1977-78 NBA Awards Voting
Most Valuable Player
| Voting | Per Game | Shooting | Advanced | ||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Walton | 25 | POR | 96.0 | 96.0 | 238 | 0.403 | 58 | 33.3 | 18.9 | 13.2 | 5.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | .522 | .720 | 8.4 | .209 | |
| 2 | George Gervin | 25 | SAS | 80.5 | 80.5 | 238 | 0.338 | 82 | 34.8 | 27.2 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.3 | .536 | .830 | 12.0 | .201 | |
| 3 | David Thompson | 23 | DEN | 28.5 | 28.5 | 238 | 0.120 | 80 | 37.8 | 27.2 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .521 | .778 | 12.7 | .202 | |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 30 | LAL | 14.0 | 14.0 | 238 | 0.059 | 62 | 36.5 | 25.8 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | .550 | .783 | 12.1 | .257 | |
| 5 | Walter Davis | 23 | PHO | 4.0 | 4.0 | 238 | 0.017 | 81 | 32.0 | 24.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .526 | .830 | 10.1 | .187 | |
| 6T | Maurice Lucas | 25 | POR | 3.0 | 3.0 | 238 | 0.013 | 68 | 31.2 | 16.4 | 9.1 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .458 | .767 | 5.8 | .131 | |
| 6T | Paul Westphal | 27 | PHO | 3.0 | 3.0 | 238 | 0.013 | 80 | 31.0 | 25.2 | 2.1 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.4 | .516 | .813 | 9.8 | .190 | |
| 8T | Artis Gilmore | 28 | CHI | 2.0 | 2.0 | 238 | 0.008 | 82 | 37.4 | 22.9 | 13.1 | 3.2 | 0.5 | 2.2 | .559 | .704 | 11.5 | .180 | |
| 8T | Truck Robinson | 26 | NOJ | 2.0 | 2.0 | 238 | 0.008 | 82 | 44.4 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .444 | .640 | 6.5 | .086 | |
| 10T | Julius Erving | 27 | PHI | 1.0 | 1.0 | 238 | 0.004 | 74 | 32.8 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .502 | .845 | 9.1 | .179 | |
| 10T | Marques Johnson | 21 | MIL | 1.0 | 1.0 | 238 | 0.004 | 80 | 34.6 | 19.5 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .522 | .736 | 10.6 | .185 | |
| 10T | Bob Lanier | 29 | DET | 1.0 | 1.0 | 238 | 0.004 | 63 | 36.7 | 24.5 | 11.3 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .537 | .772 | 10.1 | .209 | |
| 10T | Bob McAdoo | 26 | NYK | 1.0 | 1.0 | 238 | 0.004 | 79 | 40.3 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .520 | .727 | 10.9 | .165 | |
| 10T | Marvin Webster | 25 | SEA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 238 | 0.004 | 82 | 35.5 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 2.0 | .502 | .629 | 8.7 | .143 | |
Rookie of the Year
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| Rank | Player | Age | Tm | First | Pts Won | Pts Max | Share | G | MP | PTS | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | WS | WS/48 |
| 1 | Walter Davis | 23 | PHO | 49.3 | 49.3 | 66 | 0.747 | 81 | 32.0 | 24.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | .526 | .830 | 10.1 | .187 | |
| 2 | Marques Johnson | 21 | MIL | 10.3 | 10.3 | 66 | 0.156 | 80 | 34.6 | 19.5 | 10.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .522 | .736 | 10.6 | .185 | |
| 3 | Bernard King | 21 | NJN | 5.3 | 5.3 | 66 | 0.080 | 79 | 39.1 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | .479 | .677 | 5.9 | .092 | |
| 4 | Jack Sikma | 22 | SEA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 66 | 0.015 | 82 | 27.3 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | .455 | .777 | 5.4 | .115 | |
| 5 | Norm Nixon | 22 | LAL | 0.3 | 0.3 | 66 | 0.005 | 81 | 34.3 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 0.1 | .497 | .714 | 4.5 | .078 | |
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