how many times has kareem had a mvp where he missed the playoffs

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the MVP award 5 times in the playoffs in his career.

	NAME	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	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1969-70	MIL	10	43.5	35.2	16.8	4.1			13.9	24.5	56.7				7.4	10.1	73.3	60.8				435	352	168	41				25
2	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1970-71	MIL	14	41.2	26.6	17.0	2.5			10.9	21.1	51.5				4.9	7.2	67.3	54.8				577	372	238	35				45
3	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1971-72	MIL	11	46.4	28.7	18.2	5.1			12.6	28.9	43.7				3.5	4.9	70.4	46.2				510	316	200	56				35
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1972-73	MIL	6	46.0	22.8	16.2	2.8			9.8	23.0	42.8				3.2	5.8	54.3	44.7				276	137	97	17				26
5	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1973-74	MIL	16	47.4	32.2	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	14.0	25.1	55.7				4.2	5.7	73.6	58.3	4.2	11.6		758	515	253	78	20	39		41
6	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1976-77	LAL	11	42.5	34.6	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	13.4	22.0	60.7				7.9	10.9	72.5	64.6	4.6	13.1		467	381	195	45	19	38		42
7	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1977-78	LAL	3	44.7	27.0	13.7	3.7	0.7	4.0	12.7	24.3	52.1				1.7	3.0	55.6	52.6	4.7	9.0	4.7	134	81	41	11	2	12	14	14
8	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1978-79	LAL	8	45.9	28.5	12.6	4.8	1.0	4.1	11.0	19.0	57.9				6.5	7.8	83.9	63.6	2.3	10.4	3.6	367	228	101	38	8	33	29	26
9	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1979-80	LAL	15	41.2	31.9	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	13.2	23.1	57.2	0.0	0.0		5.5	7.0	79.0	61.1	3.4	8.7	3.7	618	479	181	46	17	58	55	51
10	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1980-81	LAL	3	44.7	26.7	16.7	4.0	1.0	2.7	10.0	21.7	46.2	0.0	0.0		6.7	9.3	71.4	51.7	4.3	12.3	3.7	134	80	50	12	3	8	11	14
11	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1981-82	LAL	14	35.2	20.4	8.5	3.6	1.0	3.2	8.2	15.8	52.0	0.0	0.0		3.9	6.2	63.2	55.0	2.4	6.1	2.9	493	285	119	51	14	45	41	45
12	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1982-83	LAL	15	39.2	27.1	7.7	2.8	1.1	3.7	10.9	19.1	56.8	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.3	7.1	75.5	60.8	1.7	6.0	3.3	588	406	115	42	17	55	50	61
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1983-84	LAL	21	36.5	23.9	8.2	3.8	1.1	2.1	9.8	17.7	55.5	0.0	0.0		4.3	5.7	75.0	59.2	2.7	5.6	2.1	767	502	173	79	23	45	45	71
14	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1984-85	LAL	19	32.1	21.9	8.1	4.0	1.2	1.9	8.8	15.8	56.0	0.0	0.0		4.2	5.4	77.7	60.2	2.6	5.5	2.7	610	416	154	76	23	36	52	67
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1985-86	LAL	14	34.9	25.9	5.9	3.5	1.1	1.7	11.2	20.1	55.7	0.0	0.0		3.4	4.4	78.7	58.6	1.9	4.1	3.0	489	362	83	49	15	24	42	54
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1986-87	LAL	18	31.1	19.2	6.8	2.0	0.4	1.9	6.9	13.0	53.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.4	6.8	79.5	60.0	2.2	4.7	2.2	559	345	123	36	8	35	40	56
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1987-88	LAL	24	29.9	14.1	5.5	1.5	0.6	1.5	5.9	12.7	46.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	2.3	3.0	78.9	50.4	2.0	3.4	1.9	718	338	131	36	15	37	46	81
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	0	1988-89	LAL	15	23.4	11.1	3.9	1.3	0.3	0.7	4.5	9.8	46.3	0.0	0.0		2.1	2.9	72.1	50.3	0.9	3.1	1.5	351	167	59	19	5	11	22	43
	Average	0.3			13.2	37.3	24.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	491.7	320.1	137.8	42.6	13.5	34.0	37.3	44.3
	Total	5			237	37.3	24.3	10.5	3.2	1.0	2.4	9.9	18.7	53.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.4	6.0	74.0	57.1	2.6	6.5	2.6	8,851	5,762	2,481	767	189	476	447	797

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