most mvps in first 9 years

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell were tied for the most MVP awards by a player in their first 9 seasons, with 5.

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most mvps by a player in first 9 years
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
5
693
41.3
29.2
15.1
4.3
1.3
3.4
12.1
22.0
54.9
5.1
7.2
70.3
58.0
3.2
11.2
3.4
28,614
20,238
10,435
3,009
500
1,279
208
2,169
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
5
649
42.8
16.5
23.4
3.9
6.6
14.8
44.3
3.4
6.0
56.2
47.2
27,799
10,703
15,206
2,526
1,640
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
4
706
46.8
36.0
24.6
4.5
14.6
27.8
52.7
6.8
13.0
52.1
53.8
33,044
25,434
17,400
3,182
1,341
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
675
31.2
20.9
10.7
6.9
1.2
0.7
8.1
14.5
55.7
1.0
2.9
35.0
3.8
4.6
82.7
63.5
2.6
8.1
2.9
21,068
14,139
7,249
4,667
822
491
1,946
1,835
+3477
5LeBron James
L. James
3
689
39.9
27.6
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.4
48.3
1.3
4.0
33.1
6.6
8.8
74.6
56.9
1.2
5.9
3.3
27,497
19,045
4,943
4,751
1,194
582
2,299
1,329
+3409
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3
667
38.7
32.3
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.0
12.1
23.5
51.6
0.4
1.4
30.1
7.6
9.0
84.6
58.9
1.7
4.6
3.0
25,842
21,541
4,219
3,935
1,815
684
2,006
1,944
7Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
711
38.5
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.9
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.7
5.3
87.9
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,371
17,783
7,282
4,367
1,294
598
2,250
1,888
8Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
694
37.9
23.9
14.6
1.5
1.0
1.7
8.4
16.7
50.4
0.0
0.0
4.5
7.1
9.4
75.2
57.4
6.0
8.6
3.7
26,278
16,577
10,135
1,024
660
1,148
2,248
1,928
9Shai 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
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
656
32.6
21.8
9.4
4.6
1.2
1.3
7.9
14.8
53.5
0.7
2.4
28.8
5.3
7.4
71.8
60.4
1.7
7.7
2.9
21,354
14,321
6,149
3,020
764
856
1,884
1,969
+2000
11Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2
625
34.4
23.1
4.4
6.8
1.8
0.2
8.0
16.8
47.7
3.4
7.8
43.6
3.6
4.0
90.3
62.1
0.7
3.7
3.2
21,528
14,434
2,763
4,227
1,108
129
1,971
1,555
+4026
12Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2
666
37.9
22.1
12.0
3.1
0.8
2.5
8.4
16.7
50.5
0.0
0.2
20.4
5.2
7.5
68.5
55.1
3.2
8.8
2.9
25,240
14,689
8,020
2,092
529
1,650
1,928
1,833
+4841
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
662
38.7
26.5
16.6
3.0
9.3
21.5
43.3
7.9
10.5
75.5
50.8
25,640
17,566
11,004
1,982
2,062
14Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1
452
31.9
27.7
11.0
3.7
0.9
1.6
9.1
18.2
50.1
1.2
3.5
33.9
8.3
10.0
82.8
61.3
2.2
8.8
3.4
14,408
12,523
4,987
1,658
411
738
1,547
1,369
+2490
15James Harden
J. Harden
1
687
33.8
23.0
5.1
6.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.3
44.3
2.4
6.6
36.4
7.1
8.3
85.4
60.8
0.8
4.3
3.5
23,239
15,809
3,482
4,157
1,031
325
2,383
1,733
+2779
16Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
495
33.8
18.9
3.6
5.7
0.8
0.4
7.4
16.3
45.1
0.7
2.5
29.6
3.5
4.2
82.2
52.0
0.9
2.7
2.8
16,712
9,364
1,770
2,836
379
176
1,368
671
+334
17Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
668
34.1
22.7
6.2
7.9
1.7
0.3
7.8
18.1
43.3
1.1
3.4
31.3
5.9
7.2
82.3
53.3
1.7
4.5
3.9
22,785
15,156
4,149
5,293
1,153
197
2,620
1,616
+2478
18Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
641
37.8
27.4
7.0
3.7
1.2
1.0
9.2
19.1
48.3
1.8
4.7
38.0
7.2
8.1
88.2
60.5
0.8
6.2
3.2
24,208
17,566
4,518
2,363
774
639
2,083
1,213
+1964
19Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
681
36.5
22.3
8.6
2.6
1.0
1.1
7.7
16.3
47.0
1.4
3.6
38.1
5.6
6.4
86.9
58.2
1.3
7.3
1.9
24,873
15,173
5,842
1,784
664
723
1,301
1,804
+3920
20Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
610
41.5
27.4
4.1
6.0
2.4
0.2
9.6
23.1
41.8
1.3
4.2
30.9
6.9
8.9
76.9
50.8
1.0
3.1
3.8
25,338
16,738
2,474
3,642
1,453
121
2,291
1,318
+538
21Steve Nash
S. Nash
1
624
29.3
12.8
2.6
6.7
0.8
0.1
4.6
9.8
47.0
1.2
2.9
41.8
2.4
2.6
89.2
58.4
0.6
2.0
2.3
18,269
8,006
1,650
4,180
508
38
1,426
1,188
+2354
22Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
693
38.2
20.0
10.8
4.4
1.4
1.8
8.1
16.6
48.8
0.2
0.7
30.3
3.6
4.7
76.1
53.5
2.8
8.0
2.6
26,462
13,864
7,493
3,059
968
1,231
1,780
1,758
+2264
23Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
608
37.9
27.7
12.4
2.8
0.7
2.7
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.3
5.6
10.5
53.1
58.2
4.0
8.4
2.9
23,072
16,812
7,555
1,707
447
1,640
1,772
2,092
+2311
24David Robinson
D. Robinson
1
636
37.4
25.1
11.6
3.0
1.6
3.5
8.9
16.9
52.4
0.0
0.2
26.0
7.3
9.8
74.5
59.0
3.4
8.2
2.9
23,810
15,940
7,389
1,925
1,004
2,204
1,836
1,914
+377
25Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1
686
37.3
23.5
11.7
3.9
1.6
1.0
8.4
14.7
56.9
0.4
1.6
25.4
6.4
8.6
73.6
63.5
4.3
7.4
3.4
25,620
16,128
8,007
2,661
1,126
680
2,360
2,241

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