NBA Most Valuable Player Award

The NBA Most Valuable Player Award has been presented annually since 1956 to the league's best performing player of the regular season. The award is voted on by a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada.

All-Time Winners

Year	Player	Age	Pos	Team	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	MPG	GP
2025	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	26	Guard	OKC	32.7	5.0	6.4	1.7	1.0	51.9%	37.5%	89.8%	34.2	76
2024	Nikola Jokić	28	Center	DEN	26.4	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	58.3%	35.9%	81.7%	34.6	79
2023	Joel Embiid	28	Center-Forward	PHI	33.1	10.2	4.2	1.0	1.7	54.8%	33.0%	85.7%	34.6	66
2022	Nikola Jokić	26	Center	DEN	27.1	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	58.3%	33.7%	81.0%	33.5	74
2021	Nikola Jokić	25	Center	DEN	26.4	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	56.6%	38.8%	86.8%	34.6	72
2020	Giannis Antetokounmpo	25	Forward	MIL	29.5	13.6	5.6	1.0	1.0	55.3%	30.4%	63.3%	30.4	63
2019	Giannis Antetokounmpo	24	Forward	MIL	27.7	12.5	5.9	1.3	1.5	57.8%	25.6%	72.9%	32.8	72
2018	James Harden	28	Guard	HOU	30.4	5.4	8.8	1.8	0.7	44.9%	36.7%	85.8%	35.4	72
2017	Russell Westbrook	28	Guard	OKC	31.6	10.7	10.4	1.6	0.4	42.5%	34.3%	84.5%	34.6	81
2016	Stephen Curry	27	Guard	GSW	30.1	5.4	6.7	2.1	0.2	50.4%	45.4%	90.8%	34.2	79
2015	Stephen Curry	26	Guard	GSW	23.8	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	48.7%	44.3%	91.4%	32.7	80
2014	Kevin Durant	25	Forward	OKC	32.0	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	50.3%	39.1%	87.3%	38.5	81
2013	LeBron James	28	Forward	MIA	26.8	8.0	7.2	1.7	0.9	56.5%	40.6%	75.3%	37.9	76
2012	LeBron James	27	Forward	MIA	27.1	7.9	6.2	1.9	0.8	53.1%	36.2%	77.1%	37.5	62
2011	Derrick Rose	22	Guard	CHI	25.0	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	44.5%	33.2%	85.8%	37.4	81
2010	LeBron James	25	Forward	CLE	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	50.3%	33.3%	76.7%	39.0	76
2009	LeBron James	24	Forward	CLE	28.4	7.6	7.2	1.7	1.1	48.9%	34.4%	78.0%	37.7	81
2008	Kobe Bryant	29	Forward-Guard	LAL	28.3	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	45.9%	36.1%	84.0%	38.9	82
2007	Dirk Nowitzki	28	Forward	DAL	24.6	8.9	3.4	0.7	0.8	50.2%	41.6%	90.4%	36.2	78
2006	Steve Nash	31	Guard	PHX	18.8	4.2	10.5	0.8	0.2	51.2%	43.9%	92.1%	35.4	79
2005	Steve Nash	30	Guard	PHX	15.5	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	50.2%	43.1%	88.7%	34.3	75
2004	Kevin Garnett	27	Forward	MIN	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	49.9%	25.6%	79.1%	39.4	82
2003	Tim Duncan	26	Center-Forward	SAS	23.3	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	51.3%	27.3%	71.0%	39.3	81
2002	Tim Duncan	25	Center-Forward	SAS	25.5	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	50.8%	10.0%	79.9%	40.6	82
2001	Allen Iverson	25	Guard	PHI	31.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	42.0%	32.0%	81.4%	42.0	71
2000	Shaquille O'Neal	27	Center	LAL	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	57.4%	-	52.4%	40.0	79
1999	Karl Malone	35	Forward	UTA	23.8	9.4	4.1	1.3	0.6	49.3%	-	78.8%	37.4	49
1998	Michael Jordan	34	Guard	CHI	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	46.5%	23.8%	78.4%	38.8	82
1997	Karl Malone	33	Forward	UTA	27.4	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	55.0%	-	75.5%	36.6	82
1996	Michael Jordan	32	Guard	CHI	30.4	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	49.5%	42.7%	83.4%	37.7	82
1995	David Robinson	29	Center	SAN	27.6	10.8	2.9	1.7	3.2	53.0%	30.0%	77.4%	38.0	81
1994	Hakeem Olajuwon	31	Center	HOU	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	52.8%	42.1%	71.6%	41.0	80
