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1985-86 NBA Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Larry Bird 29 BOS 73.0 765.0 780 0.981 38.0 25.8 9.8 6.8 2.0 0.6 .496 .423 .896 15.8 .244
2 Dominique Wilkins 26 ATL 5.0 407.0 780 0.522 39.1 30.3 7.9 2.6 1.8 0.6 .468 .186 .818 10.8 .170
3 Magic Johnson 26 LAL 0.0 205.0 780 0.263 35.8 18.8 5.9 12.6 1.6 0.2 .526 .233 .871 12.1 .226
4 Hakeem Olajuwon 23 HOU 0.0 193.0 780 0.247 36.3 23.5 11.5 2.0 2.0 3.4 .526 .645 9.5 .186
5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 LAL 0.0 135.0 780 0.173 33.3 23.4 6.1 3.5 0.8 1.6 .564 .000 .765 10.8 .197
6 Charles Barkley 22 PHI 0.0 133.0 780 0.171 36.9 20.0 12.8 3.9 2.2 1.6 .572 .227 .685 10.8 .176
7 Sidney Moncrief 28 MIL 0.0 56.0 780 0.072 35.2 20.2 4.6 4.9 1.4 0.2 .489 .320 .859 11.7 .219
8 Alex English 32 DEN 0.0 55.0 780 0.071 37.3 29.8 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.4 .504 .200 .862 9.8 .156
9 Isiah Thomas 24 DET 0.0 28.0 780 0.036 36.2 20.9 3.6 10.8 2.2 0.3 .488 .310 .790 8.8 .151
10 Moses Malone 30 PHI 0.0 21.0 780 0.027 36.6 23.8 11.8 1.2 0.9 1.0 .458 .000 .787 8.9 .157
11 Terry Cummings 24 MIL 0.0 9.0 780 0.012 32.5 19.8 8.5 2.4 1.5 0.6 .474 .000 .656 7.4 .133
12 James Worthy 24 LAL 0.0 7.0 780 0.009 32.7 20.0 5.2 2.7 1.1 1.0 .579 .000 .771 9.5 .185
13T Kevin McHale 28 BOS 0.0 3.0 780 0.004 35.3 21.3 8.1 2.7 0.4 2.0 .574 .776 11.0 .220
13T Paul Pressey 27 MIL 0.0 3.0 780 0.004 33.8 14.3 5.0 7.8 2.1 0.9 .488 .182 .806 9.8 .174
13T Alvin Robertson 23 SAS 0.0 3.0 780 0.004 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 .514 .276 .795 8.6 .143
16T Adrian Dantley 29 UTA 0.0 2.0 780 0.003 36.1 29.8 5.2 3.5 0.8 0.1 .563 .091 .791 12.8 .223
16T Buck Williams 25 NJN 0.0 2.0 780 0.003 37.4 15.9 12.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 .523 .000 .676 6.8 .106
18 Dennis Johnson 31 BOS 0.0 1.0 780 0.001 35.0 15.6 3.4 5.8 1.4 0.4 .455 .143 .818 6.7 .118

Rookie of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Patrick Ewing 23 NYK 36.0 36.0 78 0.462 35.4 20.0 9.0 2.0 1.1 2.1 .474 .000 .739 3.1 .084
2 Xavier McDaniel 22 SEA 16.5 16.5 78 0.212 33.0 17.1 8.0 2.4 1.2 0.5 .490 .200 .687 5.1 .091
3 Karl Malone 22 UTA 14.5 14.5 78 0.186 30.6 14.9 8.9 2.9 1.3 0.5 .496 .000 .481 1.9 .036
4 Spud Webb 22 ATL 4.0 4.0 78 0.051 15.6 7.8 1.6 4.3 1.0 0.1 .483 .182 .785 3.5 .137
5T Manute Bol 23 WSB 3.0 3.0 78 0.038 26.1 3.7 6.0 0.3 0.4 5.0 .460 .000 .488 3.9 .089
5T Charles Oakley 22 CHI 3.0 3.0 78 0.038 23.0 9.6 8.6 1.7 0.9 0.4 .519 .000 .662 3.3 .090
7 Benoit Benjamin 21 LAC 1.0 1.0 78 0.013 26.4 11.1 7.6 1.0 0.8 2.6 .490 .333 .746 4.0 .093

Defensive Player of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Alvin Robertson 23 SAS 27.0 27.0 78 0.346 35.1 17.0 6.3 5.5 3.7 0.5 .514 .276 .795 8.6 .143
2 Manute Bol 23 WSB 22.0 22.0 78 0.282 26.1 3.7 6.0 0.3 0.4 5.0 .460 .000 .488 3.9 .089
3 Sidney Moncrief 28 MIL 8.0 8.0 78 0.103 35.2 20.2 4.6 4.9 1.4 0.2 .489 .320 .859 11.7 .219

Sixth Man of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Bill Walton 33 BOS 32.0 32.0 78 0.410 19.3 7.6 6.8 2.1 0.5 1.3 .562 .713 5.0 .157
2 Ricky Pierce 26 MIL 11.0 11.0 78 0.141 26.5 13.9 2.9 2.2 1.0 0.1 .538 .130 .858 8.3 .186
3 Eddie Johnson 26 SAC 10.0 10.0 78 0.128 30.7 18.7 5.1 2.6 0.7 0.2 .475 .200 .816 4.0 .077
4 Michael Cooper 29 LAL 9.0 9.0 78 0.115 27.7 9.2 3.0 5.7 1.1 0.5 .452 .387 .865 5.8 .123
5 Thurl Bailey 24 UTA 5.0 5.0 78 0.064 28.8 14.6 6.0 1.9 0.5 1.4 .448 .000 .830 4.0 .081