Most Valuable Player - every winner and full voting history

The Winners, Ranked

Every MVP winner measured against each other.

All-Time MVP Leader

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

6 wins

6.104 career shares

1970-711971-721973-741975-761976-771979-80

02Michael Jordan5 WINS1997-98 · 1995-96 · 1991-92 · 1990-91 · 1987-8815,509 fame8.115 sh
03Bill Russell5 WINS1964-65 · 1962-63 · 1961-62 · 1960-61 · 1957-586,762 fame4.852 sh
4LeBron James4 WINS2012-13 · 2011-12 · 2009-10 · 2008-0916,326 fame8.834 sh
5Wilt Chamberlain4 WINS1967-68 · 1966-67 · 1965-66 · 1959-607,201 fame4.424 sh
6Larry Bird3 WINS1985-86 · 1984-85 · 1983-847,948 fame5.611 sh
7Magic Johnson3 WINS1989-90 · 1988-89 · 1986-877,786 fame5.104 sh
8Nikola Jokic3 WINS2023-24 · 2021-22 · 2020-215,452 fame5.094 sh
9Moses Malone3 WINS1982-83 · 1981-82 · 1978-795,116 fame2.855 sh
10Karl Malone2 WINS1998-99 · 1996-976,862 fame4.297 sh
11Tim Duncan2 WINS2002-03 · 2001-0210,818 fame4.278 sh
12Giannis Antetokounmpo2 WINS2019-20 · 2018-196,156 fame4.175 sh
13Bob Pettit2 WINS1958-59 · 1955-563,965 fame2.672 sh
14Stephen Curry2 WINS2015-16 · 2014-157,139 fame2.666 sh
15Shai Gilgeous-Alexander2 WINS2025-26 · 2024-253,188 fame2.544 sh
16Steve Nash2 WINS2005-06 · 2004-053,498 fame2.428 sh
17Shaquille O'Neal1 WIN1999-008,168 fame4.38 sh
18Kobe Bryant1 WIN2007-0810,789 fame4.202 sh
19James Harden1 WIN2017-184,322 fame3.656 sh
20Kevin Durant1 WIN2013-145,839 fame3.211 sh
21David Robinson1 WIN1994-956,110 fame3.123 sh
22Kevin Garnett1 WIN2003-046,156 fame2.753 sh
23Oscar Robertson1 WIN1963-644,189 fame2.62 sh
24Hakeem Olajuwon1 WIN1993-947,103 fame2.61 sh
25Charles Barkley1 WIN1992-935,092 fame2.437 sh
26Joel Embiid1 WIN2022-232,769 fame2.254 sh
27Dirk Nowitzki1 WIN2006-074,381 fame1.809 sh
28Russell Westbrook1 WIN2016-173,450 fame1.619 sh
29Allen Iverson1 WIN2000-015,006 fame1.567 sh
30Bob McAdoo1 WIN1974-752,635 fame1.494 sh
31Julius Erving1 WIN1980-814,806 fame1.406 sh
32Dave Cowens1 WIN1972-732,964 fame1.369 sh
33Willis Reed1 WIN1969-702,773 fame1.049 sh
34Derrick Rose1 WIN2010-111,682 fame0.991 sh
35Bob Cousy1 WIN1956-573,908 fame0.873 sh
36Wes Unseld1 WIN1968-692,366 fame0.655 sh
37Bill Walton1 WIN1977-782,098 fame0.521 sh

The Votes Tell Stories

Computed from every ballot ever cast.

Closest races

1975-76 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over Bob McAdoo by 1.7%
1989-90 - Magic Johnson over Charles Barkley by 2.4%
1956-57 - Bob Cousy over Bob Pettit by 2.5%
1996-97 - Karl Malone over Michael Jordan by 2.5%
2004-05 - Steve Nash over Shaquille O'Neal by 2.6%

Biggest landslides

2015-16 - Stephen Curry with 100% (unanimous)
1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal with 99.8%
2012-13 - LeBron James with 99.8%
2003-04 - Kevin Garnett with 99.1%
1995-96 - Michael Jordan with 98.6%

Best never to win

Jerry West - 2.173 career shares, peaked 59% in 1969-70
Chris Paul - 1.807 career shares, peaked 71% in 2007-08
Elgin Baylor - 1.62 career shares, peaked 43.8% in 1962-63
Patrick Ewing (1986-2002) - 1.423 career shares, peaked 36.6% in 1992-93
Dwight Howard - 1.25 career shares, peaked 53.1% in 2010-11
Luka Doncic - 1.218 career shares, peaked 57.2% in 2023-24
Kawhi Leonard - 1.161 career shares, peaked 49.5% in 2016-17
Alonzo Mourning - 0.967 career shares, peaked 65.5% in 1998-99

Records & Dynasties

Repeat winners (streaks)

Larry Bird - 3 straight, ending 1985-86
Wilt Chamberlain - 3 straight, ending 1967-68
Bill Russell - 3 straight, ending 1962-63
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 2 straight, ending 2025-26
Nikola Jokic - 2 straight, ending 2021-22

Franchise counts

Boston Celtics - 10 (last 1985-86)
Los Angeles Lakers - 8 (last 2007-08)
Philadelphia 76ers - 7 (last 2022-23)
Chicago Bulls - 6 (last 2010-11)
Milwaukee Bucks - 5 (last 2019-20)
Oklahoma City Thunder - 4 (last 2025-26)
Houston Rockets - 4 (last 2017-18)
Denver Nuggets - 3 (last 2023-24)

Same-season doubles

2025-26 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won MVP + CLUTCH
2024-25 - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won MVP + FINALS-MVP
2019-20 - Giannis Antetokounmpo won MVP + DPOY
2012-13 - LeBron James won MVP + FINALS-MVP
2011-12 - LeBron James won MVP + FINALS-MVP
2002-03 - Tim Duncan won MVP + FINALS-MVP
1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal won MVP + FINALS-MVP
1997-98 - Michael Jordan won MVP + FINALS-MVP

Year by Year

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2025-26Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Oklahoma City Thunder93.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	93.9%	83
2	Nikola Jokic	63.4%	10
3	Victor Wembanyama	56.9%	5
4	Luka Doncic	25%	0
5	Cade Cunningham	11.7%	2
6	Jaylen Brown	8.9%	0
7	Kawhi Leonard	0.1%	0
8	Donovan Mitchell	0.1%	0

2024-25Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Oklahoma City Thunder91.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	91.3%	71
2	Nikola Jokic	78.7%	29
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	47%	0
4	Jayson Tatum	31.1%	0
5	Donovan Mitchell	7.4%	0
6	LeBron James	1.6%	0
7	Cade Cunningham	1.2%	0
8	Anthony Edwards	1.2%	0
9	Stephen Curry	0.2%	0
10	Jalen Brunson	0.1%	0
11	James Harden	0.1%	0
12	Evan Mobley	0.1%	0

2023-24Nikola Jokic · Denver Nuggets93.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Nikola Jokic	93.5%	79
2	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	64.6%	15
3	Luka Doncic	57.2%	4
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo	19.4%	1
5	Jalen Brunson	14.3%	0
6	Jayson Tatum	8.7%	0
7	Anthony Edwards	1.8%	0
8	Domantas Sabonis	0.3%	0
9	Kevin Durant	0.1%	0

