lowest ppg by nba mvp last 50 years

Between June 29, 1976 and June 29, 2026, Steve Nash has put up the fewest points per game by an MVP in a season, with 15.5 per game in 2004-05.

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lowest ppg by NBA mvp in a regular season by a player last 50 years
NAMEPPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steve Nash
S. Nash
15.5
1
2004-05
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
2Steve Nash
S. Nash
18.8
1
2005-06
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
3Bill Walton
B. Walton
18.9
1
1977-78
58
33.3
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
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22.3
1
1989-90
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
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22.5
1
1988-89
77
37.5
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
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
6Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
1
2002-03
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
7Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.8
1
2014-15
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
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.8
1
1998-99
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
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
23.9
1
1986-87
80
36.3
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.3
52.3
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.3
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.2
1
1983-84
79
38.3
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
25.0
4.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
70
236
197
11Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24.2
1
2003-04
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
12Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1
1982-83
78
37.5
15.3
1.3
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
2,923
1,908
1,194
101
157
206
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
24.6
1
1980-81
82
35.0
8.0
4.4
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
233
14Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24.6
1
2006-07
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
15Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.7
1
1978-79
82
41.3
17.6
1.8
8.7
16.2
54.0
7.3
9.9
74.0
60.3
3,390
2,029
1,444
147
223
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.8
1
1979-80
82
38.3
10.8
4.5
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.4
5.8
76.5
63.9
3,143
2,034
886
371
281
216
17Derrick Rose
D. Rose
25.0
1
2010-11
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
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.5
1
2001-02
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
19Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25.6
1
1992-93
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
197
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.8
1
1985-86
82
37.9
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,110
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.2
1
1976-77
82
36.8
13.3
3.9
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
262
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
1
2020-21
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
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
1
2023-24
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
24LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1
2012-13
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
25Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27.1
1
2021-22
74
33.5
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

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