mvp with lowest mpg since 1980

Since 1979-80, Giannis Antetokounmpo has played the fewest minutes per game by an MVP in a season with 30.4 minutes per game in 2019-20.

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mvp in a regular season with lowest mpg by a player since 1980
NAMEMPGMVPSEASONTMGPPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
30.4
1
2019-20
63
29.5
13.6
5.6
1.0
1.0
10.9
19.7
55.3
1.4
4.7
30.4
6.3
10.0
63.3
61.3
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,917
1,857
856
354
61
66
230
195
+682
2Stephen Curry
S. Curry
32.7
1
2014-15
80
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
3Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
32.8
1
2018-19
72
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
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
33.4
1
2021-22
74
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
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
34.2
1
2015-16
79
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
6Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
34.2
1
2024-25
76
32.7
5.0
6.4
1.7
1.0
11.3
21.8
51.9
2.1
5.7
37.5
7.9
8.8
89.8
63.7
0.9
4.1
2.4
2,598
2,484
379
486
131
77
183
164
+918
7Steve Nash
S. Nash
34.3
1
2004-05
75
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
8Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
34.5
1
2020-21
72
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
9Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
34.6
1
2016-17
81
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
10Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
34.6
1
2022-23
66
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
11Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
34.6
1
2023-24
79
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
238
195
+684
12Julius Erving
J. Erving
35.0
1
1980-81
82
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
5.1
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
13Steve Nash
S. Nash
35.4
1
2005-06
79
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
14James Harden
J. Harden
35.4
1
2017-18
72
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
15Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
36.2
1
2006-07
78
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
16Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
36.3
1
1986-87
80
23.9
6.3
12.2
1.7
0.5
8.5
16.4
52.2
0.1
0.5
20.5
6.7
7.9
84.8
60.2
1.5
4.8
3.8
2,904
1,909
504
977
138
36
300
168
17Karl Malone
K. Malone
36.6
1
1996-97
82
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
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
37.0
1
1990-91
82
31.5
6.0
5.5
2.7
1.0
12.1
22.4
53.9
0.4
1.1
31.2
7.0
8.2
85.1
60.5
1.4
4.6
2.5
3,034
2,580
492
453
223
83
202
229
19Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.2
1
1989-90
79
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
20Derrick Rose
D. Rose
37.4
1
2010-11
81
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
21Karl Malone
K. Malone
37.4
1
1998-99
49
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
22Moses Malone
M. Malone
37.5
1
1982-83
78
24.5
15.3
1.3
1.1
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
5.7
9.6
3.4
2,922
1,908
1,194
101
89
157
264
206
23Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
37.5
1
1988-89
77
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
24LeBron James
L. James
37.5
1
2011-12
62
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
25Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
37.6
1
1992-93
76
25.6
12.2
5.1
1.6
1.0
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.9
2.9
30.5
5.9
7.7
76.5
59.6
3.1
9.1
3.1
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
196
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