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1960-61 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 Bill Russell 26 BOS 35.0 213.0 375 0.568 78 3458 1322 1868 268 .426 .550 44.3 16.9 23.9 3.4
2 Bob Pettit 28 STL 14.0 125.0 375 0.333 76 3027 2120 1540 262 .447 .724 39.8 27.9 20.3 3.4
3 Elgin Baylor 26 LAL 10.0 116.0 375 0.309 73 3133 2538 1447 371 .430 .783 42.9 34.8 19.8 5.1
4 Wilt Chamberlain 24 PHW 3.0 81.0 375 0.216 79 3773 3033 2149 148 .509 .504 47.8 38.4 27.2 1.9
5 Oscar Robertson 22 CIN 7.0 70.0 375 0.187 71 3032 2165 716 690 .473 .822 42.7 30.5 10.1 9.7
6 Tom Heinsohn 26 BOS 3.0 15.0 375 0.040 74 2256 1579 732 141 .400 .767 30.5 21.3 9.9 1.9
7 Dolph Schayes 32 SYR 1.0 12.0 375 0.032 79 3007 1868 960 296 .372 .868 38.1 23.6 12.2 3.7
8 Bailey Howell 24 DET 1.0 9.0 375 0.024 77 2952 1815 1111 196 .469 .753 38.3 23.6 14.4 2.5
9 Gene Shue 29 DET 0.0 8.0 375 0.021 78 3361 1765 334 530 .421 .856 43.1 22.6 4.3 6.8
10 Jack Twyman 26 CIN 0.0 6.0 375 0.016 79 2920 1997 672 225 .488 .731 37.0 25.3 8.5 2.8
11 Jerry West 22 LAL 1.0 5.0 375 0.013 79 2797 1389 611 333 .419 .666 35.4 17.6 7.7 4.2
12 Clyde Lovellette 31 STL 0.0 4.0 375 0.011 67 2111 1471 677 172 .453 .830 31.5 22.0 10.1 2.6
13 Cliff Hagan 29 STL 0.0 3.0 375 0.008 77 2701 1705 715 381 .444 .820 35.1 22.1 9.3 4.9
14 Richie Guerin 28 NYK 0.0 2.0 375 0.005 79 3023 1720 628 503 .396 .792 38.3 21.8 7.9 6.4
15 Paul Arizin 32 PHW 0.0 1.0 375 0.003 79 2935 1832 681 188 .425 .833 37.2 23.2 8.6 2.4
15 Willie Naulls 26 NYK 0.0 1.0 375 0.003 79 2976 1846 1055 191 .428 .816 37.7 23.4 13.4 2.4
15 Kenny Sears 27 NYK 0.0 1.0 375 0.003 52 1396 750 293 102 .424 .825 26.8 14.4 5.6 2.0