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1972-73 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 Dave Cowens 24 BOS 67.0 444.0 875 0.507 82 3425 1684 1329 333 .452 .779 41.8 20.5 16.2 4.1
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25 MIL 33.0 339.0 875 0.387 76 3254 2292 1224 379 .554 .713 42.8 30.2 16.1 5.0
3 Tiny Archibald 24 KCO 44.0 319.0 875 0.365 80 3681 2719 223 910 .488 .847 46.0 34.0 2.8 11.4
4 Wilt Chamberlain 36 LAL 15.0 123.0 875 0.141 82 3542 1084 1526 365 .727 .510 43.2 13.2 18.6 4.5
5 John Havlicek 32 BOS 5.0 88.0 875 0.101 80 3367 1902 567 529 .450 .858 42.1 23.8 7.1 6.6
6 Jerry West 34 LAL 1.0 70.0 875 0.080 69 2460 1575 289 607 .479 .805 35.7 22.8 4.2 8.8
7 Walt Frazier 27 NYK 4.0 40.0 875 0.046 78 3181 1648 570 461 .490 .817 40.8 21.1 7.3 5.9
7 Spencer Haywood 23 SEA 4.0 40.0 875 0.046 77 3259 2251 995 196 .476 .839 42.3 29.2 12.9 2.5
9 Nate Thurmond 31 GSW 2.0 33.0 875 0.038 79 3419 1349 1349 280 .446 .718 43.3 17.1 17.1 3.5
10 Elvin Hayes 27 BAL 1.0 18.0 875 0.021 81 3347 1717 1177 127 .444 .671 41.3 21.2 14.5 1.6
11 Dave DeBusschere 32 NYK 0.0 9.0 875 0.010 77 2827 1258 787 259 .435 .746 36.7 16.3 10.2 3.4
11 Bob Love 30 CHI 0.0 9.0 875 0.010 82 3033 1895 532 119 .431 .824 37.0 23.1 6.5 1.5
13 Elmore Smith 23 BUF 0.0 6.0 875 0.007 76 2829 1388 946 192 .482 .558 37.2 18.3 12.4 2.5
14 Bob Lanier 24 DET 1.0 5.0 875 0.006 81 3150 1927 1205 260 .490 .773 38.9 23.8 14.9 3.2
14 Wes Unseld 26 BAL 1.0 5.0 875 0.006 79 3085 991 1260 347 .493 .703 39.1 12.5 15.9 4.4
16 Sidney Wicks 23 POR 0.0 3.0 875 0.003 80 3152 1906 870 440 .452 .723 39.4 23.8 10.9 5.5
16 Lenny Wilkens 35 CLE 0.0 3.0 875 0.003 75 2973 1538 346 628 .449 .828 39.6 20.5 4.6 8.4
18 Lucius Allen 25 MIL 0.0 1.0 875 0.001 80 2693 1237 279 426 .484 .715 33.7 15.5 3.5 5.3
18 Rick Barry 28 GSW 0.0 1.0 875 0.001 82 3075 1832 728 399 .452 .902 37.5 22.3 8.9 4.9
18 Dave Bing 29 DET 0.0 1.0 875 0.001 82 3361 1840 298 637 .448 .814 41.0 22.4 3.6 7.8
18 Lou Hudson 28 ATL 0.0 1.0 875 0.001 75 3027 2029 467 258 .477 .825 40.4 27.1 6.2 3.4