what nba players missed the playoff on their mvp season

Bob Pettit won the MVP award in a single NBA playoff run in 1955-56.

	NAME	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	1	1955-56	STL	8	34.3	19.1	10.5	2.3			5.9	16.0	36.7				7.4	8.8	84.3	48.2				274	153	84	18				20
2	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	1	1956-57	BOS	10	44.0	20.2	6.1	9.3			6.7	20.7	32.4				6.8	9.1	74.7	40.9				440	202	61	93				27
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1957-58	BOS	9	39.4	15.1	24.6	2.7			5.3	14.8	36.1				4.4	7.3	60.6	42.0				355	136	221	24				24
4	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	1	1958-59	STL	6	42.8	27.8	12.5	2.3			9.7	22.8	42.3				8.5	10.8	78.5	50.4				257	167	75	14				20
5	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1959-60	PHI	9	46.1	33.2	25.8	2.1			13.9	28.0	49.6				5.4	12.2	44.5	49.8				415	299	232	19				17
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1960-61	BOS	10	46.2	19.1	29.9	4.8			7.3	17.1	42.7				4.5	8.6	52.3	45.7				462	191	299	48				24
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1961-62	BOS	14	48.0	22.4	26.4	5.0			8.3	18.1	45.8				5.9	8.1	72.6	51.9				672	314	370	70				49
8	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1962-63	BOS	13	47.5	20.3	25.1	5.1			7.4	16.3	45.3				5.5	8.4	66.1	50.8				617	264	326	66				36
9	Oscar Robertson O. Robertson	1	1963-64	CIN	10	47.1	29.3	8.9	8.4			9.2	20.2	45.5				10.9	12.7	85.8	56.8				471	293	89	84				30
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	1	1964-65	BOS	12	46.8	16.5	25.2	6.3			6.6	12.5	52.7				3.3	6.3	52.6	54.0				561	198	302	76				43
11	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1965-66	PHI	5	48.0	28.0	30.2	3.0			11.2	22.0	50.9				5.6	13.6	41.2	50.0				240	140	151	15				10
12	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1966-67	PHI	15	47.9	21.7	29.1	9.0			8.8	15.2	57.9				4.1	10.7	38.8	54.6				718	326	437	135				37
13	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	1	1967-68	PHI	13	48.5	23.7	24.7	6.5			9.5	17.8	53.4				4.6	12.2	38.0	51.1				631	308	321	85				29
14	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	1	1968-69	BAL	4	41.3	18.8	18.5	1.3			7.5	14.3	52.6				3.8	4.8	78.9	57.4				165	75	74	5				14
15	Willis Reed W. Reed	1	1969-70	NYK	18	40.7	23.7	13.8	2.8			9.9	21.0	47.1				3.9	5.3	73.7	50.7				732	426	248	51				60
16	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1970-71	MIL	14	41.2	26.6	17.0	2.5			10.9	21.1	51.5				4.9	7.2	67.3	54.8				577	372	238	35				45
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1971-72	MIL	11	46.4	28.7	18.2	5.1			12.6	28.9	43.7				3.5	4.9	70.4	46.2				510	316	200	56				35
18	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	1	1972-73	BOS	13	46.0	21.9	16.6	3.7			9.9	21.0	47.3				2.1	3.2	65.9	49.0				598	285	216	48				54
19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1973-74	MIL	16	47.4	32.2	15.8	4.9	1.3	2.4	14.0	25.1	55.7				4.2	5.7	73.6	58.3	4.2	11.6		758	515	253	78	20	39		41
20	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	1	1974-75	BUF	7	46.7	37.4	13.4	1.4	0.9	2.7	14.9	30.9	48.1				7.7	10.4	74.0	52.8	3.6	9.9		327	262	94	10	6	19		29
21	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1976-77	LAL	11	42.5	34.6	17.7	4.1	1.7	3.5	13.4	22.0	60.7				7.9	10.9	72.5	64.6	4.6	13.1		467	381	195	45	19	38		42
22	Bill Walton B. Walton	1	1977-78	POR	2	24.5	13.5	11.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	5.5	9.0	61.1				2.5	3.5	71.4	64.0	2.5	8.5	3.0	49	27	22	4	3	3	6	1
23	Moses Malone M. Malone	1	1978-79	HOU	2	39.0	24.5	20.5	1.0	0.5	4.0	9.0	20.5	43.9				6.5	9.0	72.2	50.1	12.5	8.0	4.0	78	49	41	2	1	8	8	5
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	1	1979-80	LAL	15	41.2	31.9	12.1	3.1	1.1	3.9	13.2	23.1	57.2	0.0	0.0		5.5	7.0	79.0	61.1	3.4	8.7	3.7	618	479	181	46	17	58	55	51
25	Julius Erving J. Erving	1	1980-81	PHI	16	37.0	22.9	7.1	3.4	1.4	2.6	8.9	18.8	47.5	0.0	0.1	0.0	5.1	6.7	75.7	52.7	3.3	3.9	3.4	592	367	114	54	22	41	55	54

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