most mvps before 2000

Before 1999-00, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the most MVP awards, with 6.

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most mvps by a player before 2000
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
1,560
36.8
24.6
11.2
3.6
0.9
2.6
10.2
18.1
55.9
0.0
0.0
5.6
4.3
6.0
72.1
59.2
2.4
7.6
2.7
57,446
38,387
17,440
5,660
1,160
3,189
2,527
4,657
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
930
38.6
31.5
6.3
5.4
2.5
0.9
11.8
23.3
50.5
0.6
1.8
33.2
7.3
8.7
83.8
58.0
1.7
4.6
2.8
35,887
29,277
5,836
5,012
2,306
828
2,589
2,493
+1416
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
5
963
42.3
15.1
22.5
4.3
5.9
13.4
44.0
3.3
5.8
56.1
47.1
40,726
14,522
21,620
4,100
2,592
4Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
1,045
45.8
30.1
22.9
4.4
12.1
22.5
54.0
5.8
11.4
51.1
54.7
47,859
31,419
23,924
4,643
2,075
5Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
897
38.4
24.3
10.0
6.3
1.7
0.8
9.6
19.3
49.6
0.7
1.9
37.6
4.4
5.0
88.6
56.4
2.0
8.0
3.1
34,443
21,791
8,974
5,695
1,556
755
2,816
2,279
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
3
906
36.7
19.5
7.2
11.2
1.9
0.4
6.9
13.2
52.0
0.4
1.2
30.3
5.5
6.5
84.8
61.0
1.8
5.5
3.9
33,245
17,707
6,559
10,141
1,724
374
3,506
2,050
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
1,329
33.9
20.6
12.2
1.4
0.8
1.3
7.1
14.5
49.1
0.0
0.1
10.0
6.4
8.3
76.9
56.9
5.1
7.1
3.1
45,071
27,409
16,212
1,796
1,089
1,733
3,804
3,076
8Karl Malone
K. Malone
2
1,110
37.5
26.1
10.7
3.3
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.6
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.0
58.3
2.7
8.0
3.1
41,661
28,946
11,839
3,700
1,575
902
3,473
3,584
+1707
9Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
792
38.8
26.4
16.2
3.0
9.3
21.3
43.6
7.8
10.3
76.1
51.1
30,690
20,880
12,849
2,369
2,529
10David Robinson
D. Robinson
1
685
37.0
24.4
11.5
3.0
1.6
3.4
8.6
16.5
52.3
0.0
0.1
25.8
7.1
9.7
74.0
58.9
3.4
8.1
2.8
25,364
16,715
7,881
2,028
1,073
2,323
1,944
2,057
+708
11Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1
1,053
36.8
22.3
11.7
3.9
1.6
0.8
7.9
14.6
54.1
0.5
1.9
26.7
6.0
8.1
73.6
61.3
4.0
7.7
3.2
38,710
23,468
12,337
4,152
1,634
884
3,332
3,239
+538
12Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
1,075
37.4
23.6
11.8
2.7
1.8
3.3
9.4
18.2
51.5
0.0
0.1
21.0
4.8
6.7
71.7
55.7
3.5
8.3
3.2
40,250
25,367
12,677
2,859
1,977
3,582
3,415
4,007
+513
13Julius Erving
J. Erving
1
836
34.3
22.0
6.7
3.9
1.8
1.5
8.7
17.1
50.7
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.7
55.8
2.5
4.2
3.1
28,677
18,364
5,601
3,224
1,508
1,293
2,323
2,286
14Bill Walton
B. Walton
1
468
28.3
13.3
10.5
3.4
0.8
2.2
5.5
10.5
52.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.4
3.6
66.0
55.1
2.4
8.2
2.7
13,250
6,215
4,923
1,590
380
1,034
865
1,298
15Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
1
852
33.2
22.1
9.4
2.3
1.0
1.5
8.7
17.3
50.3
0.0
0.1
8.1
4.6
6.1
75.4
55.1
2.4
7.1
2.6
28,327
18,787
8,048
1,951
751
1,147
1,223
2,726
16Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1
766
38.6
17.6
13.6
3.8
1.1
0.9
7.5
16.3
46.0
0.0
0.1
7.1
2.6
3.4
78.3
49.6
3.0
9.8
2.2
29,565
13,516
10,444
2,910
599
488
543
2,920
17Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
984
36.4
10.8
14.0
3.9
1.1
0.6
4.4
8.7
50.9
0.0
0.0
50.0
1.9
3.0
63.3
53.7
3.5
8.4
1.9
35,832
10,624
13,769
3,822
628
367
579
2,762
18Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
650
35.5
18.7
12.9
1.8
0.6
1.1
7.5
15.7
47.6
3.8
5.1
74.7
52.3
2.5
4.9
23,073
12,183
8,414
1,186
12
21
2,411
19Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1
1,040
42.2
25.7
7.5
9.5
1.1
0.1
9.1
18.9
48.5
7.4
8.8
83.8
56.4
1.0
3.0
43,886
26,710
7,804
9,887
77
4
2,931
20Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
924
35.3
18.4
5.2
7.5
6.7
17.8
37.5
5.0
6.2
80.3
44.6
30,165
16,960
4,786
6,955
2,242

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32
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.634
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