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1958-59 NBA Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player

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Voting Totals Shooting Per Game
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK
1 Bob Pettit 26 STL 59.0 317.0 410 0.773 72 2873 2105 1182 221 .438 .759 39.9 29.2 16.4 3.1
2 Bill Russell 24 BOS 10.0 144.0 410 0.351 70 2979 1168 1612 222 .457 .598 42.6 16.7 23.0 3.2
3 Elgin Baylor 24 MNL 2.0 88.0 410 0.215 70 2855 1742 1050 287 .408 .777 40.8 24.9 15.0 4.1
4 Bob Cousy 30 BOS 4.0 71.0 410 0.173 65 2403 1297 359 557 .384 .855 37.0 20.0 5.5 8.6
5 Paul Arizin 30 PHW 1.0 39.0 410 0.095 70 2799 1851 637 119 .431 .813 40.0 26.4 9.1 1.7
6 Dolph Schayes 30 SYR 1.0 26.0 410 0.063 72 2645 1534 962 178 .387 .864 36.7 21.3 13.4 2.5
7 Larry Costello 27 SYR 3.0 15.0 410 0.037 70 2750 1108 365 379 .437 .802 39.3 15.8 5.2 5.4
8 Kenny Sears 25 NYK 1.0 12.0 410 0.029 71 2498 1488 658 136 .490 .861 35.2 21.0 9.3 1.9
9 Cliff Hagan 27 STL 1.0 11.0 410 0.027 72 2702 1707 783 245 .456 .774 37.5 23.7 10.9 3.4
10 Jack Twyman 24 CIN 0.0 7.0 410 0.017 72 2713 1857 653 209 .420 .783 37.7 25.8 9.1 2.9
11 Tom Gola 26 PHW 0.0 3.0 410 0.007 64 2333 901 710 269 .401 .787 36.5 14.1 11.1 4.2
11 Richie Guerin 26 NYK 0.0 3.0 410 0.007 71 2558 1291 518 364 .424 .802 36.0 18.2 7.3 5.1
11 Dick McGuire 33 DET 0.0 3.0 410 0.007 71 2063 655 285 443 .427 .740 29.1 9.2 4.0 6.2
14 Gene Shue 27 DET 0.0 1.0 410 0.002 72 2745 1266 335 231 .388 .803 38.1 17.6 4.7 3.2