Karl Malone has played the fewest minutes by an MVP in a season, with 1,832 minutes on the court in 1998-99.
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least minutes played for a mvp in a regular season by a player| NAME | MIN | MVP | SEASON | TM | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | +/- | ||
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| 1 |  | K. Malone | 1,832 | 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 | 1,164 | 463 | 201 | 62 | 28 | 162 | 134 | +355 | |
| 2 |  | G. Antetokounmpo | 1,917 | 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 | 1,857 | 856 | 354 | 61 | 66 | 230 | 195 | +682 | |
| 3 |  | B. Walton | 1,929 | 1 | 1977-78 | 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 | 1,097 | 766 | 291 | 60 | 146 | 206 | 145 | |||||
| 4 |  | J. Embiid | 2,284 | 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 | 2,183 | 670 | 274 | 66 | 112 | 226 | 205 | +424 | |
| 5 |  | L. James | 2,326 | 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 | 1,683 | 492 | 387 | 115 | 50 | 213 | 96 | +473 | |
| 6 | | G. Antetokounmpo | 2,358 | 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 | 1,994 | 898 | 424 | 92 | 110 | 268 | 232 | +654 | |
| 7 |  | B. Cousy | 2,364 | 1 | 1956-57 | 64 | 36.9 | 20.6 | 4.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 19.8 | 37.8 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 82.1 | 45.2 | 1,319 | 309 | 478 | 134 | |||||||||||||
| 8 |  | N. Jokić | 2,475 | 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 | 2,004 | 1,019 | 584 | 109 | 63 | 281 | 191 | +442 | |
| 9 | | N. Jokić | 2,487 | 1 | 2020-21 | 72 | 34.5 | 26.4 | 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 | 1,898 | 780 | 599 | 95 | 48 | 222 | 192 | +384 | |
| 10 |  | J. Harden | 2,551 | 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 | 2,191 | 389 | 630 | 126 | 50 | 315 | 169 | +527 | |
| 11 |  | S. Nash | 2,573 | 1 | 2004-05 | 75 | 34.3 | 15.5 | 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 | 1,165 | 249 | 861 | 74 | 6 | 245 | 136 | +664 | |
| 12 |  | S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2,598 | 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 | 2,484 | 379 | 486 | 131 | 77 | 183 | 164 | +918 | |
| 13 |  | S. Curry | 2,613 | 1 | 2014-15 | 80 | 32.7 | 23.8 | 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 | 1,900 | 341 | 619 | 163 | 16 | 249 | 158 | +920 | |
| 14 |  | B. Russell | 2,640 | 1 | 1957-58 | 69 | 38.3 | 16.6 | 22.7 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 15.0 | 44.2 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 51.9 | 46.5 | 1,142 | 1,564 | 202 | 181 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | | S. Curry | 2,700 | 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 | 2,375 | 430 | 527 | 169 | 15 | 262 | 161 | +1022 | |
| 16 | | N. Jokić | 2,737 | 1 | 2023-24 | 79 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 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 | 2,085 | 976 | 708 | 108 | 68 | 238 | 195 | +684 | |
| 17 |  | B. Pettit | 2,794 | 1 | 1955-56 | 72 | 38.8 | 25.7 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 9.0 | 20.9 | 42.9 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 73.6 | 50.2 | 1,849 | 1,164 | 189 | 202 | |||||||||||||
| 18 | | S. Nash | 2,796 | 1 | 2005-06 | 79 | 35.4 | 18.8 | 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 | 1,489 | 333 | 826 | 61 | 12 | 276 | 120 | +472 | |
| 19 |  | R. Westbrook | 2,802 | 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 | 2,558 | 864 | 840 | 132 | 31 | 438 | 190 | +251 | |
| 20 |  | D. Nowitzki | 2,820 | 1 | 2006-07 | 78 | 36.2 | 24.6 | 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 | 1,916 | 693 | 263 | 52 | 62 | 167 | 171 | +623 | |
| 21 |  | C. Barkley | 2,859 | 1 | 1992-93 | 76 | 37.6 | 25.6 | 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 | 1,944 | 928 | 385 | 119 | 74 | 233 | 196 | ||
| 22 | | B. Pettit | 2,873 | 1 | 1958-59 | 72 | 39.9 | 29.2 | 16.4 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 22.8 | 43.8 | 9.3 | 12.2 | 75.9 | 51.9 | 2,105 | 1,182 | 221 | 200 | |||||||||||||
| 23 |  | J. Erving | 2,874 | 1 | 1980-81 | 82 | 35.0 | 24.6 | 8.0 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 9.7 | 18.6 | 52.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 22.2 | 5.1 | 6.5 | 78.7 | 57.2 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2,014 | 657 | 364 | 173 | 147 | 266 | 233 | ||
| 24 | | L. James | 2,877 | 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 | 2,036 | 610 | 551 | 129 | 67 | 226 | 110 | +720 | |
| 25 |  | M. Johnson | 2,886 | 1 | 1988-89 | 77 | 37.5 | 22.5 | 7.9 | 12.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 50.9 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 31.4 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 91.1 | 62.5 | 1.4 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 1,730 | 607 | 988 | 138 | 22 | 312 | 172 | ||
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| 1 |  Pistons - z | 60 | 22 | .732 | |
| 2 |  Celtics - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
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| 8 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
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| 11 |  Bucks - e | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 |
| 12 |  Bulls - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
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| 8 |  Trail Blazers - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22.0 |
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| 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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