most mvps in the 80s

Between the 1979-80 and 1988-89 seasons, Larry Bird won the most MVP awards, with 3.

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most mvps by a player in the 80s
NAMEMVPGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
717
38.4
25.0
10.2
6.1
1.8
0.8
9.8
19.6
50.3
0.6
1.7
37.7
4.6
5.3
88.0
57.0
2.2
8.0
3.2
27,560
17,899
7,319
4,396
1,300
603
2,261
1,906
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
2
716
36.9
19.5
7.4
11.2
2.0
0.4
7.1
13.3
53.0
0.2
0.7
23.9
5.2
6.2
83.4
60.6
1.9
5.6
3.9
26,417
13,943
5,303
8,025
1,464
310
2,800
1,685
3Moses Malone
M. Malone
2
778
37.3
24.5
13.2
1.5
0.9
1.4
8.4
17.2
49.1
0.0
0.1
5.7
7.7
9.9
77.5
57.0
5.4
7.8
3.4
29,039
19,082
10,269
1,191
730
1,107
2,659
1,898
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
345
39.0
32.6
6.2
5.9
2.8
1.2
11.9
23.3
51.3
0.2
0.8
20.2
8.6
10.1
84.8
58.9
1.9
4.3
3.3
13,442
11,263
2,129
2,046
962
411
1,150
1,085
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
787
32.6
20.6
7.6
2.8
0.7
2.0
8.5
14.9
57.2
0.0
0.0
5.6
3.6
4.9
74.3
60.6
2.0
5.6
2.6
25,675
16,246
5,980
2,220
584
1,594
2,037
2,258
6Julius Erving
J. Erving
1
602
34.1
22.0
6.4
3.8
1.8
1.6
8.7
17.0
51.1
0.1
0.3
26.1
4.6
5.9
77.4
56.2
2.5
3.9
2.9
20,506
13,263
3,861
2,282
1,081
983
1,770
1,621

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2
56
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.683
4.0
3
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3
54
28
.659
10.0
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53
29
.646
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52
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.634
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49
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.512
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10
37
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11
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56
.317
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26
56
.317
38.0
13
25
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