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1961-62 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 27 BOS 51.0 297.0 425 0.699 76 3433 1436 1790 341 .457 .595 45.2 18.9 23.6 4.5
2 Wilt Chamberlain 25 PHW 9.0 152.0 425 0.358 80 3882 4029 2052 192 .506 .613 48.5 50.4 25.7 2.4
3 Oscar Robertson 23 CIN 13.0 135.0 425 0.318 79 3503 2432 985 899 .478 .803 44.3 30.8 12.5 11.4
4 Elgin Baylor 27 LAL 3.0 82.0 425 0.193 48 2129 1836 892 222 .428 .754 44.4 38.3 18.6 4.6
5 Jerry West 23 LAL 6.0 60.0 425 0.141 75 3087 2310 591 402 .445 .769 41.2 30.8 7.9 5.4
6 Bob Pettit 29 STL 2.0 31.0 425 0.073 78 3282 2429 1459 289 .450 .771 42.1 31.1 18.7 3.7
7 Richie Guerin 29 NYK 1.0 5.0 425 0.012 78 3346 2303 501 539 .442 .820 42.9 29.5 6.4 6.9
8 Bob Cousy 33 BOS 0.0 3.0 425 0.007 75 2114 1175 261 584 .391 .754 28.2 15.7 3.5 7.8