1961-62 NBA Awards Voting

1960-61 Awards Voting 1962-63 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	27	BOS	51	297	425	0.699	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5			.457		.595	15.5	.217
2	Wilt Chamberlain	25	PHW	9	152	425	0.358	80	48.5	50.4	25.7	2.4			.506		.613	23.1	.286
3	Oscar Robertson	23	CIN	13	135	425	0.318	79	44.3	30.8	12.5	11.4			.478		.803	15.6	.214
4	Elgin Baylor	27	LAL	3	82	425	0.193	48	44.4	38.3	18.6	4.6			.428		.754	7.9	.179
5	Jerry West	23	LAL	6	60	425	0.141	75	41.2	30.8	7.9	5.4			.445		.769	12.9	.201
6	Bob Pettit	29	STL	2	31	425	0.073	78	42.1	31.1	18.7	3.7			.450		.771	11.5	.168
7	Richie Guerin	29	NYK	1	5	425	0.012	78	42.9	29.5	6.4	6.9			.442		.820	12.1	.174
8	Bob Cousy	33	BOS	0	3	425	0.007	75	28.2	15.7	3.5	7.8			.391		.754	6.3	.144