2022-23Joel Embiid · Philadelphia 76ers91.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Joel Embiid	91.5%	73
2	Nikola Jokic	67.4%	15
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	60.6%	12
4	Jayson Tatum	28%	0
5	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	4.6%	0
6	Donovan Mitchell	3%	0
7	Domantas Sabonis	2.7%	0
8	Luka Doncic	1%	0
9	Stephen Curry	0.5%	0
10	Jimmy Butler	0.3%	0
11	De'Aaron Fox	0.2%	0
12	Jalen Brunson	0.1%	0
13	Ja Morant	0.1%	0

2021-22Nikola Jokic · Denver Nuggets87.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Nikola Jokic	87.5%	65
2	Joel Embiid	70.6%	26
3	Giannis Antetokounmpo	59.5%	9
4	Devin Booker	21.6%	0
5	Luka Doncic	14.6%	0
6	Jayson Tatum	4.3%	0
7	Ja Morant	1%	0
8	Stephen Curry	0.4%	0
9	Chris Paul	0.2%	0
10	DeMar DeRozan	0.1%	0
11	Kevin Durant	0.1%	0
12	LeBron James	0.1%	0

2020-21Nikola Jokic · Denver Nuggets96.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Nikola Jokic	96.1%	91
2	Joel Embiid	58%	1
3	Stephen Curry	44.9%	5
4	Giannis Antetokounmpo	34.5%	1
5	Chris Paul	13.8%	2
6	Luka Doncic	4.2%	0
7	Damian Lillard	3.8%	0
8	Julius Randle	2%	0
9	Derrick Rose	1%	1
10	Rudy Gobert	0.8%	0
11	Russell Westbrook	0.5%	0
12	Ben Simmons	0.3%	0
13	James Harden	0.1%	0
14	LeBron James	0.1%	0
15	Kawhi Leonard	0.1%	0

2019-20Giannis Antetokounmpo · Milwaukee Bucks95.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo	95.2%	85
2	LeBron James	74.6%	16
3	James Harden	36.3%	0
4	Luka Doncic	19.8%	0
5	Kawhi Leonard	16.6%	0
6	Anthony Davis	8.1%	0
7	Chris Paul	2.6%	0
8	Damian Lillard	2.3%	0
9	Nikola Jokic	1.8%	0
10	Pascal Siakam	1.7%	0
11	Jimmy Butler	0.9%	0
12	Jayson Tatum	0.1%	0

2018-19Giannis Antetokounmpo · Milwaukee Bucks93.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Giannis Antetokounmpo	93.2%	78
2	James Harden	76.8%	23
3	Paul George	35.2%	0
4	Nikola Jokic	21%	0
5	Stephen Curry	17.3%	0
6	Damian Lillard	6.8%	0
7	Joel Embiid	4.9%	0
8	Kevin Durant	2.5%	0
9	Kawhi Leonard	1.3%	0
10	Russell Westbrook	0.8%	0
11	Rudy Gobert	0.1%	0
12	LeBron James	0.1%	0

2017-18James Harden · Houston Rockets95.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	James Harden	95.5%	86
2	LeBron James	73.1%	15
3	Anthony Davis	44.1%	0
4	Damian Lillard	20.5%	0
5	Russell Westbrook	7.5%	0
6	Giannis Antetokounmpo	7.4%	0
7	Kevin Durant	6.5%	0
8	DeMar DeRozan	3.2%	0
9	LaMarcus Aldridge	0.6%	0
10	Jimmy Butler	0.5%	0
11	Stephen Curry	0.5%	0
12	Joel Embiid	0.4%	0
13	Victor Oladipo	0.2%	0

2016-17Russell Westbrook · Oklahoma City Thunder87.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Russell Westbrook	87.9%	69
2	James Harden	74.6%	22
3	Kawhi Leonard	49.5%	9
4	LeBron James	33%	1
5	Isaiah Thomas	8%	0
6	Stephen Curry	5.1%	0
7	Giannis Antetokounmpo	0.7%	0
8	John Wall	0.7%	0
9	Anthony Davis	0.2%	0
10	Kevin Durant	0.2%	0
11	DeMar DeRozan	0.1%	0

2015-16Stephen Curry · Golden State Warriors100%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Stephen Curry	100%	131
2	Kawhi Leonard	48.4%	0
3	LeBron James	48.2%	0
4	Russell Westbrook	37.1%	0
5	Kevin Durant	11.2%	0
6	Chris Paul	8.2%	0
7	Draymond Green	3.8%	0
8	Damian Lillard	2%	0
9	James Harden	0.7%	0
10	Kyle Lowry	0.5%	0

2014-15Stephen Curry · Golden State Warriors92.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Stephen Curry	92.2%	100
2	James Harden	72%	25
3	LeBron James	42.5%	5
4	Russell Westbrook	27.1%	0
5	Anthony Davis	15.6%	0
6	Chris Paul	9.5%	0
7	LaMarcus Aldridge	0.5%	0
8	Marc Gasol	0.2%	0
9	Blake Griffin	0.2%	0
10	Tim Duncan	0.1%	0
11	Kawhi Leonard	0.1%	0
12	Klay Thompson	0.1%	0

2013-14Kevin Durant · Oklahoma City Thunder98.6%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kevin Durant	98.6%	119
2	LeBron James	71.3%	6
3	Blake Griffin	34.7%	0
4	Joakim Noah	25.8%	0
5	James Harden	6.8%	0
6	Stephen Curry	5.3%	0
7	Chris Paul	3.6%	0
8	Al Jefferson	2.7%	0
9	Paul George	2.6%	0
10	LaMarcus Aldridge	2.1%	0
11	Kevin Love	2%	0
12	Tim Duncan	1.7%	0
13	Tony Parker	1.7%	0
14	Dirk Nowitzki	0.6%	0
15	Carmelo Anthony	0.3%	0
16	Goran Dragic	0.2%	0
17	Mike Conley	0.1%	0

2012-13LeBron James · Miami Heat99.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	LeBron James	99.8%	120
2	Kevin Durant	63.2%	0
3	Carmelo Anthony	39.3%	1
4	Chris Paul	23.9%	0
5	Kobe Bryant	15.2%	0
6	Tony Parker	7.1%	0
7	Tim Duncan	5.4%	0
8	James Harden	2.7%	0
9	Russell Westbrook	0.7%	0
10	Dwyane Wade	0.4%	0
11	Stephen Curry	0.2%	0
12	Kevin Garnett	0.1%	0
13	Marc Gasol	0.1%	0
14	Ty Lawson	0.1%	0
15	David Lee	0.1%	0
16	Joakim Noah	0.1%	0

2011-12LeBron James · Miami Heat88.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	LeBron James	88.8%	85
2	Kevin Durant	73.5%	24
3	Chris Paul	31.8%	6
4	Kobe Bryant	29.1%	2
5	Tony Parker	27.4%	4
6	Kevin Love	4.8%	0
7	Dwight Howard	1.1%	0
8	Rajon Rondo	1%	0
9	Steve Nash	0.6%	0
10	Dwyane Wade	0.5%	0
11	Derrick Rose	0.4%	0
12	Dirk Nowitzki	0.3%	0
13	Russell Westbrook	0.3%	0
14	Tim Duncan	0.2%	0
15	Joe Johnson	0.1%	0

