1957-58 NBA Awards Voting

1956-57 Awards Voting 1958-59 Awards Voting

1955-56 through 1979-1980: Voting was done by players. Players were not permitted to vote for their teammates, so it was impossible to be a unanimous winner.
1980-81 to present: Voting conducted by media.

Voting tallies for seasons 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71, and 1978-79 are incomplete.

Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy)

Most Valuable Player (Michael Jordan Trophy) Table
				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	Bill Russell	23	BOS	33	228	400	0.570	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			.442		.519	11.3	.206
2	Dolph Schayes	29	SYR	25	198	400	0.495	72	40.5	24.9	14.2	3.1			.398		.904	13.7	.226
3	George Yardley	29	DET	12	120	400	0.300	72	39.5	27.8	10.7	1.3			.414		.811	12.3	.208
4	Bob Pettit	25	STL	4	97	400	0.243	70	36.1	24.6	17.4	2.2			.410		.749	11.0	.209
5	Maurice Stokes	24	CIN	2	28	400	0.070	63	39.0	16.9	18.1	6.4			.351		.715	4.5	.088
6	Bob Cousy	29	BOS	2	18	400	0.045	65	34.2	18.0	5.0	7.1			.353		.850	5.4	.116
7	Bill Sharman	31	BOS	2	11	400	0.028	63	35.1	22.3	4.7	2.7			.424		.893	8.7	.189
8	Paul Arizin	29	PHW	0	8	400	0.020	68	35.0	20.7	7.4	2.0			.393		.809	7.7	.156
9	Walter Dukes	27	DET	0	4	400	0.010	72	30.3	11.2	13.3	0.7			.349		.675	2.4	.052
10	Vern Mikkelsen	29	MNL	0	3	400	0.008	72	33.2	17.3	11.2	2.3			.410		.786	6.5	.130
11	Cliff Hagan	26	STL	0	2	400	0.005	70	31.3	19.9	10.1	2.5			.443		.768	10.0	.220
12T	Neil Johnston	28	PHW	0	1	400	0.003	71	33.9	19.5	11.1	2.3			.429		.819	11.3	.224
12T	Clyde Lovellette	28	CIN	0	1	400	0.003	71	36.5	23.4	12.1	1.9			.441		.743	10.1	.187
12T	Kenny Sears	24	NYK	0	1	400	0.003	72	37.3	18.6	10.9	1.8			.439		.822	10.0	.179