lowest efficiency by an mvp

Dave Cowens has the lowest PER by an MVP in a season, with an 18.1 rating in 1972-73.

Interpreted as:
lowest efficiency by an mvp in a regular season by a player
NAMEPERMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
18.1
1
1972-73
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
2Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
18.1
1
1968-69
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
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.1
1
1960-61
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
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.2
1
1962-63
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
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.5
1
1964-65
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
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
19.6
1
1961-62
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
7Willis Reed
W. Reed
20.3
1
1969-70
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
8Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
21.2
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
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
9Steve Nash
S. Nash
22
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
2,573
1,165
249
861
74
6
245
136
+664
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
22.8
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
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
11Steve Nash
S. Nash
23.3
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
2,796
1,489
333
826
61
12
276
120
+472
12Derrick Rose
D. Rose
23.5
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
13Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.7
1
1978-79
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
14Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
24
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
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.2
1
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
24.2
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
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.4
1
1973-74
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
18Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.7
1
1967-68
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
19Bill Walton
B. Walton
24.8
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
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145
20Julius Erving
J. Erving
25.1
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
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
21Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.1
1
1982-83
78
37.5
24.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
22Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
25.2
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
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
25.3
1
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
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
24Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
25.3
1
1979-80
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
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
25.6
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

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120.6

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113.6

10th

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36.2

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
Celtics Celtics
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
20
.630
6.0
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Thu
2/19
@
10:00 PM
Sun
2/22
@
6:30 PM
Tue
2/24
@
9:00 PM
Wed
2/25
@
10:00 PM
Last Game
NYK Knicks

34 - 19

111

Final

89

BOS Celtics

34 - 19

Sun 8 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
39
13
.750
2
34
19
.642
5.5
3
34
20
.630
6.0
4
33
21
.611
7.0
5
32
22
.593
8.0
6
30
23
.566
9.5
7
28
24
.538
11.0
8
28
27
.509
12.5
9
26
29
.473
14.5
10
25
29
.463
15.0
11
24
30
.444
16.0
12
21
30
.412
17.5
13
15
37
.288
24.0
14
14
38
.269
25.0
15
14
40
.259
26.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
41
13
.759
2
37
16
.698
3.5
3
33
19
.635
7.0
4
34
20
.630
7.0
5
32
21
.604
8.5
6
33
22
.600
8.5
7
32
22
.593
9.0
8
29
25
.537
12.0
9
26
28
.481
15.0
10
25
28
.472
15.5
11
20
32
.385
20.0
12
19
34
.358
21.5
13
17
37
.315
24.0
14
15
40
.273
26.5
15
12
43
.218
29.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
1/14
@
111-118
Wed
1/14
@
105-108
Wed
1/14
@
111-91
Wed
1/14
@
119-114
Wed
1/14
@
101-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:00 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM
Wed
2/11
@
7:30 PM