Darrell Armstrong has the fewest games by a Most Improved Player of the Year in a season, with 50 games in 1998-99.
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fewest games played to win mip in a regular season by a player| NAME | GP | MIP | SEASON | TM | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | D. Armstrong | 50 | 1 | 1998-99 | 30.0 | 13.8 | 3.6 | 6.7 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 44.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | 36.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 90.4 | 57.5 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1,502 | 690 | 180 | 335 | 108 | 4 | 158 | 90 | +191 | |
| 2 |  | J. Morant | 57 | 1 | 2021-22 | 33.1 | 27.4 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 20.6 | 49.3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 34.4 | 5.5 | 7.3 | 76.1 | 57.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 1,889 | 1,564 | 325 | 384 | 66 | 22 | 196 | 86 | +189 | |
| 3 |  | R. Anderson | 61 | 1 | 2011-12 | 32.2 | 16.1 | 7.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 12.4 | 43.9 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 39.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 87.7 | 58.9 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 1,964 | 980 | 471 | 54 | 50 | 26 | 57 | 146 | +277 | |
| 4 |  | B. Ingram | 62 | 1 | 2019-20 | 33.9 | 23.8 | 6.1 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8.2 | 17.7 | 46.3 | 2.4 | 6.2 | 39.1 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 85.1 | 58.7 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.0 | 2,103 | 1,477 | 380 | 259 | 61 | 38 | 189 | 179 | -44 | |
| 5 |  | J. Butler III | 65 | 1 | 2014-15 | 38.7 | 20.0 | 5.8 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 14.0 | 46.2 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 37.8 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 83.4 | 58.3 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 2,513 | 1,301 | 379 | 212 | 114 | 36 | 93 | 108 | +238 | |
| 6 |  | L. Markkanen | 66 | 1 | 2022-23 | 34.4 | 25.6 | 8.6 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 49.9 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 39.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 87.5 | 64.0 | 2.0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 2,272 | 1,691 | 570 | 123 | 42 | 38 | 127 | 137 | +163 | |
| 7 |  | P. Ellison | 66 | 1 | 1991-92 | 38.0 | 20.0 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 72.8 | 57.4 | 3.3 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 2,511 | 1,322 | 740 | 190 | 62 | 177 | 196 | 222 | ||
| 8 |  | D. Granger | 67 | 1 | 2008-09 | 36.2 | 25.8 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 8.5 | 19.1 | 44.7 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 40.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 | 87.8 | 58.4 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 2,424 | 1,728 | 341 | 183 | 69 | 97 | 165 | 207 | +69 | |
| 9 |  | A. Henderson | 69 | 1 | 1997-98 | 29.0 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 65.2 | 53.4 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 2,000 | 986 | 442 | 73 | 42 | 36 | 110 | 175 | +92 | |
| 10 |  | T. Maxey | 70 | 1 | 2023-24 | 37.5 | 25.9 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 20.3 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 8.1 | 37.3 | 4.7 | 5.4 | 86.8 | 57.3 | 0.5 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2,626 | 1,816 | 258 | 433 | 69 | 33 | 116 | 151 | +303 | |
| 11 |  | J. Randle | 71 | 1 | 2020-21 | 37.6 | 24.1 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 18.6 | 45.6 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 41.1 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 81.1 | 56.7 | 1.2 | 9.0 | 3.4 | 2,667 | 1,712 | 724 | 427 | 64 | 18 | 241 | 225 | +153 | |
| 12 |  | J. O'Neal | 72 | 1 | 2001-02 | 37.6 | 19.0 | 10.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 7.5 | 15.7 | 47.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 68.8 | 52.1 | 2.6 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 2,707 | 1,371 | 757 | 118 | 45 | 166 | 174 | 269 | +99 | |
| 13 |  | K. Love | 73 | 1 | 2010-11 | 35.8 | 20.2 | 15.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 14.1 | 47.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 41.7 | 5.8 | 6.8 | 85.0 | 59.3 | 4.5 | 10.7 | 2.1 | 2,611 | 1,476 | 1,112 | 184 | 45 | 28 | 155 | 148 | -272 | |
| 14 |  | R. Seikaly | 74 | 1 | 1989-90 | 32.5 | 16.6 | 10.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.8 | 59.4 | 53.0 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 2,408 | 1,228 | 766 | 78 | 78 | 124 | 236 | 258 | ||
| 15 |  | V. Oladipo | 75 | 1 | 2017-18 | 34.0 | 23.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 8.5 | 17.9 | 47.7 | 2.1 | 5.8 | 37.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 79.9 | 57.7 | 0.6 | 4.6 | 2.9 | 2,552 | 1,735 | 390 | 323 | 177 | 57 | 219 | 175 | +336 | |
