1980-81 NBA Awards Voting
Most Valuable Player
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| 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 |
Julius Erving |
30 |
PHI |
28.0 |
454.0 |
690 |
0.658 |
82 |
2874 |
2014 |
657 |
364 |
173 |
147 |
.521 |
.222 |
.787 |
35.0 |
24.6 |
8.0 |
4.4 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
| 2 |
Larry Bird |
24 |
BOS |
20.0 |
423.0 |
690 |
0.613 |
82 |
3239 |
1741 |
895 |
451 |
161 |
63 |
.478 |
.270 |
.863 |
39.5 |
21.2 |
10.9 |
5.5 |
2.0 |
0.8 |
| 3 |
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
33 |
LAL |
8.0 |
286.0 |
690 |
0.414 |
80 |
2976 |
2095 |
821 |
272 |
59 |
228 |
.574 |
.000 |
.766 |
37.2 |
26.2 |
10.3 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
| 4 |
Moses Malone |
25 |
HOU |
8.0 |
180.0 |
690 |
0.261 |
80 |
3245 |
2222 |
1180 |
141 |
83 |
150 |
.522 |
.333 |
.757 |
40.6 |
27.8 |
14.8 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
| 5 |
George Gervin |
28 |
SAS |
1.0 |
83.0 |
690 |
0.120 |
82 |
2765 |
2221 |
419 |
260 |
94 |
56 |
.492 |
.257 |
.826 |
33.7 |
27.1 |
5.1 |
3.2 |
1.1 |
0.7 |
| 6 |
Marques Johnson |
24 |
MIL |
1.0 |
73.0 |
690 |
0.106 |
76 |
2542 |
1541 |
518 |
346 |
115 |
41 |
.552 |
.000 |
.706 |
33.4 |
20.3 |
6.8 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
| 7 |
Robert Parish |
27 |
BOS |
0.0 |
53.0 |
690 |
0.077 |
82 |
2298 |
1552 |
777 |
144 |
81 |
214 |
.545 |
.000 |
.710 |
28.0 |
18.9 |
9.5 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
2.6 |
| 8 |
Dennis Johnson |
26 |
PHO |
0.0 |
50.0 |
690 |
0.072 |
79 |
2615 |
1486 |
363 |
291 |
136 |
61 |
.436 |
.216 |
.820 |
33.1 |
18.8 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
| 9 |
Tiny Archibald |
32 |
BOS |
0.0 |
32.0 |
690 |
0.046 |
80 |
2820 |
1106 |
176 |
618 |
75 |
18 |
.499 |
.000 |
.816 |
35.3 |
13.8 |
2.2 |
7.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
| 10 |
Jamaal Wilkes |
27 |
LAL |
0.0 |
19.0 |
690 |
0.028 |
81 |
3028 |
1827 |
435 |
235 |
121 |
29 |
.526 |
.077 |
.758 |
37.4 |
22.6 |
5.4 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
| 11 |
Magic Johnson |
21 |
LAL |
0.0 |
18.0 |
690 |
0.026 |
37 |
1371 |
798 |
320 |
317 |
127 |
27 |
.532 |
.176 |
.760 |
37.1 |
21.6 |
8.6 |
8.6 |
3.4 |
0.7 |
| 12 |
Adrian Dantley |
24 |
UTA |
1.0 |
15.0 |
690 |
0.022 |
80 |
3417 |
2452 |
509 |
322 |
109 |
18 |
.559 |
.286 |
.806 |
42.7 |
30.7 |
6.4 |
4.0 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
| 12 |
Phil Ford |
24 |
KCK |
1.0 |
15.0 |
690 |
0.022 |
66 |
2287 |
1153 |
128 |
580 |
99 |
6 |
.478 |
.306 |
.831 |
34.7 |
17.5 |
1.9 |
8.8 |
1.5 |
0.1 |
| 14 |
Bernard King |
24 |
GSW |
0.0 |
12.0 |
690 |
0.017 |
81 |
2914 |
1771 |
551 |
287 |
72 |
34 |
.588 |
.333 |
.703 |
36.0 |
21.9 |
6.8 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
| 15 |
Kelvin Ransey |
22 |
POR |
1.0 |
11.0 |
690 |
0.016 |
80 |
2431 |
1217 |
195 |
555 |
88 |
9 |
.452 |
.097 |
.749 |
30.4 |
15.2 |
2.4 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.1 |
| 15 |
Jack Sikma |
25 |
SEA |
0.0 |
11.0 |
690 |
0.016 |
82 |
2920 |
1530 |
