1958-59 NBA Awards Voting

1957-58 Awards Voting 1959-60 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	Bob Pettit	26	STL	59	317	410	0.773	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1			.438		.759	14.8	.246
2	Bill Russell	24	BOS	10	144	410	0.351	70	42.6	16.7	23.0	3.2			.457		.598	12.9	.208
3	Elgin Baylor	24	MNL	2	88	410	0.215	70	40.8	24.9	15.0	4.1			.408		.777	9.8	.165
4	Bob Cousy	30	BOS	4	71	410	0.173	65	37.0	20.0	5.5	8.6			.384		.855	8.7	.174
5	Paul Arizin	30	PHW	1	39	410	0.095	70	40.0	26.4	9.1	1.7			.431		.813	13.0	.223
6	Dolph Schayes	30	SYR	1	26	410	0.063	72	36.7	21.3	13.4	2.5			.387		.864	9.4	.171
7	Larry Costello	27	SYR	3	15	410	0.037	70	39.3	15.8	5.2	5.4			.437		.802	8.5	.149
8	Kenny Sears	25	NYK	1	12	410	0.029	71	35.2	21.0	9.3	1.9			.490		.861	13.3	.256
9	Cliff Hagan	27	STL	1	11	410	0.027	72	37.5	23.7	10.9	3.4			.456		.774	11.7	.209
10	Jack Twyman	24	CIN	0	7	410	0.017	72	37.7	25.8	9.1	2.9			.420		.783	7.3	.129
11T	Tom Gola	26	PHW	0	3	410	0.007	64	36.5	14.1	11.1	4.2			.401		.787	7.4	.153
11T	Richie Guerin	26	NYK	0	3	410	0.007	71	36.0	18.2	7.3	5.1			.424		.802	8.4	.158
11T	Dick McGuire	33	DET	0	3	410	0.007	71	29.1	9.2	4.0	6.2			.427		.740	6.9	.160
14T	Al Bianchi	26	SYR	0	1	410	0.002	72	24.7	10.0	2.8	2.2			.377		.723	1.8	.048
14T	Gene Shue	27	DET	0	1	410	0.002	72	38.1	17.6	4.7	3.2			.388		.803	5.6	.098