nba mvp with fewer than 6 free throws per game

Bob Cousy won the MVP award when making <6.0 free throws per game in 1956-57.

Interpreted as:
NBA mvp in a regular season by a player with fewer than 6 free throws per game
NAMEMVPFTMSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
5.7
1956-57
64
36.9
20.6
4.8
7.5
7.5
19.8
37.8
6.9
82.1
45.2
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
2Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
3.3
1957-58
69
38.3
16.6
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
44.2
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
3.3
1960-61
78
44.3
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
42.6
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
4Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
3.8
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
45.7
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
5Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
3.7
1962-63
78
44.9
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
43.2
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
3.1
1964-65
78
44.4
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
43.8
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
7Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
4.8
1966-67
81
45.5
24.1
24.2
7.8
9.7
14.2
68.3
10.8
44.1
63.7
3,682
1,956
1,957
630
143
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
4.3
1967-68
82
46.8
24.3
23.8
8.6
10.0
16.8
59.5
11.4
38.0
55.7
3,836
1,992
1,952
702
160
9Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
3.4
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
47.6
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
10Willis Reed
W. Reed
1
4.3
1969-70
81
38.1
21.7
13.9
2.0
8.7
17.1
50.7
5.7
75.6
55.2
3,089
1,755
1,126
161
287
11Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
5.7
1970-71
82
40.1
31.7
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
12Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1
2.5
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
45.2
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
13Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
3.6
1973-74
81
43.8
27.0
14.5
4.8
1.4
3.5
11.7
21.7
53.9
5.2
70.2
56.4
3.5
11.0
3,548
2,191
1,178
386
112
283
238
14Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
5.5
1975-76
82
41.2
27.7
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
15Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
4.6
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
16Bill Walton
B. Walton
1
3.1
1977-78
58
33.3
18.9
13.2
5.0
1.0
2.5
7.9
15.2
52.2
4.2
72.0
55.4
2.0
11.2
3.6
1,929
1,097
766
291
60
146
206
145
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
1
4.4
1979-80
82
38.3
24.8
10.8
4.5
1.0
3.4
10.2
16.9
60.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.8
76.5
63.9
2.3
8.5
3.6
3,143
2,034
886
371
81
280
297
216
18Julius Erving
J. Erving
1
5.1
1980-81
82
35.0
24.6
8.0
4.4
2.1
1.8
9.7
18.6
52.1
0.0
0.2
22.2
6.5
78.7
57.2
3.0
5.0
3.2
2,874
2,014
657
364
173
147
266
233
19Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
4.7
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
49.2
0.2
0.9
24.7
5.3
88.8
55.2
2.3
7.8
3.0
3,028
1,908
796
520
144
69
237
197
20Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
5.0
1984-85
80
39.5
28.7
10.5
6.6
1.6
1.2
11.5
22.0
52.2
0.7
1.6
42.7
5.7
88.2
58.5
2.1
8.5
3.1
3,161
2,295
842
531
129
98
248
208
21Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
5.4
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
22Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
1
5.9
1992-93
76
37.6
25.6
12.2
5.1
1.6
1.0
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.9
2.9
30.5
7.7
76.5
59.6
3.1
9.1
3.1
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
196
23Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
1
4.9
1993-94
80
41.0
27.3
11.9
3.6
1.6
3.7
11.2
21.2
52.8
0.1
0.2
42.1
6.8
71.6
56.5
2.9
9.1
3.4
3,277
2,184
955
287
128
297
271
289
24Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
5.5
1999-00
79
40.0
29.7
13.6
3.8
0.5
3.0
12.1
21.1
57.4
0.0
0.0
0.0
10.4
52.4
57.8
4.3
9.4
2.8
3,163
2,344
1,078
299
36
239
223
255
+706
25Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
1
5.6
2002-03
81
39.3
23.3
12.9
3.9
0.7
2.9
8.8
17.2
51.3
0.1
0.3
27.3
7.8
71.0
56.4
3.2
9.7
3.1
3,181
1,884
1,043
316
55
237
248
231
+557

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Brown

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RPG

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Queta

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APG

5.7

White

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Team Rankings

ORTG

120.8

2nd

DRTG

113.0

7th

NETRTG

7.8

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3P%

36.5

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2025-26 Conference Standings
TEAMWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
Celtics Celtics
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
8:00 PM
Mon
3/2
@
7:30 PM
Wed
3/4
@
7:30 PM
Fri
3/6
@
7:00 PM
Sun
3/8
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
BKN Nets

15 - 44

111

Final

148

BOS Celtics

39 - 20

Fri 27 Feb 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
44
14
.759
2
39
20
.661
5.5
3
38
22
.633
7.0
4
37
24
.607
8.5
5
35
25
.583
10.0
6
33
26
.559
11.5
7
31
27
.534
13.0
8
32
29
.525
13.5
9
30
31
.492
15.5
10
30
31
.492
15.5
11
26
32
.448
18.0
12
24
36
.400
21.0
13
16
43
.271
28.5
14
15
44
.254
29.5
15
15
45
.250
30.0
WesternWLPCTGB
1
46
15
.754
2
43
16
.729
2.0
3
37
22
.627
8.0
4
37
23
.617
8.5
5
37
23
.617
8.5
6
35
24
.593
10.0
7
34
26
.567
11.5
8
31
29
.517
14.5
9
29
32
.475
17.0
10
27
31
.466
17.5
11
22
36
.379
22.5
12
21
38
.356
24.0
13
19
42
.311
27.0
14
18
42
.300
27.5
15
14
47
.230
32.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Mon
1/26
@
102-106
Mon
1/26
@
115-103
Tue
1/27
@
110-113
Tue
1/27
@
99-129
Tue
1/27
@
133-124

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
3/1
@
1:00 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
3:30 PM
Sun
3/1
@
5:00 PM