lowest ppg for nba mvp since 1980

Since 1979-80, 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 for NBA mvp in a regular season by a player since 1980
NAMEPPGMVPSEASONTMGPMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steve Nash
S. Nash
15.5
1
2004-05
PHX 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
2Steve Nash
S. Nash
18.8
1
2005-06
PHX 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
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22.3
1
1989-90
LAL 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
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
22.5
1
1988-89
LAL LAL
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
5Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
23.3
1
2002-03
SAS 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
6Stephen Curry
S. Curry
23.8
1
2014-15
GSW 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
7Karl Malone
K. Malone
23.8
1
1998-99
UTA 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
8Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
23.9
1
1986-87
LAL LAL
80
36.3
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
9Larry Bird
L. Bird
24.2
1
1983-84
BOS BOS
79
38.3
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
10Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
24.2
1
2003-04
MIN 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
11Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.5
1
1982-83
PHI PHI
78
37.5
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
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
24.6
1
1980-81
PHI PHI
82
35.0
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
13Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
24.6
1
2006-07
DAL 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
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.8
1
1979-80
LAL LAL
82
38.3
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
15Derrick Rose
D. Rose
25.0
1
2010-11
CHI 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
16Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
25.5
1
2001-02
SAS 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
17Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
25.6
1
1992-93
PHX 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
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
25.8
1
1985-86
BOS BOS
82
38.0
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
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
1
2020-21
DEN 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
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
26.4
1
2023-24
DEN 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
21LeBron James
L. James
26.8
1
2012-13
MIA 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
22Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
27.1
1
2021-22
DEN 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
23LeBron James
L. James
27.1
1
2011-12
MIA 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
24Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
27.3
1
1993-94
HOU 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
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
27.4
1
1996-97
UTA 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
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Knicks Knicks - x
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