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1977-78 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 Walton 25 POR 96.0 96.0 238 0.403 58 1929 1097 766 291 60 146 .522 .720 33.3 18.9 13.2 5.0 1.0 2.5
2 George Gervin 25 SAS 80.5 80.5 238 0.338 82 2857 2232 420 302 136 110 .536 .830 34.8 27.2 5.1 3.7 1.7 1.3
3 David Thompson 23 DEN 28.5 28.5 238 0.120 80 3025 2172 390 362 92 99 .521 .778 37.8 27.2 4.9 4.5 1.2 1.2
4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 LAL 14.0 14.0 238 0.059 62 2265 1600 801 269 103 185 .550 .783 36.5 25.8 12.9 4.3 1.7 3.0
5 Walter Davis 23 PHO 4.0 4.0 238 0.017 81 2590 1959 484 273 113 20 .526 .830 32.0 24.2 6.0 3.4 1.4 0.2
6 Maurice Lucas 25 POR 3.0 3.0 238 0.013 68 2119 1113 621 173 61 56 .458 .767 31.2 16.4 9.1 2.5 0.9 0.8
6 Paul Westphal 27 PHO 3.0 3.0 238 0.013 80 2481 2014 164 437 138 31 .516 .813 31.0 25.2 2.1 5.5 1.7 0.4
8 Artis Gilmore 28 CHI 2.0 2.0 238 0.008 82 3067 1879 1071 263 42 181 .559 .704 37.4 22.9 13.1 3.2 0.5 2.2
8 Truck Robinson 26 NOJ 2.0 2.0 238 0.008 82 3638 1862 1288 171 73 79 .444 .640 44.4 22.7 15.7 2.1 0.9 1.0
10 Julius Erving 27 PHI 1.0 1.0 238 0.004 74 2429 1528 481 279 135 97 .502 .845 32.8 20.6 6.5 3.8 1.8 1.3
10 Marques Johnson 21 MIL 1.0 1.0 238 0.004 80 2765 1557 847 190 92 103 .522 .736 34.6 19.5 10.6 2.4 1.2 1.3
10 Bob Lanier 29 DET 1.0 1.0 238 0.004 63 2311 1542 715 216 82 93 .537 .772 36.7 24.5 11.3 3.4 1.3 1.5
10 Bob McAdoo 26 NYK 1.0 1.0 238 0.004 79 3182 2097 1010 298 105 126 .520 .727 40.3 26.5 12.8 3.8 1.3 1.6
10 Marvin Webster 25 SEA 1.0 1.0 238 0.004 82 2910 1144 1035 203 48 162 .502 .629 35.5 14.0 12.6 2.5 0.6 2.0