Darrell Armstrong has the fewest points by a Most Improved Player of the Year in a season, with 690 points in 1998-99.

Interpreted as:

fewest points to win mip in a regular season by a player

	NAME	PTS	MIP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Darrell Armstrong D. Armstrong	690	1	1998-99	ORL	50	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	180	335	108	4	158	90	+191
2	Isaac Austin I. Austin	792	1	1996-97	MIA	82	22.9	9.7	5.8	1.2	0.5	0.5	3.9	7.8	50.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.8	2.8	66.4	53.6	1.7	4.2	2.0	1,881	478	101	45	43	161	244	+116
3	Ryan Anderson R. Anderson	980	1	2011-12	ORL	61	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	471	54	50	26	57	146	+277
4	Alan Henderson A. Henderson	986	1	1997-98	ATL	69	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	442	73	42	36	110	175	+92
5	Dyson Daniels D. Daniels	1,073	1	2024-25	ATL	76	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	449	333	229	55	155	175	-65
6	Boris Diaw B. Diaw	1,080	1	2005-06	PHX	81	35.5	13.3	6.9	6.2	0.7	1.0	5.5	10.5	52.6	0.1	0.4	26.7	2.1	2.9	73.1	56.4	2.0	4.9	2.3	2,874	558	503	58	85	189	260	+490
7	Gheorghe Muresan G. Muresan	1,104	1	1995-96	WAS	76	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	728	56	52	172	143	297
8	Rony Seikaly R. Seikaly	1,228	1	1989-90	MIA	74	32.6	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	2,409	766	78	78	124	236	258
9	Bobby Simmons B. Simmons	1,229	1	2004-05	LAC	75	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	446	205	106	16	135	227	+74
10	Kevin Duckworth K. Duckworth	1,231	1	1987-88	POR	78	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	576	66	31	32	177	280
11	Monta Ellis M. Ellis	1,272	1	2006-07	GSW	77	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	243	319	132	21	221	210	+32
12	Jimmy Butler III J. Butler III	1,301	1	2014-15	CHI	65	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	379	212	114	36	93	108	+238
13	Pervis Ellison P. Ellison	1,322	1	1991-92	WAS	66	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	740	190	62	177	196	222
14	Pascal Siakam P. Siakam	1,354	1	2018-19	TOR	80	31.9	16.9	6.9	3.1	0.9	0.7	6.5	11.8	54.9	1.0	2.7	36.9	3.0	3.8	78.5	62.8	1.6	5.3	1.9	2,548	549	248	73	52	154	241	+593
15	Scott Skiles S. Skiles	1,357	1	1990-91	ORL	79	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	270	660	89	4	252	192
16	Don MacLean D. MacLean	1,365	1	1993-94	WAS	75	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	467	160	47	22	152	169
17	Jermaine O'Neal J. O'Neal	1,371	1	2001-02	IND	72	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	757	118	45	166	174	269	+99
18	Paul George P. George	1,377	1	2012-13	IND	79	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	603	327	143	51	233	227	+365
19	Alvin Robertson A. Robertson	1,392	1	1985-86	SAS	82	35.1	17.0	6.3	5.5	3.7	0.5	6.9	13.3	51.4	0.1	0.4	27.6	3.2	4.0	79.5	56.3	2.2	4.0	3.1	2,878	516	448	301	40	256	296
20	Jalen Rose J. Rose	1,457	1	1999-00	IND	80	37.2	18.2	4.8	4.0	1.1	0.6	7.0	15.0	47.1	1.0	2.5	39.3	3.2	3.8	82.7	54.7	0.5	4.3	2.4	2,978	387	320	84	49	188	234	+236
21	Kevin Love K. Love	1,476	1	2010-11	MIN	73	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	1,112	184	45	28	155	148	-272
22	Brandon Ingram B. Ingram	1,477	1	2019-20	NOP	62	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	380	259	61	38	189	179	-44
23	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	1,497	1	2002-03	GSW	82	35.0	18.3	4.7	6.3	1.5	0.2	6.2	14.4	43.1	1.3	3.8	34.8	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.0	1.2	3.5	3.5	2,866	386	514	124	17	290	260	-75
24	Goran Dragic G. Dragic	1,542	1	2013-14	PHX	76	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	245	447	104	22	213	206	+305
25	Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf M. Abdul-Rauf	1,553	1	1992-93	DEN	81	33.5	19.2	2.8	4.2	1.0	0.1	7.8	17.4	45.0	0.9	2.4	35.5	2.7	2.9	93.5	51.5	0.6	2.1	2.3	2,710	225	344	84	8	187	179

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	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
6	Hawks	46	36	.561	14.0
7	76ers	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic	45	37	.549	15.0
9	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0

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28.7

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28.4

Brunson

28.1

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Playoffs RPG Leaders

13.2

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12.3

Wembanyama

10.7

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Playoffs APG Leaders

9.5

Jokić

8.6

Barnes

7.8

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Playoffs SPG Leaders

2.8

Wagner

2.5

Eason

2.4

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Playoffs BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

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Playoffs 3PM Leaders

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Playoffs TS% Leaders

150.0

Richardson

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125.0

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111.7

Playoffs DRtg Rankings

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105.4

107.4

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1.7

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679

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Wembanyama

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40.4

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Williams

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44.0

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42.0

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
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	Hornets	44	38	.537	16.0
10	Heat	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	Clippers	42	40	.512	22.0
10	Warriors	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