852 |
248 |
78 |
93 |
.454 |
.000 |
.823 |
35.6 |
18.7 |
10.4 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
| 17 |
Otis Birdsong |
25 |
KCK |
0.0 |
7.0 |
690 |
0.010 |
71 |
2593 |
1747 |
258 |
233 |
93 |
18 |
.544 |
.286 |
.697 |
36.5 |
24.6 |
3.6 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
| 17 |
Micheal Ray Richardson |
25 |
NYK |
0.0 |
7.0 |
690 |
0.010 |
79 |
3175 |
1293 |
545 |
627 |
232 |
35 |
.469 |
.225 |
.663 |
40.2 |
16.4 |
6.9 |
7.9 |
2.9 |
0.4 |
| 19 |
Truck Robinson |
29 |
PHO |
0.0 |
6.0 |
690 |
0.009 |
82 |
3088 |
1543 |
789 |
206 |
68 |
38 |
.505 |
|
.629 |
37.7 |
18.8 |
9.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
| 19 |
Reggie Theus |
23 |
CHI |
0.0 |
6.0 |
690 |
0.009 |
82 |
2820 |
1549 |
287 |
426 |
122 |
20 |
.495 |
.200 |
.809 |
34.4 |
18.9 |
3.5 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
| 21 |
Norm Nixon |
25 |
LAL |
0.0 |
5.0 |
690 |
0.007 |
79 |
2962 |
1350 |
232 |
696 |
146 |
11 |
.476 |
.167 |
.778 |
37.5 |
17.1 |
2.9 |
8.8 |
1.8 |
0.1 |
| 22 |
Artis Gilmore |
31 |
CHI |
0.0 |
4.0 |
690 |
0.006 |
82 |
2832 |
1469 |
828 |
172 |
47 |
198 |
.670 |
|
.705 |
34.5 |
17.9 |
10.1 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
| 22 |
Bob Lanier |
32 |
MIL |
0.0 |
4.0 |
690 |
0.006 |
67 |
1753 |
961 |
413 |
179 |
73 |
81 |
.525 |
1.000 |
.751 |
26.2 |
14.3 |
6.2 |
2.7 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
| 24 |
Michael Cooper |
24 |
LAL |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
81 |
2625 |
763 |
336 |
332 |
133 |
78 |
.491 |
.211 |
.785 |
32.4 |
9.4 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
| 24 |
Walter Davis |
26 |
PHO |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
78 |
2182 |
1402 |
200 |
302 |
97 |
12 |
.539 |
.412 |
.836 |
28.0 |
18.0 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
1.2 |
0.2 |
| 24 |
George Johnson |
24 |
IND |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
43 |
930 |
457 |
278 |
86 |
47 |
23 |
.462 |
.000 |
.762 |
21.6 |
10.6 |
6.5 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.5 |
| 24 |
Bobby Jones |
29 |
PHI |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
81 |
2046 |
1096 |
435 |
226 |
95 |
74 |
.539 |
.000 |
.813 |
25.3 |
13.5 |
5.4 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
| 24 |
Mike Mitchell |
25 |
CLE |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
82 |
3194 |
2012 |
502 |
139 |
63 |
52 |
.476 |
.444 |
.784 |
39.0 |
24.5 |
6.1 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
| 24 |
James Silas |
31 |
SAS |
0.0 |
3.0 |
690 |
0.004 |
75 |
2055 |
1326 |
231 |
285 |
51 |
12 |
.477 |
.000 |
.850 |
27.4 |
17.7 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
| 30 |
Quinn Buckner |
26 |
MIL |
0.0 |
1.0 |
690 |
0.001 |
82 |
2384 |
1092 |
298 |
384 |
197 |
3 |
.493 |
.167 |
.734 |
29.1 |
13.3 |
3.6 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
| 30 |
Caldwell Jones |
30 |
PHI |
0.0 |
1.0 |
690 |
0.001 |
81 |
2639 |
584 |
813 |
122 |
53 |
134 |
.449 |
|
.767 |
32.6 |
7.2 |
10.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
1.7 |