least amount of points per game for an nba player to win mvp since 1990

Since 1989-90, Steve Nash has averaged the fewest points per game by an MVP in a season, with 15.5 per game in 2004-05.

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least amount of points per game for an NBA player to win mvp in a regular season since 1990

	NAME	PPG	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	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	Steve Nash S. Nash	15.5	1	2004-05	PHX	75	34.3	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	5.7	11.4	50.2	1.3	2.9	43.1	2.8	3.2	88.7	60.6	0.8	2.6	3.3	2,573	1,165	249	861	74	6	245	136	+664
2	Steve Nash S. Nash	18.8	1	2005-06	PHX	79	35.4	4.2	10.5	0.8	0.2	6.8	13.4	51.2	1.9	4.3	43.9	3.3	3.5	92.1	63.2	0.6	3.6	3.5	2,796	1,489	333	826	61	12	276	120	+472
3	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	22.3	1	1989-90	LAL	79	37.2	6.6	11.5	1.7	0.4	6.9	14.4	48.0	1.3	3.5	38.4	7.2	8.1	89.0	62.2	1.6	5.0	3.7	2,937	1,765	522	907	132	34	289	167
4	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	23.3	1	2002-03	SAS	81	39.3	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	8.8	17.2	51.3	0.1	0.3	27.3	5.6	7.8	71.0	56.4	3.2	9.7	3.1	3,181	1,884	1,043	316	55	237	248	231	+557
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	23.8	1	2014-15	GSW	80	32.7	4.3	7.7	2.0	0.2	8.2	16.8	48.7	3.6	8.1	44.3	3.9	4.2	91.4	63.8	0.7	3.6	3.1	2,613	1,900	341	619	163	16	249	158	+920
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	23.8	1	1998-99	UTA	49	37.4	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
7	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	24.2	1	2003-04	MIN	82	39.4	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
8	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	24.6	1	2006-07	DAL	78	36.2	8.9	3.4	0.7	0.8	8.6	17.2	50.2	0.9	2.2	41.6	6.4	7.1	90.4	60.5	1.6	7.3	2.1	2,820	1,916	693	263	52	62	167	171	+623
9	Derrick Rose D. Rose	25.0	1	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	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
10	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	25.5	1	2001-02	SAS	82	40.6	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	8.5	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	3,329	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
11	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	25.6	1	1992-93	PHX	76	37.6	12.2	5.1	1.6	1.0	9.4	18.1	52.0	0.9	2.9	30.5	5.9	7.7	76.5	59.6	3.1	9.1	3.1	2,859	1,944	928	385	119	74	233	196
12	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	1	2020-21	DEN	72	34.5	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	10.2	18.0	56.6	1.3	3.3	38.8	4.8	5.5	86.8	64.7	2.8	8.0	3.1	2,487	1,898	780	599	95	48	222	192	+384
13	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	26.4	1	2023-24	DEN	79	34.6	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	10.4	17.9	58.3	1.1	2.9	35.9	4.5	5.5	81.7	65.0	2.8	9.5	3.0	2,737	2,085	976	708	108	68	238	195	+684
14	LeBron James L. James	26.8	1	2012-13	MIA	76	37.9	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
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	27.1	1	2021-22	DEN	74	33.4	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
16	LeBron James L. James	27.1	1	2011-12	MIA	62	37.5	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
17	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	27.3	1	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	27.4	1	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	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
19	David Robinson D. Robinson	27.6	1	1994-95	SAS	81	38.0	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
20	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	27.7	1	2018-19	MIL	72	32.8	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
21	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	28.3	1	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	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	LeBron James L. James	28.4	1	2008-09	CLE	81	37.7	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
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	28.7	1	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	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
24	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	29.5	1	2019-20	MIL	63	30.4	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
25	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	29.7	1	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	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