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1959-60 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 Wilt Chamberlain 23 PHW 49.0 270.0 375 0.720 72 3338 2707 1941 168 .461 .582 46.4 37.6 27.0 2.3
2 Bill Russell 25 BOS 15.0 186.0 375 0.496 74 3146 1350 1778 277 .467 .612 42.5 18.2 24.0 3.7
3 Bob Pettit 27 STL 3.0 106.0 375 0.283 72 2896 1882 1221 257 .438 .753 40.2 26.1 17.0 3.6
4 Bob Cousy 31 BOS 4.0 66.0 375 0.176 75 2588 1455 352 715 .384 .792 34.5 19.4 4.7 9.5
5 Elgin Baylor 25 MNL 2.0 40.0 375 0.107 70 2873 2074 1150 243 .424 .732 41.0 29.6 16.4 3.5
6 Jack Twyman 25 CIN 0.0 8.0 375 0.021 75 3023 2338 664 260 .422 .785 40.3 31.2 8.9 3.5
7 Gene Shue 28 DET 0.0 7.0 375 0.019 75 3338 1712 409 295 .413 .872 44.5 22.8 5.5 3.9
8 Tom Gola 27 PHW 1.0 6.0 375 0.016 75 2870 1122 779 409 .433 .794 38.3 15.0 10.4 5.5
8 Dolph Schayes 31 SYR 0.0 6.0 375 0.016 75 2741 1689 959 256 .401 .893 36.5 22.5 12.8 3.4
10 Tom Heinsohn 25 BOS 1.0 5.0 375 0.013 75 2420 1629 794 171 .423 .733 32.3 21.7 10.6 2.3
11 Walter Dukes 29 DET 0.0 4.0 375 0.011 66 2140 1004 883 80 .361 .740 32.4 15.2 13.4 1.2
12 Richie Guerin 27 NYK 0.0 3.0 375 0.008 74 2429 1615 505 468 .420 .773 32.8 21.8 6.8 6.3
12 Willie Naulls 25 NYK 0.0 3.0 375 0.008 65 2250 1388 921 138 .428 .836 34.6 21.4 14.2 2.1
14 Cliff Hagan 28 STL 0.0 1.0 375 0.003 75 2798 1859 803 299 .464 .803 37.3 24.8 10.7 4.0