Russell Westbrook has the highest usage percentage by an MVP in a season, at 41.5 percent in 2016-17.
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highest usg rate by a player on an mvp season| NAME | USG% | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | 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 | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | R. Westbrook | 41.5 | 1 | 2016-17 | 81 | 34.6 | 31.6 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 10.2 | 24.0 | 42.5 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 34.3 | 8.8 | 10.4 | 84.5 | 55.4 | 1.7 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 2,802 | 2,558 | 864 | 840 | 132 | 31 | 438 | 190 | +251 | |
| 2 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 37.3 | 1 | 2019-20 | 63 | 30.4 | 29.5 | 13.6 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.9 | 19.7 | 55.3 | 1.4 | 4.7 | 30.4 | 6.3 | 10.0 | 63.3 | 61.3 | 2.2 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 1,917 | 1,857 | 856 | 354 | 61 | 66 | 230 | 195 | +682 | |
| 3 |  | J. Embiid | 36.8 | 1 | 2022-23 | 66 | 34.6 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 11.0 | 20.1 | 54.8 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 33.0 | 10.0 | 11.7 | 85.7 | 65.5 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 3.4 | 2,284 | 2,183 | 670 | 274 | 66 | 112 | 226 | 205 | +424 | |
| 4 |  | J. Harden | 35.9 | 1 | 2017-18 | 72 | 35.4 | 30.4 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 9.0 | 20.1 | 44.9 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 36.7 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 85.8 | 61.9 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 2,551 | 2,191 | 389 | 630 | 126 | 50 | 315 | 169 | +527 | |
| 5 |  | A. Iverson | 35.9 | 1 | 2000-01 | 71 | 42.0 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 10.7 | 25.5 | 42.0 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 32.0 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 81.4 | 51.8 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 2,979 | 2,207 | 273 | 325 | 178 | 20 | 237 | 147 | +368 | |
| 6 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34.6 | 1 | 2024-25 | 76 | 34.2 | 32.7 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 11.3 | 21.8 | 51.9 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.5 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 89.8 | 63.7 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 2,598 | 2,484 | 379 | 486 | 131 | 77 | 183 | 164 | +918 | |
| 7 |  | M. Jordan | 33.9 | 1 | 1987-88 | 82 | 40.4 | 35.0 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 13.0 | 24.4 | 53.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 13.2 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 84.1 | 60.3 | 1.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3,311 | 2,868 | 449 | 485 | 259 | 131 | 252 | 270 | ||
| 8 |  | L. James | 33.7 | 1 | 2008-09 | 81 | 37.7 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 9.7 | 19.9 | 48.9 | 1.6 | 4.7 | 34.4 | 7.3 | 9.4 | 78.0 | 59.1 | 1.3 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 3,054 | 2,304 | 613 | 587 | 137 | 93 | 241 | 139 | +870 | |
| 9 | | M. Jordan | 33.6 | 1 | 1997-98 | 82 | 38.8 | 28.7 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 10.7 | 23.1 | 46.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 23.8 | 6.9 | 8.8 | 78.4 | 53.3 | 1.6 | 4.2 | 2.3 | 3,181 | 2,357 | 475 | 283 | 141 | 45 | 185 | 151 | +598 | |
| 10 | | L. James | 33.3 | 1 | 2009-10 | 76 | 39.0 | 29.7 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 10.1 | 20.1 | 50.3 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 33.3 | 7.8 | 10.2 | 76.7 | 60.4 | 0.9 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2,966 | 2,258 | 554 | 651 | 125 | 77 | 261 | 119 | +648 | |
| 11 | | M. Jordan | 33.3 | 1 | 1995-96 | 82 | 37.7 | 30.4 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 11.2 | 22.6 | 49.5 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 42.7 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 83.4 | 58.2 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 3,090 | 2,491 | 543 | 352 | 180 | 42 | 197 | 195 | ||
| 12 |  | K. Durant | 32.9 | 1 | 2013-14 | 81 | 38.5 | 32.0 | 7.4 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 10.5 | 20.8 | 50.3 | 2.4 | 6.1 | 39.1 | 8.7 | 9.9 | 87.3 | 63.5 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 3.5 | 3,122 | 2,593 | 598 | 445 | 103 | 59 | 285 | 174 | +509 | |