2010-11Derrick Rose · Chicago Bulls97.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Derrick Rose	97.7%	113
2	Dwight Howard	53.1%	3
3	LeBron James	43.1%	4
4	Kobe Bryant	35.4%	1
5	Kevin Durant	15.7%	0
6	Dirk Nowitzki	9.3%	0
7	Dwyane Wade	2%	0
8	Manu Ginobili	1.7%	0
9	Amar'e Stoudemire	0.7%	0
10	Blake Griffin	0.4%	0
11	Rajon Rondo	0.4%	0
12	Tony Parker	0.2%	0
13	Chris Paul	0.2%	0

2009-10LeBron James · Cleveland Cavaliers98%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	LeBron James	98%	116
2	Kevin Durant	49.5%	4
3	Kobe Bryant	48.7%	0
4	Dwight Howard	38.9%	3
5	Dwyane Wade	9.7%	0
6	Carmelo Anthony	5.3%	0
7	Dirk Nowitzki	4.5%	0
8	Steve Nash	4%	0
9	Deron Williams	0.6%	0
10	Amar'e Stoudemire	0.4%	0
11	Manu Ginobili	0.2%	0
12	Chauncey Billups	0.1%	0
13	Chris Bosh	0.1%	0
14	Stephen Jackson	0.1%	0
15	Joe Johnson	0.1%	0

2008-09LeBron James · Cleveland Cavaliers96.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	LeBron James	96.9%	109
2	Kobe Bryant	57.7%	2
3	Dwyane Wade	56.2%	7
4	Dwight Howard	27.1%	1
5	Chris Paul	15.9%	2
6	Chauncey Billups	2.7%	0
7	Paul Pierce	1.7%	0
8	Tony Parker	0.7%	0
9	Brandon Roy	0.6%	0
10	Tim Duncan	0.2%	0
11	Dirk Nowitzki	0.2%	0
12	Yao Ming	0.1%	0

2007-08Kobe Bryant · Los Angeles Lakers87.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kobe Bryant	87.3%	82
2	Chris Paul	71%	28
3	Kevin Garnett	53.2%	15
4	LeBron James	34.8%	1
5	Dwight Howard	4.8%	0
6	Amar'e Stoudemire	2.1%	0
7	Tim Duncan	2%	0
8	Tracy McGrady	1.5%	0
9	Steve Nash	1.4%	0
10	Manu Ginobili	0.7%	0
11	Dirk Nowitzki	0.4%	0
12	Deron Williams	0.3%	0
13	Carmelo Anthony	0.2%	0
14	Carlos Boozer	0.1%	0
15	Antawn Jamison	0.1%	0
16	Paul Pierce	0.1%	0
17	Rasheed Wallace	0.1%	0

2006-07Dirk Nowitzki · Dallas Mavericks88.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Dirk Nowitzki	88.2%	83
2	Steve Nash	78.5%	44
3	Kobe Bryant	40.4%	2
4	Tim Duncan	22.2%	0
5	LeBron James	14.2%	0
6	Tracy McGrady	8.5%	0
7	Chris Bosh	3.3%	0
8	Gilbert Arenas	2.4%	0
9	Carlos Boozer	0.5%	0
10	Kevin Garnett	0.5%	0
11	Chauncey Billups	0.3%	0
12	Shaquille O'Neal	0.2%	0
13	Amar'e Stoudemire	0.2%	0
14	Dwyane Wade	0.2%	0
15	Carmelo Anthony	0.1%	0
16	Baron Davis	0.1%	0
17	Tony Parker	0.1%	0

2005-06Steve Nash · Phoenix Suns73.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Steve Nash	73.9%	57
2	LeBron James	55%	16
3	Dirk Nowitzki	43.5%	14
4	Kobe Bryant	38.6%	22
5	Chauncey Billups	34.4%	15
6	Dwyane Wade	7%	0
7	Elton Brand	4%	1
8	Tim Duncan	2.6%	0
9	Tony Parker	0.7%	0
10	Allen Iverson	0.1%	0
11	Shawn Marion	0.1%	0

2004-05Steve Nash · Phoenix Suns83.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Steve Nash	83.9%	65
2	Shaquille O'Neal	81.3%	58
3	Dirk Nowitzki	27.5%	0
4	Tim Duncan	25.8%	1
5	Allen Iverson	18.9%	2
6	LeBron James	7.3%	0
7	Tracy McGrady	3.5%	0
8	Dwyane Wade	3.4%	0
9	Ray Allen	3.2%	0
10	Amar'e Stoudemire	3.2%	1
11	Kevin Garnett	1.2%	0
12	Gilbert Arenas	0.3%	0
13	Vince Carter	0.2%	0
14	P.J. Brown	0.1%	0
15	Marcus Camby	0.1%	0
16	Shawn Marion	0.1%	0

2003-04Kevin Garnett · Minnesota Timberwolves99.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kevin Garnett	99.1%	120
2	Tim Duncan	58.2%	0
3	Jermaine O'Neal	42.5%	2
4	Peja Stojakovic	22.8%	1
5	Kobe Bryant	17.2%	0
6	Shaquille O'Neal	14.5%	0
7	Ben Wallace	2%	0
8	Jason Kidd	1.4%	0
9	LeBron James	0.9%	0
10	Sam Cassell	0.3%	0
11	Baron Davis	0.3%	0
12	Dirk Nowitzki	0.3%	0
13	Andrei Kirilenko	0.2%	0
14	Carmelo Anthony	0.1%	0
15	Yao Ming	0.1%	0
16	Michael Redd	0.1%	0

2002-03Tim Duncan · San Antonio Spurs80.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Tim Duncan	80.8%	60
2	Kevin Garnett	73.2%	43
3	Kobe Bryant	41.7%	8
4	Tracy McGrady	35.9%	4
5	Shaquille O'Neal	10.6%	3
6	Allen Iverson	7%	0
7	Dirk Nowitzki	3.6%	0
8	Ben Wallace	2.8%	1
9	Jason Kidd	2.6%	0
10	Chris Webber	1.6%	0
11	Jamal Mashburn	0.1%	0
12	Steve Nash	0.1%	0
13	Paul Pierce	0.1%	0

2001-02Tim Duncan · San Antonio Spurs75.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Tim Duncan	75.7%	57
2	Jason Kidd	71.2%	45
3	Shaquille O'Neal	55.2%	15
4	Tracy McGrady	31%	7
5	Kobe Bryant	7.8%	1
6	Gary Payton	4.3%	1
7	Chris Webber	2.9%	0
8	Dirk Nowitzki	2.5%	0
9	Allen Iverson	2.3%	0
10	Ben Wallace	1.9%	0
11	Paul Pierce	1.7%	0
12	Kevin Garnett	1.3%	0
13	Michael Jordan	1.3%	0
14	Steve Nash	0.4%	0
15	Jerry Stackhouse	0.2%	0
16	Mike Bibby	0.1%	0
17	Elton Brand	0.1%	0
18	Peja Stojakovic	0.1%	0

