nba mvp least games

Karl Malone has the fewest games by an MVP in a season, with 49 games in 1998-99.

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NBA mvp in a regular season least games by a player
NAMEGPMVPSEASONTMMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
49
1
1998-99
37.4
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
2Bill Walton
B. Walton
58
1
1977-78
33.3
18.9
13.2
5.0
1.0
2.5
7.9
15.2
52.2
3.1
4.2
72.0
55.4
2.0
11.2
3.6
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145
3LeBron James
L. James
62
1
2011-12
37.5
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
4Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
63
1
2019-20
30.4
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
5Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
64
1
1956-57
20.6
7.5
5.7
6.9
82.5
1,319
134
6Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
66
1
2022-23
34.6
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
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
69
1
1957-58
16.6
6.6
3.4
6.4
52.6
1,144
179
8Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
71
1
2000-01
42.0
31.1
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
42.0
1.4
4.3
32.0
8.2
10.1
81.4
51.8
0.7
3.1
3.3
2,979
2,207
273
325
178
20
237
147
+368
9Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
72
1
2020-21
34.5
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
10Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
72
1
2018-19
32.8
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
11James Harden
J. Harden
72
1
2017-18
35.4
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
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
72
1
1959-60
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.7
58.3
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
163
150
13Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
72
1
1958-59
29.2
10.0
9.3
12.2
76.1
2,105
14Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
72
1
1955-56
25.7
9.0
7.7
10.5
73.5
1,847
203
15Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
74
1
2021-22
33.5
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
16Steve Nash
S. Nash
75
1
2004-05
34.3
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
17Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
76
1
2024-25
34.2
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
18LeBron James
L. James
76
1
2012-13
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720
19LeBron James
L. James
76
1
2009-10
39.0
29.7
7.3
8.6
1.6
1.0
10.1
20.1
50.3
1.7
5.1
33.3
7.8
10.2
76.7
60.4
0.9
6.4
3.4
2,966
2,258
554
651
125
77
261
119
+648
20Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
76
1
1992-93
37.6
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
197
21Bill Russell
B. Russell
76
1
1961-62
18.9
23.5
7.6
3.8
6.3
59.5
1,436
1,789
207
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
77
1
1988-89
37.5
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
23Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
78
1
2006-07
36.2
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
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
78
1
1982-83
37.5
24.5
15.3
1.3
2.0
8.4
16.7
50.1
0.0
0.0
7.7
10.1
76.1
57.8
2,923
1,908
1,194
101
157
206
25Bill Russell
B. Russell
78
1
1964-65
14.1
24.1
5.5
3.1
5.4
57.5
1,102
1,878

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12
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13.5
13
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15
6
28
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WesternWLPCTGB
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2
24
9
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4.5
3
23
10
.697
5.5
4
21
10
.677
6.5
5
20
11
.645
7.5
6
21
13
.618
8.0
7
19
14
.576
9.5
8
18
16
.529
11.0
9
15
18
.455
13.5
10
14
20
.412
15.0
11
12
21
.364
16.5
12
12
21
.364
16.5
13
12
23
.343
17.5
14
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26
.235
21.0
15
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