1979-80 NBA Awards Voting

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Most Valuable Player

Most Valuable Player 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
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar32LAL147.0147.02210.6658238.324.810.84.51.03.4.604.000.76514.8.227
2Julius Erving29PHI31.531.52210.1437836.126.97.44.62.21.8.519.200.78712.5.213
3George Gervin27SAS19.019.02210.0867837.633.15.22.61.41.0.528.314.85210.6.173
4Larry Bird23BOS15.015.02210.0688236.021.310.44.51.70.6.474.406.83611.2.182
5TTiny Archibald31BOS2.02.02210.0098035.814.12.58.41.30.1.482.222.8308.9.148
5TDennis Johnson25SEA2.02.02210.0098136.319.05.14.11.81.0.422.207.7807.4.120
5TDan Roundfield26ATL2.02.02210.0098132.016.510.32.31.21.7.499.000.7109.1.169
8Gus Williams26SEA1.51.52210.0078236.222.13.44.82.40.5.482.194.78811.6.187
9Moses Malone24HOU1.01.02210.0058238.325.814.51.81.01.3.502.000.71911.9.183

Rookie of the Year

Rookie of the Year 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
1Larry Bird23BOS63.063.0660.9558236.021.310.44.51.70.6.474.406.83611.2.182
2Magic Johnson20LAL3.03.0660.0457736.318.07.77.32.40.5.530.226.81010.5.180