2000-01Allen Iverson · Philadelphia 76ers90.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Allen Iverson	90.4%	93
2	Tim Duncan	56.9%	18
3	Shaquille O'Neal	46.6%	7
4	Chris Webber	42%	5
5	Kevin Garnett	12.2%	1
6	Tracy McGrady	5.2%	0
7	Karl Malone	1.7%	0
8	Jason Kidd	1.5%	0
9	Kobe Bryant	0.9%	0
10	Ray Allen	0.6%	0
11	Vince Carter	0.6%	0
12	David Robinson	0.6%	0
13	Paul Pierce	0.4%	0
14	Jerry Stackhouse	0.2%	0
15	Michael Finley	0.1%	0
16	Anthony Mason	0.1%	0
17	John Stockton	0.1%	0

1999-00Shaquille O'Neal · Los Angeles Lakers99.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Shaquille O'Neal	99.8%	120
2	Kevin Garnett	33.7%	0
3	Alonzo Mourning	30.3%	0
4	Karl Malone	25.8%	0
5	Tim Duncan	20.5%	0
6	Gary Payton	14.9%	0
7	Allen Iverson	10.9%	1
8	Grant Hill	9.3%	0
9	Chris Webber	7.9%	0
10	Vince Carter	4.2%	0
11	Jason Kidd	2.1%	0
12	Kobe Bryant	0.2%	0
13	Darrell Armstrong	0.1%	0
14	Michael Finley	0.1%	0
15	Reggie Miller	0.1%	0
16	Jalen Rose	0.1%	0

1998-99Karl Malone · Utah Jazz70.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Karl Malone	70.1%	44
2	Alonzo Mourning	65.5%	36
3	Tim Duncan	62.7%	30
4	Allen Iverson	27%	5
5	Jason Kidd	13.5%	2
6	Shaquille O'Neal	7.5%	1
7	Chris Webber	4.3%	0
8	Grant Hill	3.3%	0
9	Gary Payton	3%	0
10	Kevin Garnett	0.8%	0
11	Shawn Kemp	0.6%	0
12	David Robinson	0.5%	0
13	Hakeem Olajuwon	0.3%	0
14	Arvydas Sabonis	0.3%	0
15	Darrell Armstrong	0.2%	0
16	Vince Carter	0.1%	0
17	Anfernee Hardaway	0.1%	0
18	Mark Jackson	0.1%	0
19	Glenn Robinson	0.1%	0
20	Steve Smith	0.1%	0
21	Rasheed Wallace	0.1%	0

1997-98Michael Jordan · Chicago Bulls93.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Michael Jordan	93.4%	92
2	Karl Malone	72.6%	20
3	Gary Payton	37.2%	3
4	Shaquille O'Neal	26.8%	1
5	Tim Duncan	12.8%	0
6	Tim Hardaway	6.1%	0
7	David Robinson	3.1%	0
8	Vin Baker	2.1%	0
9	Grant Hill	2%	0
10	Scottie Pippen	1.2%	0
11	Glen Rice	0.6%	0
12	Antoine Walker	0.5%	0
13	Jason Kidd	0.4%	0
14	John Stockton	0.4%	0
15	Mitch Richmond	0.3%	0
16	Reggie Miller	0.2%	0
17	Rik Smits	0.2%	0
18	Michael Finley	0.1%	0
19	Rod Strickland	0.1%	0

1996-97Karl Malone · Utah Jazz85.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Karl Malone	85.7%	63
2	Michael Jordan	83.2%	52
3	Grant Hill	32.7%	0
4	Tim Hardaway	20.7%	0
5	Glen Rice	11.7%	0
6	Gary Payton	9.1%	0
7	Hakeem Olajuwon	8.3%	0
8	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	5%	0
9	Anthony Mason	0.6%	0
10	Shaquille O'Neal	0.6%	0
11	Scottie Pippen	0.5%	0
12	Alonzo Mourning	0.4%	0
13	Dikembe Mutombo	0.3%	0
14	Mitch Richmond	0.3%	0
15	John Stockton	0.3%	0
16	Charles Barkley	0.2%	0
17	Tom Gugliotta	0.1%	0
18	Allen Iverson	0.1%	0
19	Kevin Johnson	0.1%	0
20	Steve Smith	0.1%	0

1995-96Michael Jordan · Chicago Bulls98.6%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Michael Jordan	98.6%	109
2	David Robinson	50.8%	0
3	Anfernee Hardaway	31.9%	2
4	Hakeem Olajuwon	21.1%	1
5	Scottie Pippen	20%	0
6	Gary Payton	8.7%	0
7	Karl Malone	7.5%	1
8	Shawn Kemp	6.5%	0
9	Grant Hill	5.6%	0
10	Shaquille O'Neal	5.6%	0
11	John Stockton	1.1%	0
12	Charles Barkley	0.7%	0
13	Magic Johnson	0.7%	0
14	Alonzo Mourning	0.5%	0
15	Dennis Rodman	0.4%	0
16	Terrell Brandon	0.3%	0
17	Mitch Richmond	0.3%	0

1994-95David Robinson · San Antonio Spurs85.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	David Robinson	85.8%	73
2	Shaquille O'Neal	57.6%	12
3	Karl Malone	50.7%	14
4	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	21.9%	2
5	Hakeem Olajuwon	14%	1
6	Charles Barkley	9.1%	1
7	Scottie Pippen	7.9%	1
8	John Stockton	4.5%	1
9	Gary Payton	3.2%	0
10	Anfernee Hardaway	2.2%	0
11	Michael Jordan	1.1%	0
12	Dennis Rodman	0.9%	0
13	Jason Kidd	0.7%	0
14	Clyde Drexler	0.3%	0
15	Cedric Ceballos	0.1%	0

1993-94Hakeem Olajuwon · Houston Rockets88%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Hakeem Olajuwon	88%	66
2	David Robinson	72.3%	24
3	Scottie Pippen	38.6%	7
4	Shaquille O'Neal	28.6%	3
5	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	25.2%	1
6	Gary Payton	2%	0
7	Shawn Kemp	1.7%	0
8	Karl Malone	1.7%	0
9	Mark Price	0.7%	0
10	Charles Barkley	0.5%	0
11	Mookie Blaylock	0.1%	0
12	Kevin Johnson	0.1%	0
13	Dennis Rodman	0.1%	0
14	Latrell Sprewell	0.1%	0
15	John Stockton	0.1%	0
16	Dominique Wilkins	0.1%	0
17	Kevin Willis	0.1%	0

1992-93Charles Barkley · Phoenix Suns85.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Charles Barkley	85.2%	59
2	Hakeem Olajuwon	66%	22
3	Michael Jordan	57.7%	13
4	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	36.6%	4
5	Dominique Wilkins	5.5%	0
6	David Robinson	3.4%	0
7	Shaquille O'Neal	3.1%	0
8	Karl Malone	1%	0
9	Mark Price	1%	0
10	Brad Daugherty	0.1%	0
11	Clyde Drexler	0.1%	0
12	Joe Dumars	0.1%	0
13	Shawn Kemp	0.1%	0
14	John Stockton	0.1%	0

1991-92Michael Jordan · Chicago Bulls93.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Michael Jordan	93.8%	80
2	Clyde Drexler	58.4%	12
3	David Robinson	35.1%	2
4	Karl Malone	27.3%	1
5	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	10.4%	0
6	Chris Mullin	8.4%	0
7	Mark Price	6.9%	0
8	Tim Hardaway	6.7%	0
9	Scottie Pippen	3.3%	1
10	Dennis Rodman	2.7%	0
11	Brad Daugherty	2.5%	0
12	Charles Barkley	1.9%	0
13	John Stockton	1.9%	0
14	Larry Bird	0.3%	0
15	Kevin Johnson	0.2%	0
16	Danny Manning	0.1%	0
17	Detlef Schrempf	0.1%	0

