highest usage rate in a finals series mvp

Michael Jordan has the highest usage percentage by a Finals MVP in an NBA Finals, at 40.7 percent.

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highest usage rate in a finals series mvp in a season by a player
NAMEUSG%FMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
40.7
1
1997-98
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
41.7
33.5
4.0
2.3
1.8
0.7
11.7
27.3
42.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
9.5
11.7
81.4
51.6
1.5
2.5
1.7
250
201
24
14
11
4
10
13
+39
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
38.9
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
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
20
3Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.9
1
1996-97
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.7
32.3
7.0
6.0
1.2
0.8
12.0
26.3
45.6
1.3
4.2
32.0
7.0
9.2
76.4
53.2
1.5
5.5
2.2
256
194
42
36
7
5
13
14
+6
4Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
37.5
1
2008-09
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
43.8
32.4
5.6
7.4
1.4
1.4
11.6
27.0
43.0
1.8
5.0
36.0
7.4
8.8
84.1
52.5
0.6
5.0
3.2
219
162
28
37
7
7
16
13
+49
5Dwyane Wade
D. Wade
36.6
1
2005-06
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
6
43.5
34.7
7.8
3.8
2.7
1.0
10.8
23.2
46.8
0.5
1.8
27.3
12.5
16.2
77.3
57.2
2.0
5.8
3.7
261
208
47
23
16
6
22
22
+22
6Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
36.0
1
2001-02
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
4
41.5
36.3
12.3
3.8
0.5
2.8
12.5
21.0
59.5
0.0
0.0
11.3
17.0
66.2
63.6
3.3
9.0
3.5
166
145
49
15
2
11
14
7
+45
7Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
35.7
1
1991-92
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
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
8Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
35.6
1
2009-10
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
7
41.2
28.6
8.0
3.9
2.1
0.7
9.4
23.3
40.5
2.1
6.7
31.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
52.8
1.7
6.3
3.9
288
200
56
27
15
5
27
27
+8
9Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
34.9
1
1994-95
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
4
44.8
32.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.6
1
2024-25
NBA Finals
OKC OKC
7
38.2
30.3
4.6
5.6
1.9
1.6
10.0
22.6
44.3
1.1
4.7
24.2
9.1
10.0
91.4
56.1
0.3
4.3
3.4
267
212
32
39
13
11
24
22
+8
11Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
34.5
1
1999-00
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
6
45.5
38.0
16.7
2.3
1.0
2.7
16.0
26.2
61.1
0.0
0.0
6.0
15.5
38.7
57.6
5.7
11.0
2.2
273
228
100
14
6
16
13
20
+8
12Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
33.5
1
2000-01
NBA Finals
LAL LAL
5
45.0
33.0
15.8
4.8
0.4
3.4
12.6
22.0
57.3
0.0
0.0
7.8
15.2
51.3
57.5
6.2
9.6
4.0
225
165
79
24
2
17
20
20
+40
13LeBron James
L. James
33.4
1
2015-16
NBA Finals
CLE CLE
7
41.7
29.7
11.3
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
33.1
1
2010-11
NBA Finals
DAL DAL
6
40.4
26.0
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.7
8.7
20.8
41.6
1.2
3.2
36.8
7.5
7.7
97.8
53.7
0.3
9.3
2.8
242
156
58
12
4
4
17
15
+40
15Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32.8
1
2021-22
NBA Finals
GSW GSW
6
37.5
31.2
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.2
11.0
22.8
48.2
5.2
11.8
43.7
4.0
4.7
85.7
62.6
0.3
5.7
2.5
225
187
36
30
12
1
15
18
+35
16LeBron James
L. James
32.0
1
2011-12
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
5
44.1
28.6
10.2
7.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
21.6
47.2
0.6
3.2
18.8
7.6
9.2
82.6
55.8
3.0
7.2
3.8
220
143
51
37
8
2
19
10
+31
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.9
1
1990-91
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
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
18Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
31.7
1
2020-21
NBA Finals
MIL MIL
6
39.8
35.2
13.2
5.0
1.2
1.8
12.7
20.5
61.8
0.5
2.5
20.0
9.3
14.2
65.9
65.8
4.0
9.2
2.3
239
211
79
30
7
11
14
18
+30
19Tony Parker
T. Parker
31.5
1
2006-07
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
4
37.8
24.5
5.0
3.3
0.8
0.0
10.5
18.5
56.8
1.0
1.8
57.1
2.5
4.8
52.6
59.5
0.8
4.3
3.0
151
98
20
13
3
0
12
5
+16
20Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
31.0
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
CHI CHI
6
42.0
27.3
5.3
4.2
1.7
0.2
8.5
20.5
41.5
1.0
3.2
31.6
9.3
11.2
83.6
53.8
1.7
3.7
3.0
252
164
32
25
10
1
18
17
21Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
30.8
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
HOU HOU
7
43.1
26.9
9.1
3.6
1.6
3.9
10.7
21.4
50.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.3
6.1
86.0
55.6
1.9
7.3
3.6
302
188
64
25
11
27
25
26
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
30.0
1
2022-23
NBA Finals
DEN DEN
5
41.1
30.2
14.0
7.2
0.8
1.4
11.2
19.2
58.3
1.6
3.8
42.1
6.2
7.4
83.8
67.2
1.8
12.2
3.4
205
151
70
36
4
7
17
17
+39
23Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
30.0
1
2004-05
NBA Finals
SAS SAS
7
40.7
20.6
14.1
2.1
0.4
2.1
7.7
18.4
41.9
0.0
0.0
5.1
7.7
66.7
47.1
4.7
9.4
2.4
285
144
99
15
3
15
17
16
-8
24Isiah Thomas
I. Thomas
29.7
1
1989-90
NBA Finals
DET DET
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
25LeBron James
L. James
29.7
1
2012-13
NBA Finals
MIA MIA
7
43.0
25.3
10.9
7.0
2.3
0.9
9.6
21.4
44.7
1.7
4.9
35.3
4.4
5.6
79.5
52.9
2.4
8.4
2.6
301
177
76
49
16
6
18
10
0
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