1956-57 NBA Awards Voting

1955-56 Awards Voting 1957-58 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 Cousy	28	BOS	23	23	80	0.288	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5			.378		.821	8.8	.178
2	Bob Pettit	24	STL	21	21	80	0.263	71	35.1	24.7	14.6	1.9			.415		.773	11.6	.224
3	Paul Arizin	28	PHW	9	9	80	0.113	71	39.0	25.6	7.9	2.1			.422		.829	12.3	.213
4	Dolph Schayes	28	SYR	8	8	80	0.100	72	39.6	22.5	14.0	3.2			.379		.904	12.5	.211
5	George Yardley	28	FTW	7	7	80	0.088	72	37.4	21.5	10.5	2.0			.410		.787	10.0	.179
6	Maurice Stokes	23	ROC	5	5	80	0.063	72	38.3	15.6	17.4	4.6			.347		.665	5.5	.096
7	Bill Russell	22	BOS	2	2	80	0.025	48	35.3	14.7	19.6	1.8			.427		.492	6.2	.176
8T	Ray Felix	26	NYK	1	1	80	0.013	72	22.5	12.0	8.2	0.5			.416		.747	5.5	.162
8T	Harry Gallatin	29	NYK	1	1	80	0.013	72	27.0	15.0	10.1	1.2			.406		.800	8.1	.199
8T	Mel Hutchins	28	FTW	1	1	80	0.013	72	36.8	12.4	7.9	2.9			.387		.738	2.8	.050
8T	Kenny Sears	23	NYK	1	1	80	0.013	72	34.9	14.8	8.5	1.4			.418		.790	8.0	.153
8T	Jack Twyman	22	ROC	1	1	80	0.013	72	32.5	16.3	4.9	1.7			.439		.760	8.8	.180