most mvps in first 15 years

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won the most MVP awards by a player in his first 15 seasons, with 6.

Interpreted as:
most mvps by a player in first 15 years
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
6
1,170
39.1
26.9
12.8
4.0
1.1
3.1
11.1
19.8
56.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
4.7
6.6
71.7
59.3
2.7
9.0
3.1
45,743
31,527
15,005
4,719
895
2,623
1,687
3,514
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
5
1,072
38.3
30.1
6.2
5.3
2.3
0.8
11.4
22.9
49.7
0.5
1.7
32.7
6.8
8.2
83.5
56.9
1.6
4.7
2.7
41,011
32,292
6,672
5,633
2,514
893
2,924
2,783
+1438
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
4LeBron James
L. James
4
1,143
38.8
27.2
7.4
7.2
1.6
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.4
1.4
4.1
34.4
6.0
8.1
73.9
58.6
1.2
6.1
3.5
44,299
31,038
8,415
8,208
1,865
888
3,966
2,113
+6283
5Wilt 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
6Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
810
32.0
22.2
11.1
7.5
1.3
0.7
8.5
15.2
56.1
1.1
3.2
36.2
4.1
5.0
82.5
64.1
2.7
8.4
3.0
25,904
18,009
8,977
6,080
1,041
589
2,419
2,168
+4626
7Larry 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
8Magic 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
9Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
1,164
35.8
22.1
13.0
1.4
0.9
1.4
7.6
15.5
49.3
0.0
0.1
5.8
6.9
8.9
76.9
57.0
5.4
7.6
3.3
41,689
25,737
15,150
1,656
1,001
1,641
3,574
2,867
10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
2
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,550
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
11Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
895
32.7
24.1
9.9
5.0
1.1
1.2
8.8
15.9
55.4
0.6
2.2
28.5
5.8
8.4
69.1
61.3
1.9
8.0
3.0
29,272
21,531
8,882
4,484
995
1,088
2,701
2,617
+3110
12Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2
956
34.2
24.8
4.7
6.4
1.5
0.2
8.5
17.9
47.3
3.9
9.2
42.6
3.9
4.3
91.0
62.6
0.7
4.1
3.1
32,722
23,668
4,509
6,119
1,473
235
2,987
2,215
+5878
13Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2
1,111
35.4
20.3
11.3
3.1
0.7
2.2
7.8
15.5
50.7
0.0
0.1
17.7
4.6
6.7
68.8
55.1
3.0
8.3
2.6
39,369
22,558
12,533
3,428
822
2,469
2,854
2,763
+7422
14Steve Nash
S. Nash
2
1,090
31.3
14.6
3.0
8.5
0.8
0.1
5.3
10.8
48.9
1.4
3.3
42.9
2.6
2.8
90.4
60.4
0.5
2.5
2.8
34,168
15,877
3,285
9,252
824
87
3,092
1,841
+4894
15Karl Malone
K. Malone
2
1,192
37.4
26.0
10.6
3.4
1.4
0.8
9.6
18.3
52.5
0.1
0.2
26.8
6.8
9.3
73.5
58.3
2.6
8.0
3.1
44,608
31,041
12,618
4,004
1,654
973
3,704
3,813
+2188
16Bob 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
17Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1
490
31.9
27.6
10.8
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.0
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
9.9
83.0
61.3
2.2
8.6
3.4
15,609
13,544
5,280
1,808
432
784
1,656
1,451
+2645
18James Harden
J. Harden
1
1,072
34.7
24.1
5.6
7.1
1.5
0.6
7.1
16.2
44.1
2.7
7.5
36.4
7.1
8.3
86.1
61.0
0.8
4.9
3.7
37,222
25,885
6,017
7,629
1,597
600
3,919
2,695
+4266
19Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
723
30.5
17.4
3.2
5.2
0.7
0.3
6.8
14.9
45.6
0.8
2.6
31.6
3.0
3.6
83.1
52.7
0.8
2.4
2.4
22,054
12,573
2,324
3,770
536
242
1,746
887
+449
20Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
1,094
34.3
22.4
7.3
8.4
1.6
0.3
8.0
18.3
43.8
1.1
3.7
30.5
5.2
6.7
77.8
52.6
1.6
5.7
4.1
37,551
24,457
7,964
9,162
1,775
346
4,443
2,848
+2959
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
986
36.7
27.3
7.1
4.3
1.1
1.1
9.3
18.7
49.9
1.9
4.9
38.5
6.7
7.6
88.6
61.9
0.7
6.4
3.2
36,180
26,892
6,959
4,267
1,055
1,105
3,120
1,900
+4481
22Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
1,108
36.1
22.6
8.2
2.6
0.9
0.9
7.9
16.7
47.5
1.2
3.2
38.1
5.6
6.3
87.7
58.1
1.2
7.1
1.9
39,975
25,051
9,096
2,923
964
1,050
2,091
2,780
+5857
23Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1
1,103
36.4
25.3
5.3
4.7
1.5
0.5
8.8
19.4
45.4
1.3
3.8
33.9
6.4
7.6
83.7
55.6
1.2
4.1
2.9
40,145
27,868
5,829
5,154
1,653
576
3,228
2,886
+4775
24Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
914
41.1
26.7
3.7
6.2
2.2
0.2
9.3
21.8
42.5
1.2
3.7
31.3
7.0
8.9
78.0
51.8
0.8
2.9
3.6
37,584
24,368
3,394
5,624
1,983
164
3,262
1,777
+799
25Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
1,124
37.1
19.8
10.8
4.2
1.3
1.6
7.9
15.9
49.7
0.1
0.5
28.3
3.8
4.9
78.5
54.8
2.5
8.3
2.4
41,695
22,267
12,188
4,719
1,513
1,790
2,716
2,816
+3976

More NBA News

More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

33.5

Dončić

Luka Dončić

RPG

8.0

Ayton

Deandre Ayton

APG

8.3

Dončić

Luka Dončić
Team Rankings

ORTG

118.2

9th

DRTG

116.4

19th

NETRTG

1.8

14th

3P%

35.9

14th

2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
2
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
Lakers Lakers
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
Last Game
OKC Thunder

4 - 0

115

Final

110

LAL Lakers

0 - 4

Mon 11 May 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
60
22
.732
2
56
26
.683
4.0
3
53
29
.646
7.0
4
52
30
.634
8.0
5
46
36
.561
14.0
6
Hawks Hawks - x
46
36
.561
14.0
7
76ers 76ers - x
45
37
.549
15.0
8
Magic Magic - x
45
37
.549
15.0
9
44
38
.537
16.0
10
43
39
.524
17.0
11
Bucks Bucks - e
32
50
.390
28.0
12
Bulls Bulls - e
31
51
.378
29.0
13
Nets Nets - e
20
62
.244
40.0
14
19
63
.232
41.0
15
17
65
.207
43.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
64
18
.780
2
Spurs Spurs - x
62
20
.756
2.0
3
54
28
.659
10.0
4
53
29
.646
11.0
5
52
30
.634
12.0
6
49
33
.598
15.0
7
Suns Suns - x
45
37
.549
19.0
8
42
40
.512
22.0
9
42
40
.512
22.0
10
37
45
.451
27.0
11
26
56
.317
38.0
12
26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
57
.305
39.0
14
Kings Kings - e
22
60
.268
42.0
15
Jazz Jazz - e
22
60
.268
42.0