1978-79 NBA Awards Voting

1977-78 Awards Voting 1979-80 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	Moses Malone	23	HOU	112	112	223	0.502	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	.540		.739	14.1	.200
2	George Gervin	26	SAS	35	35	223	0.157	80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	.541		.826	11.4	.189
3	Elvin Hayes	33	WSB	28	28	223	0.126	82	37.9	21.8	12.1	1.7	0.9	2.3	.487		.654	9.4	.146
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	31	LAL	15	15	223	0.067	80	39.5	23.8	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	.577		.736	14.4	.219
5	Bob Dandridge	31	WSB	7	7	223	0.031	78	33.7	20.4	5.7	4.7	0.9	0.7	.499		.825	8.7	.158
6	World B. Free	25	SDC	5	5	223	0.022	78	37.9	28.8	3.9	4.4	1.4	0.4	.481		.756	10.1	.164
7	Jack Sikma	23	SEA	4	4	223	0.018	82	36.1	15.6	12.4	3.2	1.0	0.8	.460		.814	8.8	.143
8T	Phil Ford	22	KCK	3	3	223	0.013	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465		.813	5.7	.101
8T	David Thompson	24	DEN	3	3	223	0.013	76	35.1	24.0	3.6	3.0	0.9	1.1	.512		.753	9.5	.171
10	Walter Davis	24	PHO	2	2	223	0.009	79	30.8	23.6	4.7	4.3	1.9	0.3	.561		.831	9.4	.184

Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain Trophy)

Rookie of the Year (Wilt Chamberlain 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	Phil Ford	22	KCK	62	62	66	0.939	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465		.813	5.7	.101
2	Reggie Theus	21	CHI	4	4	66	0.061	82	33.6	16.3	2.8	5.2	1.1	0.2	.480		.761	3.2	.056

All-NBA Teams

All-NBA Teams Table
					Voting							Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
# Tm	Pos	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	1st Tm	2nd Tm	3rd Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1st	C	Moses Malone	23	HOU	120	132	0.909				82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	.540		.739	14.1	.200
1st	G	George Gervin	26	SAS	114	132	0.864				80	36.1	29.6	5.0	2.7	1.7	1.1	.541		.826	11.4	.189
1st	F	Marques Johnson	22	MIL	99	132	0.75				77	36.1	25.6	7.6	3.0	1.5	1.2	.550		.760	12.2	.211
1st	F	Elvin Hayes	33	WSB	98	132	0.742				82	37.9	21.8	12.1	1.7	0.9	2.3	.487		.654	9.4	.146
1st	G	Paul Westphal	28	PHO	90	132	0.682				81	32.6	24.0	2.0	6.5	1.4	0.3	.535		.837	10.4	.189

2nd	C	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	31	LAL		132					80	39.5	23.8	12.8	5.4	1.0	4.0	.577		.736	14.4	.219
2nd	F	Bob Dandridge	31	WSB		132					78	33.7	20.4	5.7	4.7	0.9	0.7	.499		.825	8.7	.158
2nd	F	Walter Davis	24	PHO		132					79	30.8	23.6	4.7	4.3	1.9	0.3	.561		.831	9.4	.184
2nd	G	Phil Ford	22	KCK		132					79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465		.813	5.7	.101
2nd	G	World B. Free	25	SDC		132					78	37.9	28.8	3.9	4.4	1.4	0.4	.481		.756	10.1	.164

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All-Defensive Teams

All-Defensive Teams Table
					Voting				Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
# Tm	Pos	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48	DWS	DBPM	DRtg
1st	G	Dennis Johnson	24	SEA	42	44	0.955	80	34.0	15.9	4.7	3.5	1.3	1.2	.434		.781	6.6	.116	3.8	0.9	101

All-Rookie Teams

All-Rookie Teams Table
				Voting						Per Game						Shooting			Advanced
# Tm	Player	Age	Tm	Pts Won	Pts Max	Share	1st Tm	2nd Tm	G	MP	PTS	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	3P%	FT%	WS	WS/48
1st	Phil Ford	22	KCK	21	21	1.000			79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465		.813	5.7	.101
1st	Ron Brewer	23	POR		21				81	30.3	13.3	2.8	2.0	1.3	1.0	.494		.820	5.6	.109
1st	Reggie Theus	21	CHI		21				82	33.6	16.3	2.8	5.2	1.1	0.2	.480		.761	3.2	.056
1st	Mychal Thompson	24	POR		21				73	29.4	14.7	8.3	2.4	0.9	1.8	.490		.572	4.4	.098
1st	Terry Tyler	22	DET		21				82	31.2	12.9	7.9	1.1	1.3	2.5	.482		.658	5.4	.101

ORV	Winford Boynes	21	NJN		21				69	17.0	9.3	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.1	.430		.787	0.6	.026
ORV	Maurice Cheeks	22	PHI		21				82	29.4	8.4	3.1	5.3	2.1	0.1	.510		.721	4.9	.097
ORV	Wayne Cooper	22	GSW		21				65	12.2	4.6	4.3	0.3	0.1	0.7	.437		.672	1.2	.073
ORV	George Johnson	22	MIL		21				67	17.3	6.2	5.4	1.2	1.1	0.7	.482		.718	2.5	.102
ORV	John Long	22	DET		21				82	30.5	16.1	3.2	1.5	1.2	0.2	.469		.826	3.6	.070
ORV	Mike Mitchell	23	CLE		21				80	19.7	10.7	4.1	0.8	0.6	0.4	.513		.736	3.6	.111
ORV	Purvis Short	21	GSW		21				75	22.7	10.6	4.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	.479		.671	2.6	.074
ORV	Freeman Williams	22	SDC		21				72	16.6	10.4	1.4	1.2	0.6	0.0	.490		.776	1.8	.072