1990-91Michael Jordan · Chicago Bulls92.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Michael Jordan	92.8%	77
2	Magic Johnson	51.8%	10
3	David Robinson	49.6%	6
4	Charles Barkley	23.1%	2
5	Karl Malone	14.8%	0
6	Clyde Drexler	7.8%	1
7	Kevin Johnson	3.3%	0
8	Dominique Wilkins	3%	0
9	Larry Bird	2.6%	0
10	Terry Porter	2.6%	0
11	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	2.1%	0
12	John Stockton	1.6%	0
13	Isiah Thomas	1.1%	0
14	Robert Parish	1%	0
15	Joe Dumars	0.8%	0
16	Bernard King	0.7%	0
17	Kenny Smith	0.5%	0
18	Hakeem Olajuwon	0.4%	0
19	Tim Hardaway	0.1%	0
20	Kevin McHale	0.1%	0

1989-90Magic Johnson · Los Angeles Lakers69.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Magic Johnson	69.1%	27
2	Charles Barkley	66.7%	38
3	Michael Jordan	61.3%	21
4	Karl Malone	23.3%	2
5	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	17.6%	1
6	David Robinson	11.1%	2
7	Hakeem Olajuwon	7%	1
8	Tom Chambers	1.3%	0
9	John Stockton	1%	0
10	Larry Bird	0.5%	0
11	Buck Williams	0.5%	0
12	Clyde Drexler	0.3%	0
13	Joe Dumars	0.1%	0
14	Isiah Thomas	0.1%	0

1988-89Magic Johnson · Los Angeles Lakers78.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Magic Johnson	78.2%	42.5
2	Michael Jordan	70.4%	27.5
3	Karl Malone	42.6%	5
4	Patrick Ewing (1986-2002)	23.5%	8
5	Hakeem Olajuwon	21.1%	2
6	Charles Barkley	11.1%	0
7	John Stockton	3.3%	0
8	Kevin Johnson	2.6%	0
9	Tom Chambers	2.4%	0
10	Mark Price	2.1%	0
11	Brad Daugherty	0.5%	0
12	Robert Parish	0.5%	0
13	Mark Eaton	0.4%	0
14	Moses Malone	0.4%	0
15	Chris Mullin	0.4%	0
16	Larry Nance	0.4%	0
17	Terry Cummings	0.1%	0
18	Joe Dumars	0.1%	0
19	Isiah Thomas	0.1%	0

1987-88Michael Jordan · Chicago Bulls83.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Michael Jordan	83.1%	47
2	Larry Bird	65.9%	16
3	Magic Johnson	63.5%	16
4	Charles Barkley	13.6%	1
5	Clyde Drexler	10.8%	0
6	Dominique Wilkins	6.9%	0
7	Hakeem Olajuwon	5%	0
8	Karl Malone	4.5%	0
9	Fat Lever	3.3%	0
10	John Stockton	1.9%	0
11	Alex English	0.5%	0
12	Isiah Thomas	0.4%	0
13	Mark Jackson	0.3%	0
14	Michael Adams	0.1%	0
15	Mark Aguirre	0.1%	0
16	Adrian Dantley	0.1%	0
17	Buck Williams	0.1%	0

1986-87Magic Johnson · Los Angeles Lakers94%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Magic Johnson	94%	65
2	Michael Jordan	57.6%	10
3	Larry Bird	34.7%	1
4	Kevin McHale	32.6%	0
5	Dominique Wilkins	16.4%	0
6	Charles Barkley	14.5%	1
7	Hakeem Olajuwon	3.6%	1
8	Isiah Thomas	2.2%	0
9	Fat Lever	1.4%	0
10	Moses Malone	1.2%	0
11	Steve Johnson	0.5%	0
12	Karl Malone	0.4%	0
13	Robert Parish	0.4%	0
14	Alex English	0.3%	0
15	Mark Aguirre	0.1%	0
16	Rolando Blackman	0.1%	0
17	Joe Barry Carroll	0.1%	0

1985-86Larry Bird · Boston Celtics98.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Larry Bird	98.1%	73
2	Dominique Wilkins	52.2%	5
3	Magic Johnson	26.3%	0
4	Hakeem Olajuwon	24.7%	0
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	17.3%	0
6	Charles Barkley	17.1%	0
7	Sidney Moncrief	7.2%	0
8	Alex English	7.1%	0
9	Isiah Thomas	3.6%	0
10	Moses Malone	2.7%	0
11	Terry Cummings	1.2%	0
12	James Worthy	0.9%	0
13	Kevin McHale	0.4%	0
14	Paul Pressey	0.4%	0
15	Alvin Robertson	0.4%	0
16	Adrian Dantley	0.3%	0
17	Buck Williams	0.3%	0
18	Dennis Johnson	0.1%	0

1984-85Larry Bird · Boston Celtics97.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Larry Bird	97.8%	73
2	Magic Johnson	33.8%	1
3	Moses Malone	27.9%	0
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	26.4%	0
5	Terry Cummings	17.7%	2
6	Michael Jordan	17.2%	2
7	Bernard King	9%	0
8	Sidney Moncrief	8.3%	0
9	Isiah Thomas	8.1%	0
10	Ralph Sampson	3.3%	0
11	Calvin Natt	2.8%	0
12	Alex English	1.5%	0
13	Hakeem Olajuwon	1.5%	0
14	Michael Ray Richardson	1.4%	0
15	Andrew Toney	0.6%	0
16	Mark Eaton	0.5%	0
17	Paul Pressey	0.4%	0
18	Jack Sikma	0.4%	0
19	Dominique Wilkins	0.4%	0
20	World B. Free	0.3%	0
21	Purvis Short	0.3%	0
22	Clyde Drexler	0.1%	0
23	Julius Erving	0.1%	0

1983-84Larry Bird · Boston Celtics85.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Larry Bird	85.8%	52
2	Bernard King	49.1%	11
3	Magic Johnson	40.1%	5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	20.1%	3
5	Isiah Thomas	15.1%	1
6	Julius Erving	12.9%	1
7	Adrian Dantley	11.6%	1
8	Sidney Moncrief	9.2%	1
9	Jeff Ruland	5%	1
10	Moses Malone	4.6%	0
11	Mark Aguirre	3.7%	0
12	Bill Laimbeer	1.2%	0
13	Rickey Green	1.1%	0
14	World B. Free	0.1%	0
15	Marques Johnson	0.1%	0

1982-83Moses Malone · Philadelphia 76ers96%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Moses Malone	96%	69
2	Larry Bird	48.5%	1
3	Magic Johnson	40.6%	2
4	Sidney Moncrief	30.1%	0
5	Julius Erving	14.9%	3
6	Alex English	5.6%	0
7	Buck Williams	5.3%	0
8	Artis Gilmore	4.4%	0
9	George Gervin	4%	0
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	2%	0
11	Jack Sikma	1.7%	0
12	Jeff Ruland	1.6%	0
13	Terry Cummings	1.3%	0
14	Maurice Lucas	1.2%	0
15	Alton Lister	0.7%	0
16	Bernard King	0.5%	0
17	Isiah Thomas	0.5%	0
18	Larry Drew	0.4%	0
19	Gus Williams	0.4%	0
20	Dan Roundfield	0.3%	0
21	Marques Johnson	0.2%	0
22	Norm Nixon	0.1%	0
23	Kiki Vandeweghe	0.1%	0

