lowest usage nba mvp

Steve Nash has the lowest usage percentage by an MVP in a season, at 20.5 percent in 2004-05.

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NAMEUSG%MVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Steve Nash
S. Nash
20.5
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
2Moses Malone
M. Malone
23.2
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
3Steve 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
4Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.0
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
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.2
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
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
6Bill Walton
B. Walton
24.5
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
7Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
24.7
1
1989-90
79
37.2
22.3
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
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
25.8
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
9Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
26.3
1
1986-87
80
36.3
23.9
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
10Larry Bird
L. Bird
26.7
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
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
26.9
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
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
196
12Larry Bird
L. Bird
27.6
1
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
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
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
27.9
1
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
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
14Julius Erving
J. Erving
28.4
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
15Larry Bird
L. Bird
28.5
1
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.0
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
16Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
28.8
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
2,820
1,916
693
263
52
62
167
171
+623
17Stephen Curry
S. Curry
28.9
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
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
18Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
28.9
1
2001-02
82
40.6
25.5
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
19Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.3
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
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
237
194
+684
20Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
29.6
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
2,487
1,898
780
599
95
48
222
192
+384
21Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
29.6
1
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
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
22Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
29.7
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
23Moses Malone
M. Malone
29.7
1
1981-82
81
42.0
31.1
14.7
1.8
0.9
1.5
11.7
22.5
51.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
7.8
10.2
76.2
57.6
6.9
7.8
3.6
3,398
2,520
1,188
142
76
125
294
208
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
29.8
1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
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
25LeBron James
L. James
30.1
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
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
StatMuse has season-level data for usage percentage going back to the 1977-78 season.

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64
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62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
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.634
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45
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.549
19.0
8
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