1955-56 NBA Awards Voting

1956-57 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	23	STL	33	33	80	0.413	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			.429		.736	13.8	.236
2	Paul Arizin	27	PHW	21	21	80	0.263	72	37.8	24.2	7.5	2.6			.448		.810	12.2	.214
3	Bob Cousy	27	BOS	11	11	80	0.138	72	38.4	18.8	6.8	8.9			.360		.844	6.8	.119
4	Mel Hutchins	27	FTW	9	9	80	0.113	66	33.9	12.0	7.5	2.7			.425		.643	4.4	.095
5T	Dolph Schayes	27	SYR	2	2	80	0.025	72	35.0	20.4	12.4	2.8			.387		.858	11.8	.225
5T	Bill Sharman	29	BOS	2	2	80	0.025	72	37.5	19.9	3.6	4.7			.438		.867	8.8	.157
7T	Tom Gola	23	PHW	1	1	80	0.013	68	34.5	10.8	9.1	5.9			.412		.733	6.5	.132
7T	Maurice Stokes	22	ROC	1	1	80	0.013	67	34.7	16.8	16.3	4.9			.354		.714	6.0	.125