players who win finals mvp at rookie year

Magic Johnson won the Finals MVP award once in his rookie season in the 1980 NBA Finals.

NAMEDATEFMVPSEASONSERIESTMOPPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/4/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
vs
40
16
9
10
3
0
8
12
66.7
0
0
0
0
66.7
2
7
2
1
2Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/7/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
vs
41
13
8
11
2
0
5
8
62.5
0
0
3
3
100.0
69.7
1
7
5
5
3Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/10/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
@
44
16
11
5
2
0
6
12
50.0
0
1
0.0
4
6
66.7
54.6
5
6
5
2
4Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/11/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
@
45
28
9
9
3
1
10
14
71.4
0
0
8
10
80.0
76.1
1
8
3
1
5Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/14/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
vs
39
14
15
10
3
0
4
13
30.8
0
0
6
7
85.7
43.5
5
10
10
5
6Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
5/16/1980
1
1979-80
NBA Finals
@
47
42
15
7
3
1
14
23
60.9
0
1
0.0
14
14
100.0
72.0
3
12
5
3
Average0.242.721.511.28.72.70.37.813.757.30.00.30.05.86.787.564.82.88.35.02.8
Total12561296752162478257.3020.0354087.564.817503017

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