1980-81 NBA Awards Voting

1979-80 Awards Voting 1981-82 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	Julius Erving	30	PHI	28	454	690	0.658	82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	.521	.222	.787	13.8	.231
2	Larry Bird	24	BOS	20	423	690	0.613	82	39.5	21.2	10.9	5.5	2.0	0.8	.478	.270	.863	10.8	.160
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	33	LAL	8	286	690	0.414	80	37.2	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	.574	.000	.766	14.3	.230
4	Moses Malone	25	HOU	8	180	690	0.261	80	40.6	27.8	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	.522	.333	.757	13.7	.202
5	George Gervin	28	SAS	1	83	690	0.120	82	33.7	27.1	5.1	3.2	1.1	0.7	.492	.257	.826	10.5	.182
6	Marques Johnson	24	MIL	1	73	690	0.106	76	33.4	20.3	6.8	4.6	1.5	0.5	.552	.000	.706	11.2	.211
7	Robert Parish	27	BOS	0	53	690	0.077	82	28.0	18.9	9.5	1.8	1.0	2.6	.545	.000	.710	10.9	.228
8	Dennis Johnson	26	PHO	0	50	690	0.072	79	33.1	18.8	4.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	.436	.216	.820	8.4	.154
9	Tiny Archibald	32	BOS	0	32	690	0.046	80	35.3	13.8	2.2	7.7	0.9	0.2	.499	.000	.816	6.9	.118
10	Jamaal Wilkes	27	LAL	0	19	690	0.028	81	37.4	22.6	5.4	2.9	1.5	0.4	.526	.077	.758	8.5	.135
11	Magic Johnson	21	LAL	0	18	690	0.026	37	37.1	21.6	8.6	8.6	3.4	0.7	.532	.176	.760	6.4	.225
12T	Adrian Dantley	25	UTA	1	15	690	0.022	80	42.7	30.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	.559	.286	.806	13.6	.191
12T	Phil Ford	24	KCK	1	15	690	0.022	66	34.7	17.5	1.9	8.8	1.5	0.1	.478	.306	.831	5.2	.110
14	Bernard King	24	GSW	0	12	690	0.017	81	36.0	21.9	6.8	3.5	0.9	0.4	.588	.333	.703	9.1	.150
15T	Kelvin Ransey	22	POR	1	11	690	0.016	80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	.452	.097	.749	2.8	.056
15T	Jack Sikma	25	SEA	0	11	690	0.016	82	35.6	18.7	10.4	3.0	1.0	1.1	.454	.000	.823	8.0	.132
17T	Otis Birdsong	25	KCK	0	7	690	0.010	71	36.5	24.6	3.6	3.3	1.3	0.3	.544	.286	.697	8.2	.152
17T	Michael Ray Richardson	25	NYK	0	7	690	0.010	79	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	.469	.225	.663	6.9	.104
19T	Truck Robinson	29	PHO	0	6	690	0.009	82	37.7	18.8	9.6	2.5	0.8	0.5	.505		.629	7.6	.119
19T	Reggie Theus	23	CHI	0	6	690	0.009	82	34.4	18.9	3.5	5.2	1.5	0.2	.495	.200	.809	9.2	.156
21	Norm Nixon	25	LAL	0	5	690	0.007	79	37.5	17.1	2.9	8.8	1.8	0.1	.476	.167	.778	5.5	.089
22T	Artis Gilmore	31	CHI	0	4	690	0.006	82	34.5	17.9	10.1	2.1	0.6	2.4	.670		.705	12.3	.208
22T	Bob Lanier	32	MIL	0	4	690	0.006	67	26.2	14.3	6.2	2.7	1.1	1.2	.525	1.000	.751	6.8	.185
24T	Michael Cooper	24	LAL	0	3	690	0.004	81	32.4	9.4	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	.491	.211	.785	5.0	.092
24T	Walter Davis	26	PHO	0	3	690	0.004	78	28.0	18.0	2.6	3.9	1.2	0.2	.539	.412	.836	7.1	.157
24T	George Johnson	32	SAS	0	3	690	0.004	82	23.6	5.0	7.3	1.1	0.6	3.4	.473		.734	4.5	.112
24T	Bobby Jones	29	PHI	0	3	690	0.004	81	25.3	13.5	5.4	2.8	1.2	0.9	.539	.000	.813	9.2	.217
24T	Mike Mitchell	25	CLE	0	3	690	0.004	82	39.0	24.5	6.1	1.7	0.8	0.6	.476	.444	.784	6.0	.091
24T	James Silas	31	SAS	0	3	690	0.004	75	27.4	17.7	3.1	3.8	0.7	0.2	.477	.000	.850	7.0	.164
30T	Quinn Buckner	26	MIL	0	1	690	0.001	82	29.1	13.3	3.6	4.7	2.4	0.0	.493	.167	.734	5.4	.108
30T	Caldwell Jones	30	PHI	0	1	690	0.001	81	32.6	7.2	10.0	1.5	0.7	1.7	.449		.767	5.5	.100

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	Darrell Griffith	22	UTA	19	19	69	0.275	81	35.4	20.6	3.6	2.4	1.3	0.5	.464	.192	.716	0.4	.006
2	Kelvin Ransey	22	POR	18	18	69	0.261	80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	.452	.097	.749	2.8	.056
3	Larry Smith	23	GSW	14	14	69	0.203	82	31.4	9.6	12.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	.512		.588	6.1	.113
4	Kevin McHale	23	BOS	11	11	69	0.159	82	20.1	10.0	4.4	0.7	0.3	1.8	.533	.000	.679	4.7	.137
5	Joe Barry Carroll	22	GSW	3	3	69	0.043	82	35.6	18.9	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	.491	.000	.716	5.7	.094
6	Michael Brooks	22	SDC	2	2	69	0.029	82	30.2	14.7	5.4	2.5	1.2	0.4	.479	.000	.706	4.9	.095
7T	Mike O'Koren	22	NJN	1	1	69	0.014	79	31.3	11.0	6.1	3.2	1.1	0.3	.486	.278	.637	3.8	.075
7T	Andrew Toney	23	PHI	1	1	69	0.014	75	23.6	12.9	1.9	3.6	0.8	0.1	.495	.310	.712	2.2	.061

