lowest usage rate for an nba player to win nba mvp in a season since 1995

Since 1994-95, Steve Nash has the lowest usage percentage by an MVP in a season, at 20.5 percent in 2004-05.

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Data note: Usage Percentage: player season data complete from 1977-78

	NAME	USG%	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Steve Nash S. Nash	20.5	1	2004-05	PHX	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
2	Steve Nash S. Nash	23.3	1	2005-06	PHX	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
3	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	27.9	1	2002-03	SAS	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
4	Dirk Nowitzki D. Nowitzki	28.8	1	2006-07	DAL	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
5	Stephen Curry S. Curry	28.9	1	2014-15	GSW	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
6	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	28.9	1	2001-02	SAS	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
7	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.3	1	2023-24	DEN	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
8	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	29.6	1	2020-21	DEN	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
9	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	29.6	1	2003-04	MIN	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
10	David Robinson D. Robinson	29.8	1	1994-95	SAS	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
11	LeBron James L. James	30.1	1	2012-13	MIA	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
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	30.4	1	1998-99	UTA	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
13	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	31.1	1	1999-00	LAL	79	40.0	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
14	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	31.3	1	2007-08	LAL	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
15	Nikola Jokić N. Jokić	31.8	1	2021-22	DEN	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	2,475	2,004	1,019	584	109	63	281	191	+442
16	LeBron James L. James	31.9	1	2011-12	MIA	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	2,326	1,683	492	387	115	50	213	96	+473
17	Giannis Antetokounmpo G. Antetokounmpo	32.0	1	2018-19	MIL	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	2,358	1,994	898	424	92	110	268	232	+654
18	Derrick Rose D. Rose	32.1	1	2010-11	CHI	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
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	32.6	1	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	27.4	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
20	Stephen Curry S. Curry	32.6	1	2015-16	GSW	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	2,700	2,375	430	527	169	15	262	161	+1022
21	Kevin Durant K. Durant	32.9	1	2013-14	OKC	81	38.5	32.0	7.4	5.5	1.3	0.7	10.5	20.8	50.3	2.4	6.1	39.1	8.7	9.9	87.3	63.5	0.7	6.7	3.5	3,122	2,593	598	445	103	59	285	174	+509
22	Shai Gilgeous-Alexander S. Gilgeous-Alexander	33.2	1	2025-26	OKC	68	33.2	31.1	4.3	6.6	1.4	0.8	10.8	19.4	55.3	1.7	4.4	38.6	7.9	9.0	87.9	66.5	0.6	3.7	2.2	2,259	2,117	292	448	95	52	151	139	+788
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.3	1	1995-96	CHI	82	37.7	30.4	6.6	4.3	2.2	0.5	11.2	22.6	49.5	1.4	3.2	42.7	6.7	8.0	83.4	58.2	1.8	4.8	2.4	3,090	2,491	543	352	180	42	197	195
24	LeBron James L. James	33.3	1	2009-10	CLE	76	39.0	29.7	7.3	8.6	1.6	1.0	10.1	20.1	50.3	1.7	5.1	33.3	7.8	10.2	76.7	60.4	0.9	6.4	3.4	2,966	2,258	554	651	125	77	261	119	+648
25	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	33.6	1	1997-98	CHI	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

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Mon 11/2	PHX	@	GSW	10:00 PM
Wed 11/4	POR	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Thu 11/5	ORL	@	PHX	9:00 PM
Sat 11/7	HOU	@	PHX	9:00 PM
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