1981-82Moses Malone · Houston Rockets73.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Moses Malone	73.5%	40
2	Larry Bird	58.8%	20
3	Julius Erving	29.4%	1
4	Robert Parish	19%	4
5	Gus Williams	16.7%	2
6	George Gervin	15.9%	1
7	Sidney Moncrief	14.6%	1
8	Magic Johnson	9.7%	0
9	Jack Sikma	4.8%	0
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	4.5%	0
11	Dan Roundfield	2%	0
12	Kelly Tripucka	2%	0
13	Alex English	1.7%	0
14	Bernard King	1.4%	0
15	Adrian Dantley	1%	0
16	Ray Williams	0.9%	0
17	Michael Cooper	0.4%	0
18	Dan Issel	0.4%	0
19	Marques Johnson	0.4%	0
20	Isiah Thomas	0.4%	0
21	Dennis Johnson	0.1%	0
22	Mychal Thompson	0.1%	0
23	Jay Vincent	0.1%	0
24	Jamaal Wilkes	0.1%	0
25	Buck Williams	0.1%	0

1980-81Julius Erving · Philadelphia 76ers65.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Julius Erving	65.8%	28
2	Larry Bird	61.3%	20
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	41.4%	8
4	Moses Malone	26.1%	8
5	George Gervin	12%	1
6	Marques Johnson	10.6%	1
7	Robert Parish	7.7%	0
8	Dennis Johnson	7.2%	0
9	Tiny Archibald	4.6%	0
10	Jamaal Wilkes	2.8%	0
11	Magic Johnson	2.6%	0
12	Adrian Dantley	2.2%	1
13	Phil Ford	2.2%	1
14	Bernard King	1.7%	0
15	Kelvin Ransey	1.6%	1
16	Jack Sikma	1.6%	0
17	Otis Birdsong	1%	0
18	Michael Ray Richardson	1%	0
19	Truck Robinson	0.9%	0
20	Reggie Theus	0.9%	0
21	Norm Nixon	0.7%	0
22	Artis Gilmore	0.6%	0
23	Bob Lanier	0.6%	0
24	Michael Cooper	0.4%	0
25	Walter Davis	0.4%	0
26	George Johnson (1973-1986)	0.4%	0
27	Bobby Jones (1975-1986)	0.4%	0
28	Mike Mitchell	0.4%	0
29	James Silas	0.4%	0
30	Quinn Buckner	0.1%	0
31	Caldwell Jones	0.1%	0

1979-80Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Los Angeles Lakers66.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	66.5%	147
2	Julius Erving	14.3%	31.5
3	George Gervin	8.6%	19
4	Larry Bird	6.8%	15
5	Tiny Archibald	0.9%	2
6	Dennis Johnson	0.9%	2
7	Dan Roundfield	0.9%	2
8	Gus Williams	0.7%	1.5
9	Moses Malone	0.5%	1

1978-79Moses Malone · Houston Rockets50.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Moses Malone	50.2%	112
2	George Gervin	15.7%	35
3	Elvin Hayes	12.6%	28
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	6.7%	15
5	Bob Dandridge	3.1%	7
6	World B. Free	2.2%	5
7	Jack Sikma	1.8%	4
8	Phil Ford	1.3%	3
9	David Thompson	1.3%	3
10	Walter Davis	0.9%	2

1977-78Bill Walton · Portland Trail Blazers40.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Walton	40.3%	96
2	George Gervin	33.8%	80.5
3	David Thompson	12%	28.5
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	5.9%	14
5	Walter Davis	1.7%	4
6	Maurice Lucas	1.3%	3
7	Paul Westphal	1.3%	3
8	Artis Gilmore	0.8%	2
9	Truck Robinson	0.8%	2
10	Julius Erving	0.4%	1
11	Marques Johnson	0.4%	1
12	Bob Lanier	0.4%	1
13	Bob McAdoo	0.4%	1
14	Marvin Webster	0.4%	1

1976-77Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Los Angeles Lakers64.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	64.4%	159
2	Bill Walton	11.7%	29
3	Pete Maravich	6.1%	15
4	Bob Lanier	4.5%	11
5	Julius Erving	2.8%	7
6	Moses Malone	2.4%	6
7	Elvin Hayes	2%	5
8	David Thompson	2%	5
9	Maurice Lucas	1.6%	4
10	Artis Gilmore	0.8%	2
11	George Gervin	0.4%	1
12	George McGinnis	0.4%	1
13	Norm Van Lier	0.4%	1
14	Jo Jo White	0.4%	1

1975-76Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Los Angeles Lakers44.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	44.2%	52
2	Bob McAdoo	42.5%	47
3	Dave Cowens	40.9%	48
4	Rick Barry	21.7%	20
5	George McGinnis	8.6%	4
6	Dave Bing	3.8%	2
7	Phil Smith	2.7%	2
8	Elvin Hayes	1.8%	1
9	Tiny Archibald	1.4%	1
10	Jim Chones	1.4%	2
11	Wes Unseld	1.3%	0
12	Earl Monroe	1.2%	2
13	Fred Brown	1.1%	1
14	Paul Silas	1%	1
15	Pete Maravich	0.8%	0
16	Clifford Ray	0.6%	0
17	Phil Chenier	0.5%	0
18	Walt Frazier	0.5%	1
19	Jamaal Wilkes	0.5%	1
20	Doug Collins	0.3%	0
21	John Drew	0.3%	0
22	Steve Mix	0.3%	0
23	Jo Jo White	0.3%	0
24	Bob Dandridge	0.1%	0
25	John Havlicek	0.1%	0
26	Truck Robinson	0.1%	0
27	Randy Smith	0.1%	0
28	Norm Van Lier	0.1%	0
29	Bill Walton	0.1%	0
30	Paul Westphal	0.1%	0

1974-75Bob McAdoo · Buffalo Braves56.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bob McAdoo	56.7%	81
2	Dave Cowens	32.1%	32
3	Elvin Hayes	29.9%	37
4	Rick Barry	26.3%	16
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	16.7%	13
6	Tiny Archibald	3.1%	2
7	John Havlicek	2.4%	3
8	Phil Chenier	2.1%	3
9	Wes Unseld	1.9%	2
10	Sam Lacey	1.3%	2
11	Norm Van Lier	0.9%	0
12	Sidney Wicks	0.8%	1
13	Spencer Haywood	0.7%	0
14	Bob Lanier	0.7%	0
15	Walt Frazier	0.6%	0
16	Mike Bantom	0.5%	1
17	Earl Monroe	0.5%	0
18	Chet Walker	0.5%	0
19	Bob Love	0.4%	0
20	Jim Chones	0.3%	0
21	Fred Brown	0.1%	0
22	Rudy Tomjanovich	0.1%	0

