1961-62 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 | 27 | BOS | 51 | 297 | 425 | 0.699 | 76 | 45.2 | 18.9 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .457 | .595 | 15.5 | .217 | |||
| 2 | Wilt Chamberlain | 25 | PHW | 9 | 152 | 425 | 0.358 | 80 | 48.5 | 50.4 | 25.7 | 2.4 | .506 | .613 | 23.1 | .286 | |||
| 3 | Oscar Robertson | 23 | CIN | 13 | 135 | 425 | 0.318 | 79 | 44.3 | 30.8 | 12.5 | 11.4 | .478 | .803 | 15.6 | .214 | |||
| 4 | Elgin Baylor | 27 | LAL | 3 | 82 | 425 | 0.193 | 48 | 44.4 | 38.3 | 18.6 | 4.6 | .428 | .754 | 7.9 | .179 | |||
| 5 | Jerry West | 23 | LAL | 6 | 60 | 425 | 0.141 | 75 | 41.2 | 30.8 | 7.9 | 5.4 | .445 | .769 | 12.9 | .201 | |||
| 6 | Bob Pettit | 29 | STL | 2 | 31 | 425 | 0.073 | 78 | 42.1 | 31.1 | 18.7 | 3.7 | .450 | .771 | 11.5 | .168 | |||
| 7 | Richie Guerin | 29 | NYK | 1 | 5 | 425 | 0.012 | 78 | 42.9 | 29.5 | 6.4 | 6.9 | .442 | .820 | 12.1 | .174 | |||
| 8 | Bob Cousy | 33 | BOS | 0 | 3 | 425 | 0.007 | 75 | 28.2 | 15.7 | 3.5 | 7.8 | .391 | .754 | 6.3 | .144 | |||
USBWA Most Valuable Player