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1988-89 NBA Awards Voting

Most Valuable Player

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Magic Johnson 29 LAL 42.5 664.5 850 0.782 77 37.5 22.5 7.9 12.8 1.8 0.3 .509 .314 .911 16.1 .267
2 Michael Jordan 25 CHI 27.5 598.8 850 0.704 81 40.2 32.5 8.0 8.0 2.9 0.8 .538 .276 .850 19.8 .292
3 Karl Malone 25 UTA 5.0 362.0 850 0.426 80 39.1 29.1 10.7 2.7 1.8 0.9 .519 .313 .766 15.2 .233
4 Patrick Ewing 26 NYK 8.0 200.0 850 0.235 80 36.2 22.7 9.3 2.4 1.5 3.5 .567 .000 .746 10.9 .181
5 Hakeem Olajuwon 26 HOU 2.0 179.3 850 0.211 82 36.9 24.8 13.5 1.8 2.6 3.4 .508 .000 .696 12.4 .197
6 Charles Barkley 25 PHI 0.0 94.3 850 0.111 79 39.1 25.8 12.5 4.1 1.6 0.8 .579 .216 .753 16.1 .250
7 John Stockton 26 UTA 0.0 28.0 850 0.033 82 38.7 17.1 3.0 13.6 3.2 0.2 .538 .242 .863 15.6 .236
8 Kevin Johnson 22 PHO 0.0 22.0 850 0.026 81 39.2 20.4 4.2 12.2 1.7 0.3 .505 .091 .882 12.2 .184
9 Tom Chambers 29 PHO 0.0 20.0 850 0.024 81 37.1 25.7 8.4 2.9 1.1 0.7 .471 .326 .851 9.2 .146
10 Mark Price 24 CLE 0.0 18.0 850 0.021 75 36.4 18.9 3.0 8.4 1.5 0.1 .526 .441 .901 11.3 .199
11T Brad Daugherty 23 CLE 0.0 4.0 850 0.005 78 36.2 18.9 9.2 3.7 0.8 0.5 .538 .333 .737 9.6 .164
11T Robert Parish 35 BOS 0.0 4.0 850 0.005 80 35.5 18.6 12.5 2.2 1.0 1.5 .570 .719 10.5 .177
13T Mark Eaton 32 UTA 0.0 3.0 850 0.004 82 35.5 6.2 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 .462 .660 6.6 .108
13T Moses Malone 33 ATL 0.0 3.0 850 0.004 81 35.5 20.2 11.8 1.4 1.0 1.2 .491 .000 .789 10.7 .178
13T Chris Mullin 25 GSW 0.0 3.0 850 0.004 82 37.7 26.5 5.9 5.1 2.1 0.5 .509 .230 .892 10.6 .165
13T Larry Nance 29 CLE 0.0 3.0 850 0.004 73 34.6 17.2 8.0 2.2 0.8 2.8 .539 .000 .799 10.3 .197
17T Terry Cummings 27 MIL 0.0 1.0 850 0.001 80 35.3 22.9 8.1 2.5 1.3 0.9 .467 .467 .787 7.7 .131
17T Joe Dumars 25 DET 0.0 1.0 850 0.001 69 34.9 17.2 2.5 5.7 0.9 0.1 .505 .483 .850 7.0 .140
17T Isiah Thomas 27 DET 0.0 1.0 850 0.001 80 36.6 18.2 3.4 8.3 1.7 0.3 .464 .273 .818 7.0 .115

Rookie of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Mitch Richmond 23 GSW 80.0 80.0 85 0.941 79 34.4 22.0 5.9 4.2 1.0 0.2 .468 .367 .810 5.6 .098
2 Willie Anderson 22 SAS 4.0 4.0 85 0.047 81 33.8 18.6 5.1 4.6 1.9 0.8 .498 .190 .775 4.9 .085
3 Chris Morris 23 NJN 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 76 27.6 14.1 5.2 1.6 1.3 0.8 .457 .366 .717 2.8 .064

Defensive Player of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Mark Eaton 32 UTA 26.0 26.0 85 0.306 82 35.5 6.2 10.3 1.0 0.5 3.8 .462 .660 6.6 .108
2 Hakeem Olajuwon 26 HOU 25.0 25.0 85 0.294 82 36.9 24.8 13.5 1.8 2.6 3.4 .508 .000 .696 12.4 .197
3 Dennis Rodman 27 DET 23.0 23.0 85 0.271 82 26.9 9.0 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 .595 .231 .626 8.1 .175
4 Manute Bol 26 GSW 4.0 4.0 85 0.047 80 22.1 3.9 5.8 0.3 0.1 4.3 .369 .220 .606 1.7 .046
5 Michael Jordan 25 CHI 3.0 3.0 85 0.035 81 40.2 32.5 8.0 8.0 2.9 0.8 .538 .276 .850 19.8 .292
6 Patrick Ewing 26 NYK 2.0 2.0 85 0.024 80 36.2 22.7 9.3 2.4 1.5 3.5 .567 .000 .746 10.9 .181
7T Fat Lever 28 DEN 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 71 38.7 19.8 9.3 7.9 2.7 0.3 .457 .348 .785 9.2 .161
7T Buck Williams 28 NJN 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 74 33.1 13.0 9.4 1.1 0.8 0.5 .531 .000 .666 5.2 .101

Sixth Man of the Year

Voting Per Game Shooting Advanced
Rank Player Age Tm First Pts Won Pts Max Share G MP PTS TRB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% WS WS/48
1 Eddie Johnson 29 PHO 33.0 33.0 85 0.388 70 29.2 21.5 4.4 2.3 0.7 0.1 .497 .413 .868 6.5 .152
2 Thurl Bailey 27 UTA 26.0 26.0 85 0.306 82 33.9 19.5 5.5 1.7 0.6 1.1 .483 .400 .825 6.5 .113
3 Dennis Rodman 27 DET 17.0 17.0 85 0.200 82 26.9 9.0 9.4 1.2 0.7 0.9 .595 .231 .626 8.1 .175
4 John Williams 22 WSB 4.0 4.0 85 0.047 82 29.4 13.7 7.0 4.3 1.7 0.9 .466 .268 .776 6.9 .136
5 Xavier McDaniel 25 SEA 2.0 2.0 85 0.024 82 29.1 20.5 5.3 1.6 1.0 0.5 .489 .306 .732 5.3 .107
6T Ron Anderson 30 PHI 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 82 31.9 16.2 5.0 1.7 0.9 0.3 .491 .182 .856 4.4 .081
6T Ricky Pierce 29 MIL 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 75 27.7 17.6 2.6 2.1 1.0 0.3 .518 .222 .859 6.7 .155
6T Hot Rod Williams 26 CLE 1.0 1.0 85 0.012 82 25.9 11.6 5.8 1.3 0.9 1.6 .509 .250 .748 7.7 .173