 1 | 380 | 0.003 | 79 | 37.2 | 23.2 | 8.6 | 2.4 | .425 | .833 | 9.7 | .159 | |||
| 16T | Willie Naulls | 26 | NYK | 0 | 1 | 380 | 0.003 | 79 | 37.7 | 23.4 | 13.4 | 2.4 | .428 | .816 | 5.7 | .092 | |||
| 16T | Kenny Sears | 27 | NYK | 0 | 1 | 380 | 0.003 | 52 | 26.8 | 14.4 | 5.6 | 2.0 | .424 | .825 | 4.0 | .138 | |||
USBWA Most Valuable Player