1957-58 NBA Awards Voting

1956-57 Awards Voting 1958-59 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	Bill Russell	23	BOS	33	228	400	0.570	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			.442		.519	11.3	.206
2	Dolph Schayes	29	SYR	25	198	400	0.495	72	40.5	24.9	14.2	3.1			.398		.904	13.7	.226
3	George Yardley	29	DET	12	120	400	0.300	72	39.5	27.8	10.7	1.3			.414		.811	12.3	.208
4	Bob Pettit	25	STL	4	97	400	0.243	70	36.1	24.6	17.4	2.2			.410		.749	11.0	.209
5	Maurice Stokes	24	CIN	2	28	400	0.070	63	39.0	16.9	18.1	6.4			.351		.715	4.5	.088
6	Bob Cousy	29	BOS	2	18	400	0.045	65	34.2	18.0	5.0	7.1			.353		.850	5.4	.116
7	Bill Sharman	31	BOS	2	11	400	0.028	63	35.1	22.3	4.7	2.7			.424		.893	8.7	.189
8	Paul Arizin	29	PHW	0	8	400	0.020	68	35.0	20.7	7.4	2.0			.393		.809	7.7	.156
9	Walter Dukes	27	DET	0	4	400	0.010	72	30.3	11.2	13.3	0.7			.349		.675	2.4	.052
10	Vern Mikkelsen	29	MNL	0	3	400	0.008	72	33.2	17.3	11.2	2.3			.410		.786	6.5	.130
11	Cliff Hagan	26	STL	0	2	400	0.005	70	31.3	19.9	10.1	2.5			.443		.768	10.0	.220
12T	Neil Johnston	28	PHW	0	1	400	0.003	71	33.9	19.5	11.1	2.3			.429		.819	11.3	.224
12T	Clyde Lovellette	28	CIN	0	1	400	0.003	71	36.5	23.4	12.1	1.9			.441		.743	10.1	.187
12T	Kenny Sears	24	NYK	0	1	400	0.003	72	37.3	18.6	10.9	1.8			.439		.822	10.0	.179