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	F	Julius Erving	30	PHI	130	132	0.985				82	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4	2.1	1.8	.521	.222	.787	13.8	.231
1st	F	Larry Bird	24	BOS	126	132	0.955				82	39.5	21.2	10.9	5.5	2.0	0.8	.478	.270	.863	10.8	.160
1st	C	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	33	LAL	118	132	0.894				80	37.2	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	.574	.000	.766	14.3	.230
1st	G	George Gervin	28	SAS	99	132	0.75				82	33.7	27.1	5.1	3.2	1.1	0.7	.492	.257	.826	10.5	.182
1st	G	Dennis Johnson	26	PHO	60	132	0.455				79	33.1	18.8	4.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	.436	.216	.820	8.4	.154

2nd	C	Moses Malone	25	HOU	63	132	0.477				80	40.6	27.8	14.8	1.8	1.0	1.9	.522	.333	.757	13.7	.202
2nd	G	Otis Birdsong	25	KCK	58	132	0.439				71	36.5	24.6	3.6	3.3	1.3	0.3	.544	.286	.697	8.2	.152
2nd	F	Marques Johnson	24	MIL	54	132	0.409				76	33.4	20.3	6.8	4.6	1.5	0.5	.552	.000	.706	11.2	.211
2nd	G	Tiny Archibald	32	BOS	44	132	0.333				80	35.3	13.8	2.2	7.7	0.9	0.2	.499	.000	.816	6.9	.118
2nd	F	Adrian Dantley	25	UTA	37	132	0.28				80	42.7	30.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	.559	.286	.806	13.6	.191

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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	26	PHO	42	46	0.913	79	33.1	18.8	4.6	3.7	1.7	0.8	.436	.216	.820	8.4	.154	4.4	0.8	100
1st	F	Bobby Jones	29	PHI	35	46	0.761	81	25.3	13.5	5.4	2.8	1.2	0.9	.539	.000	.813	9.2	.217	3.9	2.0	99
1st	C	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	33	LAL	31	46	0.674	80	37.2	26.2	10.3	3.4	0.7	2.9	.574	.000	.766	14.3	.230	4.6	1.4	101
1st	G	Michael Ray Richardson	25	NYK	26	46	0.565	79	40.2	16.4	6.9	7.9	2.9	0.4	.469	.225	.663	6.9	.104	4.7	1.9	102
1st	F	Caldwell Jones	30	PHI	24	46	0.522	81	32.6	7.2	10.0	1.5	0.7	1.7	.449		.767	5.5	.100	5.4	1.5	97

2nd	G	Quinn Buckner	26	MIL	20	46	0.435	82	29.1	13.3	3.6	4.7	2.4	0.0	.493	.167	.734	5.4	.108	4.0	1.7	100
2nd	F	Dan Roundfield	27	ATL	19	46	0.413	63	33.8	17.6	10.1	2.6	1.2	1.9	.527	.000	.721	7.0	.159	2.8	0.8	103
2nd	F	Kermit Washington	29	POR	14	46	0.304	73	29.0	11.4	9.4	2.0	1.2	1.2	.569	.000	.628	6.8	.153	3.1	0.7	102
2nd	G	Dudley Bradley	23	IND	9	46	0.196	82	22.8	8.0	2.4	2.3	2.3	0.5	.474	.125	.702	3.9	.100	2.9	3.4	101
2nd	G	Michael Cooper	24	LAL	9	46	0.196	81	32.4	9.4	4.1	4.1	1.6	1.0	.491	.211	.785	5.0	.092	3.0	1.5	105
2nd	C	George Johnson	32	SAS	8	46	0.174	82	23.6	5.0	7.3	1.1	0.6	3.4	.473		.734	4.5	.112	3.4	3.0	100

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	Joe Barry Carroll	22	GSW	22	22	1.000			82	35.6	18.9	9.3	1.4	0.6	1.5	.491	.000	.716	5.7	.094
1st	Darrell Griffith	22	UTA	20	22	0.909			81	35.4	20.6	3.6	2.4	1.3	0.5	.464	.192	.716	0.4	.006
1st	Larry Smith	23	GSW	19	22	0.864			82	31.4	9.6	12.1	1.1	0.9	0.8	.512		.588	6.1	.113
1st	Kevin McHale	23	BOS	18	22	0.818			82	20.1	10.0	4.4	0.7	0.3	1.8	.533	.000	.679	4.7	.137
1st	Kelvin Ransey	22	POR	16	22	0.727			80	30.4	15.2	2.4	6.9	1.1	0.1	.452	.097	.749	2.8	.056

ORV	Andrew Toney	23	PHI	12	22	0.545			75	23.6	12.9	1.9	3.6	0.8	0.1	.495	.310	.712	2.2	.061
ORV	Michael Brooks	22	SDC	7	22	0.318			82	30.2	14.7	5.4	2.5	1.2	0.4	.479	.000	.706	4.9	.095
ORV	Louis Orr	22	IND	3	22	0.136			82	21.8	10.5	4.4	1.6	0.7	0.3	.491	.000	.807	4.3	.116
ORV	Reggie Johnson	23	SAS	1	22	0.045			79	21.7	10.2	4.5	1.0	0.6	0.6	.499	.000	.663	3.0	.085