how many players have won mvp 3 times in nba

Bob Pettit won 33 times in 1955-56.

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How many players have won mvp in a regular season 3 times in NBA?

	NAME	W	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	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	33	1	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	41	1	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5			7.5	19.8	37.8				5.7	6.9	82.1	45.2				2,364	1,319	309	478				134
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	49	1	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			6.6	15.0	44.2				3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5				2,640	1,142	1,564	202				181
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	49	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1			10.0	22.8	43.8				9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	47	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	57	1	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	23.9	3.4			6.8	16.0	42.6				3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4				3,458	1,322	1,868	268				155
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	60	1	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5			7.6	16.6	45.7				3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9				3,433	1,436	1,790	341				207
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	57	1	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	23.6	4.5			6.6	15.2	43.2				3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4				3,500	1,309	1,843	348				189
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	54	1	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	31.4	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	61	1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3			5.5	12.6	43.8				3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55	1	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	68	1	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2	7.8			9.7	14.2	68.3				4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	62	1	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8	8.6			10.0	16.8	59.5				4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	57	1	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
15	Willis Reed W. Reed	60	1	1969-70	NYK	81	38.1	21.7	13.9	2.0			8.7	17.1	50.7				4.3	5.7	75.6	55.2				3,089	1,755	1,126	161				287
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	66	1	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	62	1	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
18	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	68	1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	58	1	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	49	1	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	40	1	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	53	1	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
23	Bill Walton B. Walton	48	1	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	18.9	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2				3.1	4.2	72.0	55.4	2.0	11.2	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
24	Moses Malone M. Malone	47	1	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	60	1	1979-80	LAL	82	38.3	24.8	10.8	4.5	1.0	3.4	10.2	16.9	60.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216