1993	Charles Barkley	29	Forward	PHX	25.6	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	52.0%	30.5%	76.5%	37.6	76
1992	Michael Jordan	28	Guard	CHI	30.1	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	51.9%	27.0%	83.2%	38.8	80
1991	Michael Jordan	27	Guard	CHI	31.5	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	53.9%	31.2%	85.1%	37.0	82
1990	Magic Johnson	30	Forward-Guard	LAL	22.3	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	48.0%	38.4%	89.0%	37.2	79
1989	Magic Johnson	29	Forward-Guard	LAL	22.5	7.9	12.8	1.8	0.3	50.9%	31.4%	91.1%	37.5	77
1988	Michael Jordan	24	Guard	CHI	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	53.5%	13.2%	84.1%	40.4	82
1987	Magic Johnson	27	Forward-Guard	LAL	23.9	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	52.2%	20.5%	84.8%	36.3	80
1986	Larry Bird	29	Forward	BOS	25.8	9.8	6.8	2.0	0.6	49.6%	42.3%	89.6%	38.0	82
1985	Larry Bird	28	Forward	BOS	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	52.2%	42.7%	88.2%	39.5	80
1984	Larry Bird	27	Forward	BOS	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	49.2%	24.7%	88.8%	38.3	79
1983	Moses Malone	27	Center	PHL	24.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	50.1%	-	76.1%	37.5	78
1982	Moses Malone	26	Center	HOU	31.1	14.7	1.8	0.9	1.5	51.9%	-	76.2%	42.0	81
1981	Julius Erving	30	Forward	PHL	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	52.1%	22.2%	78.7%	35.0	82
1980	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	32	Center	LAL	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	60.4%	-	76.5%	38.3	82
1979	Moses Malone	23	Center	HOU	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	54.0%	-	73.9%	41.3	82
1978	Bill Walton	25	Center	POR	18.9	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	52.2%	-	72.0%	33.3	58
1977	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	29	Center	LAL	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	57.9%	-	70.1%	36.8	82
1976	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	28	Center	LAL	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	52.9%	-	70.3%	41.2	82
1975	Bob McAdoo	23	Center	BUF	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	51.2%	-	80.5%	43.2	82
1974	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	26	Center	MIL	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	53.9%	-	70.2%	43.8	81
1973	Dave Cowens	24	Center	BOS	20.5	16.2	4.1	-	-	45.2%	-	77.9%	41.8	82
1972	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	24	Center	MIL	34.8	16.6	4.6	-	-	57.4%	-	68.9%	44.2	81
1971	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	23	Center	MIL	31.7	16.0	3.3	-	-	57.7%	-	69.0%	40.1	82
1970	Willis Reed	27	Center	NYK	21.7	13.9	2.0	-	-	50.7%	-	75.6%	38.1	81
1969	Wes Unseld	22	Center	BLT	13.8	18.2	2.6	-	-	47.6%	-	60.5%	36.2	82
1968	Wilt Chamberlain	31	Center	PHL	24.3	23.8	8.6	-	-	59.5%	-	38.0%	46.8	82
1967	Wilt Chamberlain	30	Center	PHL	24.1	24.2	7.8	-	-	68.3%	-	44.1%	45.5	81
1966	Wilt Chamberlain	29	Center	PHL	33.5	24.6	5.2	-	-	54.0%	-	51.3%	47.3	79
1965	Bill Russell	30	Center	BOS	14.1	24.1	5.3	-	-	43.8%	-	57.3%	44.4	78
1964	Oscar Robertson	25	Guard	CIN	31.4	9.9	11.0	-	-	48.3%	-	85.3%	45.1	79
1963	Bill Russell	28	Center	BOS	16.8	23.6	4.5	-	-	43.2%	-	55.5%	44.9	78
1962	Bill Russell	27	Center	BOS	18.9	23.6	4.5	-	-	45.7%	-	59.5%	45.2	76
1961	Bill Russell	26	Center	BOS	16.9	23.9	3.4	-	-	42.6%	-	55.0%	44.3	78
1960	Wilt Chamberlain	23	Center	PHW	37.6	27.0	2.3	-	-	46.1%	-	58.2%	46.4	72
1959	Bob Pettit	26	Forward	STL	29.2	16.4	3.1	-	-	43.8%	-	75.9%	39.9	72
1958	Bill Russell	23	Center	BOS	16.6	22.7	2.9	-	-	44.2%	-	51.9%	38.3	69
1957	Bob Cousy	28	Guard	BOS	20.6	4.8	7.5	-	-	37.8%	-	82.1%	36.9	64
1956	Bob Pettit	23	Forward	STL	25.7	16.2	2.6	-	-	42.9%	-	73.6%	38.8	72