| 16 |  | B. Simmons | 75 | 1 | 2004-05 | 37.3 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 46.6 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 43.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 84.6 | 54.0 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 2,799 | 1,229 | 446 | 205 | 106 | 16 | 135 | 227 | +74 | |
| 17 | | D. MacLean | 75 | 1 | 1993-94 | 33.2 | 18.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.9 | 13.7 | 50.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14.3 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 82.4 | 56.6 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 2,487 | 1,365 | 467 | 160 | 47 | 22 | 152 | 169 | ||
| 18 |  | D. Daniels | 76 | 1 | 2024-25 | 33.8 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 6.0 | 12.1 | 49.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 34.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 59.3 | 54.5 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 2,571 | 1,073 | 449 | 333 | 229 | 55 | 155 | 175 | -65 | |
| 19 |  | G. Dragic | 76 | 1 | 2013-14 | 35.1 | 20.3 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 7.3 | 14.4 | 50.5 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 40.8 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 76.0 | 60.4 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2,668 | 1,542 | 245 | 447 | 104 | 22 | 213 | 206 | +305 | |
| 20 | | G. Muresan | 76 | 1 | 1995-96 | 29.5 | 14.5 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 58.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 61.9 | 60.0 | 3.3 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 2,242 | 1,104 | 728 | 56 | 52 | 172 | 143 | 297 | ||
| 21 |  | M. Ellis | 77 | 1 | 2006-07 | 34.3 | 16.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 6.2 | 13.1 | 47.5 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 27.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 76.3 | 54.5 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2,638 | 1,272 | 243 | 319 | 132 | 21 | 221 | 210 | +32 | |
| 22 |  | T. McGrady | 77 | 1 | 2000-01 | 40.1 | 26.8 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 10.2 | 22.4 | 45.7 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 7.6 | 73.3 | 52.1 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 3,087 | 2,065 | 580 | 352 | 116 | 118 | 198 | 160 | +252 | |
| 23 |  | K. Duckworth | 78 | 1 | 1987-88 | 28.5 | 15.8 | 7.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5.8 | 11.6 | 49.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 77.0 | 56.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 2,223 | 1,231 | 576 | 66 | 31 | 32 | 177 | 280 | |||
| 24 |  | P. George | 79 | 1 | 2012-13 | 37.6 | 17.4 | 7.6 | 4.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 6.2 | 14.9 | 41.9 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 36.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 80.7 | 53.1 | 1.1 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 2,972 | 1,377 | 603 | 327 | 143 | 51 | 233 | 227 | +365 | |
| 25 |  | S. Skiles | 79 | 1 | 1990-91 | 34.4 | 17.2 | 3.4 | 8.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 5.8 | 13.2 | 44.5 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 40.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 90.2 | 56.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 2,714 | 1,357 | 270 | 660 | 89 | 4 | 252 | 192 | ||
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Cavaliers - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Raptors - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 6 |  Hawks - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 14.0 |
| 7 |  76ers - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
| 9 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 16.0 | |
| 10 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 | |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 40.0 |
| 14 |  Pacers - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 |
| 15 |  Wizards - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 |
| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Thunder - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  Spurs - x | 62 | 20 | .756 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Nuggets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Rockets - x | 52 | 30 | .634 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 | |
| 10 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 27.0 | |
| 11 |  Pelicans - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 12 |  Mavericks - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 38.0 |
| 13 |  Grizzlies - e | 25 | 57 | .305 | 39.0 |
| 14 |  Kings - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
| 15 |  Jazz - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42.0 |
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