| 13 | | M. Jordan | 32.8 | 1 | 1990-91 | 82 | 37.0 | 31.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 12.1 | 22.4 | 53.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 31.2 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 85.1 | 60.5 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 3,034 | 2,580 | 492 | 453 | 223 | 83 | 202 | 229 | ||
| 14 |  | S. Curry | 32.6 | 1 | 2015-16 | 79 | 34.2 | 30.1 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 10.2 | 20.2 | 50.4 | 5.1 | 11.2 | 45.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 90.8 | 66.9 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 2,700 | 2,375 | 430 | 527 | 169 | 15 | 262 | 161 | +1022 | |
| 15 |  | K. Malone | 32.6 | 1 | 1996-97 | 82 | 36.6 | 27.4 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 19.2 | 55.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 8.4 | 75.5 | 60.0 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2,998 | 2,249 | 809 | 368 | 113 | 48 | 233 | 217 | +768 | |
| 16 |  | D. Rose | 32.1 | 1 | 2010-11 | 81 | 37.4 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 19.7 | 44.5 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 33.2 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 85.8 | 55.0 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3,026 | 2,026 | 330 | 623 | 85 | 51 | 278 | 136 | +498 | |
| 17 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 32.0 | 1 | 2018-19 | 72 | 32.8 | 27.7 | 12.5 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 10.0 | 17.3 | 57.8 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 25.6 | 6.9 | 9.5 | 72.9 | 64.4 | 2.2 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 2,358 | 1,994 | 898 | 424 | 92 | 110 | 268 | 232 | +654 | |
| 18 |  | L. James | 31.9 | 1 | 2011-12 | 62 | 37.5 | 27.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 10.0 | 18.9 | 53.1 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 36.2 | 6.2 | 8.1 | 77.1 | 60.5 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 2,326 | 1,683 | 492 | 387 | 115 | 50 | 213 | 96 | +473 | |
| 19 |  | N. Jokić | 31.8 | 1 | 2021-22 | 74 | 33.4 | 27.1 | 13.8 | 7.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 17.7 | 58.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 33.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 81.0 | 66.1 | 2.8 | 11.0 | 3.8 | 2,475 | 2,004 | 1,019 | 584 | 109 | 63 | 281 | 191 | +442 | |
| 20 | | M. Jordan | 31.6 | 1 | 1991-92 | 80 | 38.8 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 51.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 27.0 | 6.1 | 7.4 | 83.2 | 57.9 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 3,102 | 2,404 | 511 | 489 | 182 | 75 | 200 | 201 | ||
| 21 |  | K. Bryant | 31.3 | 1 | 2007-08 | 82 | 38.9 | 28.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 9.5 | 20.6 | 45.9 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 36.1 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 84.0 | 57.6 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 3.1 | 3,192 | 2,323 | 517 | 441 | 151 | 40 | 257 | 227 | +598 | |
| 22 |  | S. O'Neal | 31.1 | 1 | 1999-00 | 79 | 40.0 | 29.7 | 13.6 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 12.1 | 21.1 | 57.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 10.4 | 52.4 | 57.8 | 4.3 | 9.4 | 2.8 | 3,163 | 2,344 | 1,078 | 299 | 36 | 239 | 223 | 255 | +706 | |
| 23 | | K. Malone | 30.4 | 1 | 1998-99 | 49 | 37.4 | 23.8 | 9.4 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 8.0 | 16.3 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 9.8 | 78.8 | 57.7 | 2.2 | 7.3 | 3.3 | 1,832 | 1,164 | 463 | 201 | 62 | 28 | 162 | 134 | +355 | |
| 24 | | L. James | 30.1 | 1 | 2012-13 | 76 | 37.9 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 17.8 | 56.5 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 40.6 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 75.3 | 64.0 | 1.3 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 2,877 | 2,036 | 610 | 551 | 129 | 67 | 226 | 110 | +720 | |
| 25 |  | D. Robinson | 29.8 | 1 | 1994-95 | 81 | 38.0 | 27.6 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 18.4 | 53.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 30.0 | 8.1 | 10.5 | 77.4 | 60.2 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 2.9 | 3,074 | 2,238 | 877 | 236 | 134 | 262 | 233 | 230 | ||
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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 | 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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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