NBA Awards: Season MVP, Summary of Winners
This is the complete list of winners of the Season MVP Award, grouped by player.
Player with the Most Awards:NBA Awards: Season MVPThe Most Valuable Player of the Regular Season is selected by a panel of pro basketball writters and broadcasters since 1981. The MVP winner receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, which is named that way after the first commissioner of the NBA. From 1956 to 1980 the winner was selected by the NBA players. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the all-time NBA scoring leader, won six MVPs and is at the top of this list. |
NBA Awards: All-time list of players who won the Season MVP award.
Awards | Player |
Team
Season
Team / Season
|
6 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | |
5 | Michael Jordan | |
5 | Bill Russell | |
4 | Wilt Chamberlain |
Philadelphia Warriors
|
4 | LeBron James | |
3 | Larry Bird | |
3 | Magic Johnson | |
3 | Moses Malone |
Philadelphia 76ers
|
Awards | Player |
Team
Season
Team / Season
|
2 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | |
2 | Stephen Curry | |
2 | Tim Duncan | |
2 | Nikola Jokic | |
2 | Karl Malone | |
2 | Steve Nash | |
2 | Bob Pettit | |
1 | Charles Barkley |
Phoenix Suns
|
1 | Kobe Bryant |
Los Angeles Lakers
|
1 | Bob Cousy |
Boston Celtics
|
1 | Dave Cowens |
Boston Celtics
|
1 | Kevin Durant |
Oklahoma City Thunder
|
1 | Joel Embiid |
Philadelphia 76ers
|
1 | Julius Erving |
Philadelphia 76ers
|
1 | Kevin Garnett |
Minnesota Timberwolves
|
1 | James Harden |
Houston Rockets
|
1 | Allen Iverson |
Philadelphia 76ers
|
1 | Bob McAdoo |
Buffalo Braves
|
1 | Dirk Nowitzki |
Dallas Mavericks
|
1 | Shaquille O'Neal |
Los Angeles Lakers
|
1 | Hakeem Olajuwon |
Houston Rockets
|
1 | Willis Reed |
New York Knicks
|
1 | Oscar Robertson |
Cincinnati Royals
|
1 | David Robinson |
San Antonio Spurs
|
1 | Derrick Rose |
Chicago Bulls
|
1 | Wes Unseld |
Baltimore Bullets
|
1 | Bill Walton |
Portland Trail Blazers
|
1 | Russell Westbrook |
Oklahoma City Thunder
|