1968-69 NBA & ABA Awards Voting
1955-56 through 1979-1980: Voting was done by players.
Rules prohibited player from voting for himself or any teammate.
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.
NBA Most Valuable Player Table
| Rank |
Player |
Age |
Tm |
First |
Pts Won |
Pts Max |
Share |
G |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
WS |
WS/48 |
| 1 | Wes Unseld | 22 | BAL | 53.0 | 310.0 | 515 | 0.602 | 82 | 36.2 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | | | .476 | | .605 | 10.8 | .175 |
|---|
| 2 | Willis Reed | 26 | NYK | 18.0 | 137.0 | 515 | 0.266 | 82 | 37.9 | 21.1 | 14.5 | 2.3 | | | .521 | | .747 | 14.7 | .227 |
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| 3 | Billy Cunningham | 25 | PHI | 15.0 | 130.0 | 515 | 0.252 | 82 | 40.8 | 24.8 | 12.8 | 3.5 | | | .426 | | .737 | 9.0 | .129 |
|---|
| 4 | Bill Russell | 34 | BOS | 11.0 | 93.0 | 515 | 0.181 | 77 | 42.7 | 9.9 | 19.3 | 4.9 | | | .433 | | .526 | 10.9 | .159 |
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| 5 | Elgin Baylor | 34 | LAL | 6.0 | 89.0 | 515 | 0.173 | 76 | 40.3 | 24.8 | 10.6 | 5.4 | | | .447 | | .743 | 8.5 | .133 |
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ABA Most Valuable Player Table
| Rank |
Player |
Age |
Tm |
First |
Pts Won |
Pts Max |
Share |
G |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
WS |
WS/48 |
| 1 | Mel Daniels | 24 | INA | 8.0 | 160.0 | 176 | 0.909 | 76 | 38.6 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 1.5 | | | .476 | .000 | .604 | 8.6 | .140 |
|---|
| 2 | Connie Hawkins | 26 | MNP | 6.0 | 140.0 | 176 | 0.795 | 47 | 39.4 | 30.2 | 11.4 | 3.9 | | | .511 | .136 | .767 | 11.3 | .293 |
|---|
| 3 | Larry Jones | 26 | DNR | 3.0 | 120.0 | 176 | 0.682 | 75 | 40.6 | 28.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | | | .465 | .240 | .778 | 10.9 | .172 |
|---|
| 4 | Jimmy Jones | 24 | NOB | 3.0 | 100.0 | 176 | 0.568 | 77 | 41.4 | 26.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | | | .535 | .143 | .805 | 16.1 | .242 |
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| 5 | Rick Barry | 24 | OAK | 2.0 | 70.0 | 176 | 0.398 | 35 | 38.9 | 34.0 | 9.4 | 3.9 | | | .511 | .300 | .888 | 8.5 | .301 |
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| 6 | Donnie Freeman | 24 | MMF | 0.0 | 55.0 | 176 | 0.313 | 78 | 36.8 | 22.1 | 3.7 | 6.4 | | | .484 | .087 | .787 | 9.9 | .166 |
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| 7 | Warren Jabali | 22 | OAK | 0.0 | 40.0 | 176 | 0.227 | 71 | 35.8 | 21.5 | 9.7 | 3.5 | | | .449 | .250 | .684 | 5.8 | .109 |
|---|
| 8 | Louie Dampier | 24 | KEN | 0.0 | 30.0 | 176 | 0.170 | 78 | 42.6 | 24.8 | 3.8 | 5.8 | | | .420 | .361 | .811 | 9.5 | .138 |
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| 9 | Roger Brown | 26 | INA | 0.0 | 25.0 | 176 | 0.142 | 75 | 35.4 | 21.0 | 6.8 | 4.6 | | | .482 | .313 | .785 | 10.0 | .181 |
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| 10 | Doug Moe | 30 | OAK | 0.0 | 20.0 | 176 | 0.114 | 75 | 33.7 | 19.0 | 8.2 | 2.0 | | | .431 | .357 | .811 | 4.8 | .091 |
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| 11 | Cincinnatus Powell | 26 | DLC | 0.0 | 15.0 | 176 | 0.085 | 75 | 34.3 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 2.3 | | | .471 | .286 | .728 | 6.4 | .119 |
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| 12 | John Beasley | 24 | DLC | 0.0 | 10.0 | 176 | 0.057 | 78 | 39.1 | 19.3 | 10.6 | 1.4 | | | .488 | .300 | .826 | 8.1 | .127 |
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Rookie of the Year Table
| Rank |
Player |
Age |
Tm |
First |
Pts Won |
Pts Max |
Share |
G |
MP |
PTS |
TRB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
FG% |
3P% |
FT% |
WS |
WS/48 |
| 1 | Wes Unseld | 22 | BAL | 53.0 | 53.0 | 78 | 0.679 | 82 | 36.2 | 13.8 | 18.2 | 2.6 | | | .476 | | .605 | 10.8 | .175 |
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| 2 | Elvin Hayes | 23 | SDR | 25.0 | 25.0 | 78 | 0.321 | 82 | 45.1 | 28.4 | 17.1 | 1.4 | | | .447 | | .626 | 9.6 | .124 |
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