nba players that won the mvp and lost in the first round

Bob Pettit fell short 39 times in 1955-56.

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NBA players that won the mvp in a regular season and lost in the first round

	NAME	L	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	39	1	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6	50.2				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	23	1	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5			7.5	19.8	37.8				5.7	6.9	82.1	45.2				2,364	1,319	309	478				134
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	20	1	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			6.6	15.0	44.2				3.3	6.4	51.9	46.5				2,640	1,142	1,564	202				181
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	23	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1			10.0	22.8	43.8				9.3	12.2	75.9	51.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	25	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2	49.3				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	1	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	23.9	3.4			6.8	16.0	42.6				3.3	6.0	55.0	45.4				3,458	1,322	1,868	268				155
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	16	1	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5			7.6	16.6	45.7				3.8	6.3	59.5	48.9				3,433	1,436	1,790	341				207
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	21	1	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	23.6	4.5			6.6	15.2	43.2				3.7	6.6	55.5	46.4				3,500	1,309	1,843	348				189
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	25	1	1963-64	CIN	79	45.1	31.4	9.9	11.0			10.6	22.0	48.3				10.1	11.9	85.3	57.6				3,559	2,480	783	868				280
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	17	1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3			5.5	12.6	43.8				3.1	5.5	57.3	47.2				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24	1	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3	54.7				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	13	1	1966-67	PHI	81	45.5	24.1	24.2	7.8			9.7	14.2	68.3				4.8	10.8	44.1	63.7				3,682	1,956	1,957	630				143
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	20	1	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8	8.6			10.0	16.8	59.5				4.3	11.4	38.0	55.7				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	25	1	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5	51.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
15	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	16	1	1970-71	MIL	82	40.1	31.7	16.0	3.3			13.0	22.5	57.7				5.7	8.3	69.0	60.6				3,288	2,596	1,311	272				264
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	19	1	1971-72	MIL	81	44.2	34.8	16.6	4.6			14.3	24.9	57.4				6.2	9.0	68.9	60.3				3,583	2,822	1,346	370				235
17	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	14	1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9	48.1				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
18	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	23	1	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
19	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	33	1	1974-75	BUF	82	43.2	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
20	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42	1	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	56.7	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	29	1	1976-77	LAL	82	36.8	26.2	13.3	3.9	1.2	3.2	10.8	18.7	57.9				4.6	6.5	70.1	60.8	3.2	10.0		3,016	2,152	1,090	319	101	261		262
22	Bill Walton B. Walton	10	1	1977-78	POR	58	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
23	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	22	1	1979-80	LAL	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	4.4	5.8	76.5	63.9	2.3	8.5	3.6	3,143	2,034	886	371	81	280	297	216
24	Julius Erving J. Erving	20	1	1980-81	PHI	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	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2	3.0	5.0	3.2	2,874	2,014	657	364	173	147	266	233
25	Larry Bird L. Bird	20	1	1983-84	BOS	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	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197