first losing finals mvp

Jerry West was beaten 4 times in the 1969 NBA Finals.

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first losing finals mvp in a season by a player
NAMELFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Jerry West
J. West
4
1
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
43.9
37.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
2Willis Reed
W. Reed
2
1
1969-70
NBA Finals
6
37.7
23.0
10.5
2.8
9.8
20.3
48.4
3.3
5.7
58.8
50.4
226
138
63
17
15
3Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
0
1
1970-71
NBA Finals
4
42.0
27.0
18.5
2.8
11.5
19.0
60.5
4.0
5.3
76.2
63.4
168
108
74
11
12
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
5Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
5
30.0
16.4
9.2
2.6
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.6
1.8
88.9
51.9
150
82
46
13
22
6John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
3
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
7
47.1
26.4
7.7
4.7
1.9
0.0
10.3
24.0
42.9
5.9
6.7
87.2
49.0
1.6
6.1
330
185
54
33
13
0
22
7Rick Barry
R. Barry
0
1
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
8Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
2
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
46.5
21.7
4.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
7.8
17.8
43.9
6.0
6.8
87.8
52.0
0.5
3.8
279
130
26
35
9
0
19
9Bill Walton
B. Walton
2
1
1976-77
NBA Finals
6
37.7
18.5
19.0
5.2
1.0
3.7
8.0
14.7
54.5
2.5
3.2
78.9
57.6
3.8
15.2
226
111
114
31
6
22
23
10Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
3
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
38.6
9.0
11.7
3.9
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.1
52.0
1.6
2.9
55.0
53.6
3.6
8.1
1.0
270
63
82
27
4
1
7
25
11Dennis Johnson
D. Johnson
1
1
1978-79
NBA Finals
5
44.8
22.6
6.0
6.0
1.8
2.2
9.0
19.6
45.9
4.6
6.4
71.9
50.4
1.8
4.2
3.0
224
113
30
30
9
11
15
19
12Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
6
42.7
21.5
11.2
8.7
2.7
0.3
7.8
13.7
57.3
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.8
6.7
87.5
64.8
2.8
8.3
5.0
256
129
67
52
16
2
30
17
13Cedric Maxwell
C. Maxwell
2
1
1980-81
NBA Finals
6
37.8
17.7
9.5
2.8
0.2
1.0
7.0
12.3
56.8
0.0
0.0
3.7
4.8
75.9
61.1
5.7
3.8
3.2
227
106
57
17
1
6
19
21
14Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1981-82
NBA Finals
6
41.7
16.2
10.8
8.0
2.5
0.3
5.3
10.0
53.3
0.0
0.5
0.0
5.5
6.5
84.6
62.9
3.3
7.5
4.3
250
97
65
48
15
2
26
23
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
0
1
1982-83
NBA Finals
4
39.3
25.8
18.0
2.0
1.5
1.5
9.0
17.8
50.7
0.0
0.0
7.8
11.8
66.0
56.2
6.8
11.3
2.8
157
103
72
8
6
6
11
15
16Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
1
1983-84
NBA Finals
7
43.6
27.4
14.0
3.6
2.1
1.1
8.9
18.3
48.4
0.6
0.9
66.7
9.1
10.9
84.2
59.5
3.7
10.3
3.6
305
192
98
25
15
8
25
24
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
2
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
35.5
25.7
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
27
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
2
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
9.5
2.7
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
1
1986-87
NBA Finals
6
39.3
26.2
8.0
13.0
2.3
0.3
11.0
20.3
54.1
0.2
0.3
50.0
4.0
4.2
96.0
59.0
2.0
6.0
2.2
236
157
48
78
14
2
13
10
20James Worthy
J. Worthy
3
1
1987-88
NBA Finals
7
38.0
22.0
7.4
4.4
0.7
0.6
8.4
17.1
49.2
0.0
0.3
0.0
5.1
7.0
73.5
54.4
2.7
4.7
2.6
266
154
52
31
5
4
18
18
21Joe Dumars
J. Dumars
0
1
1988-89
NBA Finals
4
36.8
27.3
1.8
6.0
0.5
0.3
9.5
16.5
57.6
0.0
0.5
0.0
8.3
9.5
86.8
65.9
0.3
1.5
1.8
147
109
7
24
2
1
7
4
22Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
1
1
1989-90
NBA Finals
5
38.4
27.6
5.2
7.0
1.6
0.4
10.4
19.2
54.2
2.2
3.2
68.8
4.6
6.2
74.2
62.9
1.6
3.6
5.0
192
138
26
35
8
2
25
19
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
5
44.0
31.2
6.6
11.4
2.8
1.4
12.6
22.6
55.8
0.4
0.8
50.0
5.6
6.6
84.8
61.2
1.6
5.0
3.6
220
156
33
57
14
7
18
18
24Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
6
42.3
35.8
4.8
6.5
1.7
0.3
13.5
25.7
52.6
2.0
4.7
42.9
6.8
7.7
89.1
61.7
1.0
3.8
4.0
254
215
29
39
10
2
24
21
25Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
2
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
45.7
41.0
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
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