1973-74Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Milwaukee Bucks58.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	58.3%	74
2	Bob McAdoo	49.8%	60
3	Bob Lanier	43.6%	37
4	Dave Cowens	10.1%	3
5	Elvin Hayes	8.2%	4
6	Walt Frazier	2.7%	2
7	Rick Barry	1.1%	0
8	Nate Thurmond	0.9%	1
9	John Havlicek	0.6%	0
10	Norm Van Lier	0.6%	0
11	Dave Bing	0.3%	0
12	Phil Chenier	0.3%	0
13	Dave DeBusschere	0.3%	0
14	Clifford Ray	0.3%	0
15	Lucius Allen	0.2%	0
16	Bob Love	0.2%	0
17	Spencer Haywood	0.1%	0
18	Clyde Lee	0.1%	0
19	Pete Maravich	0.1%	0
20	Rudy Tomjanovich	0.1%	0

1972-73Dave Cowens · Boston Celtics50.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Dave Cowens	50.7%	67
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	38.7%	33
3	Tiny Archibald	36.5%	44
4	Wilt Chamberlain	14.1%	12
5	John Havlicek	10.1%	5
6	Jerry West	8%	1
7	Walt Frazier	4.6%	4
8	Spencer Haywood	4.6%	4
9	Nate Thurmond	3.8%	2
10	Elvin Hayes	2.1%	1
11	Dave DeBusschere	1%	0
12	Bob Love	1%	0
13	Elmore Smith	0.7%	0
14	Bob Lanier	0.6%	1
15	Wes Unseld	0.6%	1
16	Sidney Wicks	0.3%	0
17	Lenny Wilkens	0.3%	0
18	Lou Hudson	0.2%	0
19	Lucius Allen	0.1%	0
20	Rick Barry	0.1%	0
21	Dave Bing	0.1%	0
22	Pete Maravich	0.1%	0

1971-72Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Milwaukee Bucks64.6%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	64.6%	81
2	Jerry West	43.7%	44
3	Wilt Chamberlain	32.7%	36
4	John Havlicek	7.2%	1
5	Spencer Haywood	5.4%	2
6	Bob Love	3.2%	1
7	Dave Cowens	3.1%	2
8	Nate Thurmond	2.7%	1
9	Bob Lanier	2.3%	2
10	Dave DeBusschere	2.2%	1
11	Walt Frazier	2.1%	1
12	Archie Clark	1.9%	0
13	Jerry Lucas	1.6%	0
14	Paul Silas	1.2%	1
15	Tiny Archibald	1.1%	2
16	Oscar Robertson	1.1%	1
17	Connie Hawkins	0.6%	1
18	Elvin Hayes	0.6%	1
19	Cazzie Russell	0.6%	1
20	Sidney Wicks	0.6%	1
21	Billy Cunningham	0.3%	0
22	Gail Goodrich	0.3%	0
23	Pete Maravich	0.3%	0
24	Jerry Sloan	0.3%	0
25	Walt Bellamy	0.1%	0
26	Bill Bradley (1968-1977)	0.1%	0
27	Fred Carter	0.1%	0

1970-71Kareem Abdul-Jabbar · Milwaukee Bucks89.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	89.5%	133
2	Jerry West	21.3%	4
3	Dave Bing	15.3%	6
4	Willis Reed	14%	5
5	Oscar Robertson	8.1%	5
6	John Havlicek	7.2%	1
7	Bob Love	4.9%	0
8	Nate Thurmond	4.2%	0
9	Billy Cunningham	3.2%	1
10	Gus Johnson	1.9%	1

1969-70Willis Reed · New York Knicks64.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Willis Reed	64.3%	61
2	Jerry West	59%	51
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	43.2%	30
4	Walt Frazier	6.5%	4
5	Billy Cunningham	3.5%	2
6	Connie Hawkins	3.5%	2
7	Lou Hudson	3%	2
8	Bill Bridges	1.5%	1
9	Wes Unseld	1.5%	0
10	John Havlicek	1.2%	1
11	Nate Thurmond	0.6%	1
12	Walt Hazzard	0.4%	0
13	Walt Bellamy	0.4%	0
14	Joe Caldwell	0.4%	0
15	Elgin Baylor	0.3%	0
16	Bob Love	0.1%	0
17	Earl Monroe	0.1%	0
18	Otto Moore	0.1%	0
19	Oscar Robertson	0.1%	0

1968-69Wes Unseld · Baltimore Bullets60.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Wes Unseld	60.2%	53
2	Willis Reed	26.6%	18
3	Billy Cunningham	25.2%	15
4	Bill Russell	18.1%	11
5	Elgin Baylor	17.3%	6

1967-68Wilt Chamberlain · Philadelphia 76ers72.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Wilt Chamberlain	72.5%	88
2	Lenny Wilkens	31.1%	26
3	Elgin Baylor	18.6%	9
4	Dave Bing	18.3%	9
5	Oscar Robertson	16.1%	7

1966-67Wilt Chamberlain · Philadelphia 76ers82.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Wilt Chamberlain	82.2%	80
2	Nate Thurmond	31.5%	15
3	Bill Russell	17.8%	5
4	Oscar Robertson	17.2%	3
5	Rick Barry	9.6%	2

1965-66Wilt Chamberlain · Philadelphia 76ers67.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Wilt Chamberlain	67.8%	48
2	Jerry West	37.8%	16
3	Oscar Robertson	34.8%	14
4	Bill Russell	25.8%	7
5	Sam Jones	4.1%	2
6	Jerry Lucas	4.1%	2

1964-65Bill Russell · Boston Celtics53.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Russell	53.5%	53
2	Oscar Robertson	21.2%	21
3	Jerry West	20.2%	20
4	Sam Jones	4%	4
5	Wilt Chamberlain	1%	1

1963-64Oscar Robertson · Cincinnati Royals75.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Oscar Robertson	75.4%	60
2	Wilt Chamberlain	44.8%	19
3	Bill Russell	34.8%	11
4	Bob Pettit	14.4%	4
5	Jerry West	8.1%	2
6	Elgin Baylor	0.6%	0
7	Hal Greer	0.6%	0
8	Gus Johnson	0.6%	0
9	Wayne Embry	0.2%	0
10	Sam Jones	0.2%	0
11	Jerry Lucas	0.2%	0

1962-63Bill Russell · Boston Celtics67.5%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Russell	67.5%	56
2	Elgin Baylor	43.8%	19
3	Oscar Robertson	37.8%	19
4	Bob Pettit	16.6%	3
5	Jerry West	3.8%	2
6	Red Kerr	2.6%	1
7	Wilt Chamberlain	1.8%	0
8	Bob Cousy	1%	0
9	Terry Dischinger	1%	1
10	John Havlicek	0.6%	0
11	John Barnhill	0.2%	0
12	Walt Bellamy	0.2%	0

1961-62Bill Russell · Boston Celtics69.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Russell	69.9%	51
2	Wilt Chamberlain	35.8%	9
3	Oscar Robertson	31.8%	13
4	Elgin Baylor	19.3%	3
5	Jerry West	14.1%	6
6	Bob Pettit	7.3%	2
7	Richie Guerin	1.2%	1
8	Bob Cousy	0.7%	0

