1960-61 NBA Awards Voting

1959-60 Awards Voting 1961-62 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
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