correlation between free throw percentage and mvp

Bob Pettit averaged 73.6 percent from the free-throw line in 1955-56.

Interpreted as:
correlation between free throw percentage and mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMEFT%MVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTATS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
73.6
1
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
82.1
1
1956-57
64
36.9
20.6
4.8
7.5
7.5
19.8
37.8
5.7
6.9
45.2
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
51.9
1
1957-58
69
38.3
16.6
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
3.3
6.4
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
75.9
1
1958-59
72
39.9
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
58.2
1
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
55.0
1
1960-61
78
44.3
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
3.3
6.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
59.5
1
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
3.8
6.3
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
55.5
1
1962-63
78
44.9
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
3.7
6.6
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
85.3
1
1963-64
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
57.3
1
1964-65
78
44.4
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
3.1
5.5
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
51.3
1
1965-66
79
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
44.1
1
1966-67
81
45.5
24.1
24.2
7.8
9.7
14.2
68.3
4.8
10.8
63.7
3,682
1,956
1,957
630
143
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
38.0
1
1967-68
82
46.8
24.3
23.8
8.6
10.0
16.8
59.5
4.3
11.4
55.7
3,836
1,992
1,952
702
160
14Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
60.5
1
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
3.4
5.6
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
75.6
1
1969-70
81
38.1
21.7
13.9
2.0
8.7
17.1
50.7
4.3
5.7
55.2
3,089
1,755
1,126
161
287
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
69.0
1
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
68.9
1
1971-72
81
44.2
34.8
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
18Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
77.9
1
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
2.5
3.2
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70.2
1
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
3.6
5.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
20Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
80.5
1
1974-75
82
43.2
34.5
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70.3
1
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
70.1
1
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
23Bill Walton
B. Walton
72.0
1
1977-78
58
33.3
18.9
13.2
5.0
1.0
2.5
7.9
15.2
52.2
3.1
4.2
55.4
2.0
11.2
3.6
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
73.9
1
1978-79
82
41.3
24.8
17.6
1.8
1.0
1.5
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
60.4
7.2
10.5
4.0
3,390
2,031
1,444
147
79
119
326
223
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
76.5
1
1979-80
82
38.3
24.8
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216

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