1960-61Bill Russell · Boston Celtics56.1%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Russell	56.1%	35
2	Bob Pettit	32.9%	14
3	Elgin Baylor	30.5%	10
4	Wilt Chamberlain	21.3%	3
5	Oscar Robertson	18.4%	7
6	Bob Cousy	4.5%	2
7	Tom Heinsohn	3.9%	3
8	Dolph Schayes	3.2%	1
9	Bailey Howell	2.4%	1
10	Gene Shue	2.1%	0
11	Jack Twyman	1.6%	0
12	Jerry West	1.3%	1
13	Clyde Lovellette	1.1%	0
14	Cliff Hagan	0.8%	0
15	Richie Guerin	0.5%	0
16	Paul Arizin	0.3%	0
17	Willie Naulls	0.3%	0
18	Kenny Sears	0.3%	0

1959-60Wilt Chamberlain · Philadelphia Warriors68.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Wilt Chamberlain	68.4%	49
2	Bill Russell	47.1%	15
3	Bob Pettit	26.8%	3
4	Bob Cousy	16.7%	8
5	Elgin Baylor	10.1%	2
6	Jack Twyman	2%	0
7	Gene Shue	1.8%	0
8	Tom Gola	1.5%	1
9	Dolph Schayes	1.5%	0
10	Tom Heinsohn	1.3%	1
11	Walter Dukes	1%	0
12	Richie Guerin	0.8%	0
13	Willie Naulls	0.8%	0
14	Cliff Hagan	0.3%	0

1958-59Bob Pettit · St. Louis Hawks77.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bob Pettit	77.3%	59
2	Bill Russell	35.1%	10
3	Elgin Baylor	21.5%	2
4	Bob Cousy	17.3%	4
5	Paul Arizin	9.5%	1
6	Dolph Schayes	6.3%	1
7	Larry Costello	3.7%	3
8	Kenny Sears	2.9%	1
9	Cliff Hagan	2.7%	1
10	Jack Twyman	1.7%	0
11	Tom Gola	0.7%	0
12	Richie Guerin	0.7%	0
13	Dick McGuire	0.7%	0
14	Al Bianchi	0.2%	0
15	Gene Shue	0.2%	0

1957-58Bill Russell · Boston Celtics57%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bill Russell	57%	33
2	Dolph Schayes	49.5%	25
3	George Yardley	30%	12
4	Bob Pettit	24.3%	4
5	Maurice Stokes	7%	2
6	Bob Cousy	4.5%	2
7	Bill Sharman	2.8%	2
8	Paul Arizin	2%	0
9	Walter Dukes	1%	0
10	Vern Mikkelsen	0.8%	0
11	Cliff Hagan	0.5%	0
12	Neil Johnston	0.3%	0
13	Clyde Lovellette	0.3%	0
14	Kenny Sears	0.3%	0

1956-57Bob Cousy · Boston Celtics28.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bob Cousy	28.8%	23
2	Bob Pettit	26.3%	21
3	Paul Arizin	11.3%	9
4	Dolph Schayes	10%	8
5	George Yardley	8.8%	7
6	Maurice Stokes	6.3%	5
7	Bill Russell	2.5%	2
8	Ray Felix	1.3%	1
9	Harry Gallatin	1.3%	1
10	Mel Hutchins	1.3%	1
11	Kenny Sears	1.3%	1
12	Jack Twyman	1.3%	1

1955-56Bob Pettit · St. Louis Hawks41.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Bob Pettit	41.3%	33
2	Paul Arizin	26.3%	21
3	Bob Cousy	13.8%	11
4	Mel Hutchins	11.3%	9
5	Dolph Schayes	2.5%	2
6	Bill Sharman	2.5%	2
7	Tom Gola	1.3%	1
8	Maurice Stokes	1.3%	1

ABA era

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1975-76ABAJulius Erving · NYA91.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Julius Erving	91.4%	32
2	Bobby Jones (1975-1986)	2.9%	1
3	James Silas	2.9%	1
4	David Thompson	2.9%	1

1974-75ABAJulius Erving · NYA & George McGinnis · INA36.7%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Julius Erving	36.7%	11
2	George McGinnis	36.7%	11
3	Mack Calvin	20%	6
4	Bobby Jones (1975-1986)	6.7%	2

1973-74ABAJulius Erving · NYA74.2%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Julius Erving	74.2%	49
2	Artis Gilmore	13.6%	9

1972-73ABABilly Cunningham · CAR75.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Billy Cunningham	75.9%	44
2	Julius Erving	12.1%	7
3	George McGinnis	5.2%	3
4	Ron Boone	1.7%	1
5	Joe Caldwell	1.7%	1
6	Artis Gilmore	1.7%	1
7	Willie Wise	1.7%	1

1971-72ABAArtis Gilmore · KEN69.8%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Artis Gilmore	69.8%	30
2	Dan Issel	16.3%	7
3	Zelmo Beaty	14%	6

1970-71ABAMel Daniels · INA76.4%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Mel Daniels	76.4%	9
2	Zelmo Beaty	62.7%	5
3	Charlie Scott	58.2%	5
4	Dan Issel	40.9%	1
5	Rick Barry	35.5%	1
6	Mack Calvin	5.5%	0
7	Larry Jones	4.5%	1
8	Steve Jones	4.5%	0
9	John Brisker	2.7%	0
10	Wendell Ladner	2.7%	0
11	Bill Melchionni	2.7%	0
12	Mike Barrett	0.9%	0
13	Roger Brown (1968-1975)	0.9%	0
14	Joe Caldwell	0.9%	0
15	Donnie Freeman	0.9%	0
16	Ray Scott	0.9%	0

1969-70ABASpencer Haywood · DNR97%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Spencer Haywood	97%	17
2	Rick Barry	48%	0
3	Mel Daniels	44%	1
4	Roger Brown (1968-1975)	40%	2
5	Bob Verga	16%	0
6	Louie Dampier	14%	0
7	Donnie Freeman	11%	0
8	Bill Melchionni	5%	0
9	Jimmy Jones	4%	0
10	Doug Moe	4%	0
11	Glen Combs	3%	0
12	Cincy Powell	3%	0
13	Willie Wise	3%	0
14	Larry Brown	2%	0
15	Manny Leaks	2%	0
16	Levern Tart	2%	0
17	Steve Jones	1%	0
18	Bob Netolicky	1%	0
19	Red Robbins	1%	0

1968-69ABAMel Daniels · INA90.9%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Mel Daniels	90.9%	8
2	Connie Hawkins	79.5%	6
3	Larry Jones	68.2%	3
4	Jimmy Jones	56.8%	3
5	Rick Barry	39.8%	2
6	Donnie Freeman	31.3%	0
7	Warren Jabali	22.7%	0
8	Louie Dampier	17%	0
9	Roger Brown (1968-1975)	14.2%	0
10	Doug Moe	11.4%	0
11	Cincy Powell	8.5%	0
12	John Beasley	5.7%	0

1967-68ABAConnie Hawkins · PTP98.3%

#	Player	Share	1st-place votes
1	Connie Hawkins	98.3%	19
2	Doug Moe	85.2%	3
3	Mel Daniels	68.2%	0
4	Larry Jones	56.8%	0
5	Willie Somerset	45.5%	0
6	Larry Brown	34.1%	0
7	Roger Brown (1968-1975)	22.7%	0
8	John Beasley	11.4%	0
9	Cliff Hagan	5.7%	0
10	Cincy Powell	5.7%	0
11	Art Heyman	5.1%	0
12	Jim Hadnot	4.5%	0

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