oldest player to win finals mvp

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the oldest Finals MVP in an NBA Finals. He was 37 years old.

Interpreted as:
oldest player to win finals mvp in a season
NAMEAgeFMVPSEASONSERIESTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
37
1
1984-85
NBA Finals
6
35.5
25.7
9.0
5.2
1.0
1.5
11.2
18.5
60.4
0.0
0.0
3.3
4.3
76.9
62.9
2.8
6.2
2.8
213
154
54
31
6
9
17
27
2LeBron James
L. James
35
1
2019-20
NBA Finals
6
39.4
29.8
11.8
8.5
1.2
0.5
11.3
19.2
59.1
2.5
6.0
41.7
4.7
7.0
66.7
67.1
2.0
9.8
3.5
236
179
71
51
7
3
21
13
+36
3Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
35
1
1971-72
NBA Finals
5
47.2
19.4
23.2
2.6
7.8
13.0
60.0
3.8
7.0
54.3
60.3
236
97
116
13
18
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
1
1997-98
NBA Finals
6
41.7
33.5
4.0
2.3
1.8
0.7
11.7
27.3
42.7
0.7
2.2
30.8
9.5
11.7
81.4
51.6
1.5
2.5
1.7
250
201
24
14
11
4
10
13
+39
5Stephen Curry
S. Curry
33
1
2021-22
NBA Finals
6
37.5
31.2
6.0
5.0
2.0
0.2
11.0
22.8
48.2
5.2
11.8
43.7
4.0
4.7
85.7
62.6
0.3
5.7
2.5
225
187
36
30
12
1
15
18
+35
6Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
33
1
1996-97
NBA Finals
6
42.7
32.3
7.0
6.0
1.2
0.8
12.0
26.3
45.6
1.3
4.2
32.0
7.0
9.2
76.4
53.2
1.5
5.5
2.2
256
194
42
36
7
5
13
14
+6
7John Havlicek
J. Havlicek
33
1
1973-74
NBA Finals
7
47.1
26.4
7.7
4.7
1.9
0.0
10.3
24.0
42.9
5.9
6.7
87.2
49.0
1.6
6.1
330
185
54
33
13
0
22
8Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
32
1
2010-11
NBA Finals
6
40.4
26.0
9.7
2.0
0.7
0.7
8.7
20.8
41.6
1.2
3.2
36.8
7.5
7.7
97.8
53.7
0.3
9.3
2.8
242
156
58
12
4
4
17
15
+40
9Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
1
1995-96
NBA Finals
6
42.0
27.3
5.3
4.2
1.7
0.2
8.5
20.5
41.5
1.0
3.2
31.6
9.3
11.2
83.6
53.8
1.7
3.7
3.0
252
164
32
25
10
1
18
17
10Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
32
1
1994-95
NBA Finals
4
44.8
32.8
11.5
5.5
2.0
2.0
14.0
29.0
48.3
0.3
0.3
100.0
4.5
6.5
69.2
51.4
2.8
8.8
2.8
179
131
46
22
8
8
11
18
11LeBron James
L. James
31
1
2015-16
NBA Finals
7
41.7
29.7
11.3
8.9
2.6
2.3
11.7
23.7
49.4
1.9
5.0
37.1
4.4
6.1
72.1
56.2
2.4
8.9
4.4
292
208
79
62
18
16
31
16
+26
12Andre Iguodala
A. Iguodala
31
1
2014-15
NBA Finals
6
37.1
16.3
5.8
4.0
1.3
0.3
6.2
11.8
52.1
2.3
5.8
40.0
1.7
4.7
35.7
58.8
1.0
4.8
1.0
222
98
35
24
8
2
6
18
+62
13Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
31
1
2009-10
NBA Finals
7
41.2
28.6
8.0
3.9
2.1
0.7
9.4
23.3
40.5
2.1
6.7
31.9
7.6
8.6
88.3
52.8
1.7
6.3
3.9
288
200
56
27
15
5
27
27
+8
14Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
31
1
1993-94
NBA Finals
7
43.1
26.9
9.1
3.6
1.6
3.9
10.7
21.4
50.0
0.1
0.1
100.0
5.3
6.1
86.0
55.6
1.9
7.3
3.6
302
188
64
25
11
27
25
26
15Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
31
1
1977-78
NBA Finals
7
38.6
9.0
11.7
3.9
0.6
0.1
3.7
7.1
52.0
1.6
2.9
55.0
53.6
3.6
8.1
1.0
270
63
82
27
4
1
7
25
16Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
30
1
2008-09
NBA Finals
5
43.8
32.4
5.6
7.4
1.4
1.4
11.6
27.0
43.0
1.8
5.0
36.0
7.4
8.8
84.1
52.5
0.6
5.0
3.2
219
162
28
37
7
7
16
13
+49
17Paul Pierce
P. Pierce
30
1
2007-08
NBA Finals
6
38.8
21.8
4.5
6.3
1.2
0.3
6.3
14.7
43.2
1.8
4.7
39.3
7.3
8.8
83.0
58.8
0.5
4.0
3.7
233
131
27
38
7
2
22
24
+52
18Rick Barry
R. Barry
30
1
1974-75
NBA Finals
4
43.0
29.5
4.0
5.0
3.5
0.8
11.0
24.8
44.4
7.5
8.0
93.8
52.2
1.0
3.0
172
118
16
20
14
3
12
19Willis Reed
W. Reed
30
1
1972-73
NBA Finals
5
30.0
16.4
9.2
2.6
7.4
15.0
49.3
1.6
1.8
88.9
51.9
150
82
46
13
22
20Jerry West
J. West
30
1
1968-69
NBA Finals
7
43.9
37.9
4.7
7.4
13.7
28.0
49.0
10.4
12.4
83.9
56.6
307
265
33
52
20
21Kevin Durant
K. Durant
29
1
2017-18
NBA Finals
4
41.3
28.8
10.8
7.5
0.8
2.3
10.0
19.0
52.6
2.3
5.5
40.9
6.5
6.8
96.3
65.4
0.5
10.3
2.3
165
115
43
30
3
9
9
12
+86
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
29
1
2001-02
NBA Finals
4
41.5
36.3
12.3
3.8
0.5
2.8
12.5
21.0
59.5
0.0
0.0
11.3
17.0
66.2
63.6
3.3
9.0
3.5
166
145
49
15
2
11
14
7
+45
23Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
29
1
1992-93
NBA Finals
6
45.7
41.0
8.5
6.3
1.7
0.7
16.8
33.2
50.8
1.7
4.2
40.0
5.7
8.2
69.4
55.8
2.5
6.0
2.7
274
246
51
38
10
4
16
20
24Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
1
1985-86
NBA Finals
6
44.8
24.0
9.7
9.5
2.7
0.3
8.8
18.3
48.2
1.2
3.2
36.8
5.2
5.5
93.9
57.8
1.7
8.0
2.7
269
144
58
57
16
2
16
17
25Jo Jo White
J. Jo White
29
1
1975-76
NBA Finals
6
46.5
21.7
4.3
5.8
1.5
0.0
7.8
17.8
43.9
6.0
6.8
87.8
52.0
0.5
3.8
279
130
26
35
9
0
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Last Game
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NBA 2025-26 Standings

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.545
6.5
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.545
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10.0
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10.5
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.344
13.0
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24
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16.5
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18.5
WesternWLPCTGB
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20
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