1962-63 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)
| 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 | Bill Russell | 28 | BOS | 56 | 341 | 505 | 0.675 | 78 | 44.9 | 16.8 | 23.6 | 4.5 | .432 | .555 | 13.5 | .185 | |||
| 2 | Elgin Baylor | 28 | LAL | 19 | 221 | 505 | 0.438 | 80 | 42.1 | 34.0 | 14.3 | 4.8 | .453 | .837 | 14.4 | .205 | |||
| 3 | Oscar Robertson | 24 | CIN | 19 | 191 | 505 | 0.378 | 80 | 44.0 | 28.3 | 10.4 | 9.5 | .518 | .810 | 16.8 | .229 | |||
| 4 | Bob Pettit | 30 | STL | 3 | 84 | 505 | 0.166 | 79 | 39.1 | 28.4 | 15.1 | 3.1 | .446 | .774 | 14.3 | .222 | |||
| 5 | Jerry West | 24 | LAL | 2 | 19 | 505 | 0.038 | 55 | 39.3 | 27.1 | 7.0 | 5.6 | .461 | .778 | 8.1 | .180 | |||
| 6 | Red Kerr | 30 | SYR | 1 | 13 | 505 | 0.026 | 80 | 32.0 | 15.7 | 13.0 | 2.7 | .474 | .753 | 7.7 | .144 | |||
| 7 | Wilt Chamberlain | 26 | SFW | 0 | 9 | 505 | 0.018 | 80 | 47.6 | 44.8 | 24.3 | 3.4 | .528 | .593 | 20.9 | .264 | |||
| 8T | Terry Dischinger | 22 | CHZ | 1 | 5 | 505 | 0.010 | 57 | 40.2 | 25.5 | 8.0 | 3.1 | .512 | .770 | 9.2 | .192 | |||
| 8T | Bob Cousy | 34 | BOS | 0 | 5 | 505 | 0.010 | 76 | 26.0 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 6.8 | .397 | .735 | 5.2 | .126 | |||
| 10 | John Havlicek | 22 | BOS | 0 | 3 | 505 | 0.006 | 80 | 27.5 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .445 | .728 | 6.4 | .139 | |||
| 11T | John Barnhill | 24 | STL | 0 | 1 | 505 | 0.002 | 77 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | .430 | .710 | 4.6 | .082 | |||
| 11T | Walt Bellamy | 23 | CHZ | 0 | 1 | 505 | 0.002 | 80 | 41.3 | 27.9 | 16.4 | 2.9 | .527 | .674 | 13.7 | .199 | |||
All-Rookie Teams
| Voting | Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | |||||||||||||||||
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| # Tm | Player | Age | Tm | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | 1st Tm | 2nd Tm | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 1st | Zelmo Beaty | 23 | STL | 80 | 24.0 | 10.2 | 8.3 | 1.1 | .439 | .717 | 5.2 | .131 | ||||||||
| 1st | Dave DeBusschere | 22 | DET | 80 | 29.4 | 12.7 | 8.7 | 2.6 | .430 | .718 | 3.6 | .074 | ||||||||
| 1st | John Havlicek | 22 | BOS | 80 | 27.5 | 14.3 | 6.7 | 2.2 | .445 | .728 | 6.4 | .139 | ||||||||
| 1st | Chet Walker | 22 | SYR | 78 | 25.5 | 12.3 | 7.2 | 1.1 | .469 | .699 | 5.3 | .129 | ||||||||
| ORV | John Barnhill | 24 | STL | 77 | 35.0 | 11.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | .430 | .710 | 4.6 | .082 | ||||||||
USBWA Most Valuable Player