1956-57 NBA Awards Voting

1955-56 Awards Voting 1957-58 Awards Voting

1955-56 through 1979-1980: Official NBA MVP 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: Official NBA MVP voting conducted by media.

Official NBA MVP voting tallies for 1965-66, 1966-67, 1967-68, 1968-69, 1970-71 and 1978-79 seasons 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