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1981-82 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 Moses Malone 26 HOU 40.0 507.0 690 0.735 81 3398 2520 1188 142 76 125 .519 .000 .762 42.0 31.1 14.7 1.8 0.9 1.5
2 Larry Bird 25 BOS 20.0 456.0 690 0.661 77 2923 1761 837 447 143 66 .503 .212 .863 38.0 22.9 10.9 5.8 1.9 0.9
3 Julius Erving 31 PHI 1.0 203.0 690 0.294 81 2789 1974 557 319 161 141 .546 .273 .763 34.4 24.4 6.9 3.9 2.0 1.7
4 Robert Parish 28 BOS 4.0 131.0 690 0.190 80 2534 1590 866 140 68 192 .542 .710 31.7 19.9 10.8 1.8 0.9 2.4
5 Gus Williams 28 SEA 2.0 115.0 690 0.167 80 2876 1875 244 549 172 36 .486 .225 .734 36.0 23.4 3.1 6.9 2.2 0.5
6 George Gervin 29 SAS 1.0 110.0 690 0.159 79 2817 2551 392 187 77 45 .500 .278 .864 35.7 32.3 5.0 2.4 1.0 0.6
7 Sidney Moncrief 24 MIL 1.0 101.0 690 0.146 80 2980 1581 534 382 138 22 .523 .071 .817 37.3 19.8 6.7 4.8 1.7 0.3
8 Magic Johnson 22 LAL 0.0 67.0 690 0.097 78 2991 1447 751 743 208 34 .537 .207 .760 38.3 18.6 9.6 9.5 2.7 0.4
9 Jack Sikma 26 SEA 0.0 33.0 690 0.048 82 3049 1611 1038 277 102 107 .479 .154 .855 37.2 19.6 12.7 3.4 1.2 1.3
10 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34 LAL 0.0 31.0 690 0.045 76 2677 1818 659 225 63 207 .579 .000 .706 35.2 23.9 8.7 3.0 0.8 2.7
11 Dan Roundfield 28 ATL 0.0 14.0 690 0.020 61 2217 1134 721 162 64 93 .466 .200 .760 36.3 18.6 11.8 2.7 1.0 1.5
11 Kelly Tripucka 22 DET 0.0 14.0 690 0.020 82 3077 1772 443 270 89 16 .496 .227 .797 37.5 21.6 5.4 3.3 1.1 0.2
13 Alex English 28 DEN 0.0 12.0 690 0.017 82 3015 2082 558 433 87 120 .551 .000 .840 36.8 25.4 6.8 5.3 1.1 1.5
14 Bernard King 25 GSW 0.0 10.0 690 0.014 79 2861 1833 469 282 78 23 .566 .200 .705 36.2 23.2 5.9 3.6 1.0 0.3
15 Adrian Dantley 25 UTA 0.0 7.0 690 0.010 81 3222 2457 514 324 95 14 .570 .333 .792 39.8 30.3 6.3 4.0 1.2 0.2
16 Ray Williams 27 NJN 0.0 6.0 690 0.009 82 2732 1674 325 488 199 43 .462 .167 .832 33.3 20.4 4.0 6.0 2.4 0.5
17 Michael Cooper 25 LAL 0.0 3.0 690 0.004 76 2197 907 269 230 120 61 .517 .118 .813 28.9 11.9 3.5 3.0 1.6 0.8
17 Dan Issel 33 DEN 0.0 3.0 690 0.004 81 2472 1852 608 179 67 55 .527 .667 .834 30.5 22.9 7.5 2.2 0.8 0.7
17 Marques Johnson 25 MIL 0.0 3.0 690 0.004 60 1900 990 364 213 59 35 .532 .000 .700 31.7 16.5 6.1 3.6 1.0 0.6
17 Isiah Thomas 20 DET 0.0 3.0 690 0.004 72 2433 1225 209 565 150 17 .424 .288 .704 33.8 17.0 2.9 7.8 2.1 0.2
21 Dennis Johnson 27 PHO 0.0 1.0 690 0.001 80 2937 1561 410 369 105 55 .470 .190 .806 36.7 19.5 5.1 4.6 1.3 0.7
21 Mychal Thompson 27 POR 0.0 1.0 690 0.001 79 3129 1642 921 319 69 107 .523 .628 39.6 20.8 11.7 4.0 0.9 1.4
21 Jay Vincent 22 DAL 0.0 1.0 690 0.001 81 2626 1732 565 176 89 22 .497 .250 .716 32.4 21.4 7.0 2.2 1.1 0.3
21 Jamaal Wilkes 28 LAL 0.0 1.0 690 0.001 82 2906 1734 393 143 89 24 .525 .000 .732 35.4 21.1 4.8 1.7 1.1 0.3
21 Buck Williams 21 NJN 0.0 1.0 690 0.001 82 2825 1268 1005 107 84 84 .582 .000 .624 34.5 15.5 12.3 1.3 1.0 1.0