NBA Most Valuable Player Award Winners

Year
1955-56
1956-57
1957-58
1958-59
1959-60
1960-61
1961-62
1962-63
1963-64
1964-65
1965-66
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
1970-71
1971-72
1972-73
Player, Team
Bob Pettit, St. Louis
Bob Cousy, Bos
Bill Russell, Bos
Bob Pettit, St. Louis
Wilt Chamberlain, Phi
Bill Russell, Bos
Bill Russell, Bos
Bill Russell, Bos
Oscar Robertson, Cin
Bill Russell, Bos
Wilt Chamberlain, Phi
Wilt Chamberlain, Phi
Wilt Chamberlain, Phi
Wes Unseld, Bal
Willis Reed, NY
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mil
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mil
Dave Cowens, Bos
GP
72
64
69
72
72
78
76
78
79
78
79
81
82
82
81
82
81
82
FG%
.429
.378
.442
.438
.461
.426
.457
.432
.483
.438
.540
.683
.595
.476
.507
.577
.574
.452
FT%
.736
.821
.519
.759
.582
.550
.595
.555
.853
.573
.513
.441
.380
.605
.756
.690
.689
.779
Trb
1164
309
1564
1182
1941
1868
1891
1843
783
1876
1943
1957
1952
1491
1126
1311
1346
1329
Ast
189
478
202
221
168
264
341
348
868
410
414
630
702
213
161
272
370
333
Pts
1850
1318
1145
2102
2707
1318
1436
1310
2481
1100
2646
1952
1993
1132
1758
2599
2819
1681
Avg
25.7
20.6
16.6
29.2
37.6
16.9
18.9
16.8
31.4
14.1
33.5
24.1
24.3
13.8
21.7
31.7
34.8
20.5

Year
1973-74
1974-75
1975-76
1976-77
1977-78
1978-79
Player, Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mil
Bob McAdoo, Buf
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LaL
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LaL
Bill Walton, Por
Moses Malone, Hou
G
81
82
82
82
58
82
FG%
.539
.512
.529
.579
.522
.540
FT%
.702
.805
.703
.701
.720
.739
Orb
287
307
272
266
118
587
Trb
1178
1155
1383
1090
766
1444
Ast
386
179
413
319
291
147
Stl
112
92
119
101
60
79
Blk
283
174
338
261
146
119
Pts
2187
2829
3091
2148
1096
2034
Avg
27.0
34.5
37.7
26.2
18.9
24.8

Year
1979-80
1980-81
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
1984-85
1985-86
1986-87
1987-88
1988-89
1989-90
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1996-97
1997-98
Player, Team
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, LaL
Julius Erving, Phi
Moses Malone, Hou
Moses Malone, Phi
Larry Bird, Bos
Larry Bird, Bos
Larry Bird, Bos
Magic Johnson, LaL
Michael Jordan, Chi
Magic Johnson, LaL
Magic Johnson, LaL
Michael Jordan, Chi
Michael Jordan, Chi
Charles Barkley, Pho
Hakeem Olajuwon, Hou
David Robinson, SA
Michael Jordan, Chi
Karl Malone, Utah
Michael Jordan, Chi
G
82
82
81
78
79
80
82
80
82
77
79
82
80
76
80
81
82
82
82
FG%
.604
.521
.519
.501
.492
.522
.496
.522
.535
.509
.480
.539
.519
.520
.528
.530
.495
.550
.465
3P%
.000
.222
.000
.000
.247
.427
.423
.205
.132
.314
.384
.312
.270
.305
.421
.300
.427
.000
.238
FT%
.765
.787
.762
.761
.888
.882
.896
.848
.841
.911
.890
.851
.832
.765
.716
.774
.834
.755
.784
Orb
190
244
558
445
181
164
190
122
139
111
128
118
91
237
229
234
148
193
130
Trb
886
657
1188
1194
796
842
805
504
449
607
522
492
511
928
955
877
543
809
475
Ast
371
364
142
101
520
531
557
977
485
988
907
453
489
385
287
236
352
368
283
Stl
81
173
76
89
144
129
166
138
259
138
132
223
182
119
128
134
180
113
141
Blk
280
147
125
157
69
98
51
36
131
22
34
83
75
74
297
262
42
48
45
Pts
2034
2222
2520
1908
1908
2295
2115
1909
2868
1730
1765
2580
2404
1944
2184
2238
2491
2249
2357
Avg
24.8
24.6
31.1
24.5
24.2
28.7
25.8
23.9
35.0
22.5
22.3
31.5
30.1
25.6
27.3
27.6
30.4
27.4
28.7
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