what player has most mvps before turning 29

LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell are tied for the most career MVP awards by a player younger than 29, with 4.

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What player has most mvps before turning 29 years old?
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1LeBron James
L. James
4
794
39.6
27.5
7.2
6.9
1.7
0.8
9.9
20.0
49.3
1.3
3.9
33.9
6.4
8.6
74.7
57.8
1.2
6.0
3.3
31,417
21,819
5,754
5,491
1,363
658
2,623
1,485
+4258
2Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
4
549
30.0
15.6
12.4
5.2
7.5
69.6
16,486
8,545
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
4
474
17.0
6.8
3.4
6.1
55.9
8,075
1,198
4Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
3
649
31.0
20.7
10.6
6.8
1.2
0.7
8.0
14.3
55.6
1.0
2.9
34.9
3.8
4.6
82.7
63.3
2.6
8.0
2.9
20,124
13,436
6,910
4,433
775
472
1,865
1,775
+3139
5Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
3
559
38.7
32.3
6.3
5.9
2.7
1.1
12.0
23.1
51.9
0.4
1.2
28.7
8.0
9.4
84.8
59.3
1.7
4.6
3.1
21,631
18,073
3,502
3,323
1,526
602
1,724
1,693
6Larry Bird
L. Bird
3
499
38.2
23.6
10.6
5.8
9.4
19.1
49.4
0.4
4.3
5.0
86.5
55.4
19,045
11,775
5,280
2,901
1,412
7Moses Malone
M. Malone
3
601
23.8
14.8
8.5
16.7
50.9
0.0
6.7
9.1
74.0
57.3
14,283
8,897
8Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
2
739
32.6
22.8
9.6
4.7
1.1
1.3
8.3
15.4
53.9
0.7
2.4
28.6
5.6
7.9
70.6
60.6
1.8
7.8
3.0
24,063
16,884
7,104
3,483
845
933
2,213
2,228
+2417
9Stephen Curry
S. Curry
2
559
34.7
22.7
4.4
6.8
1.8
0.2
8.0
16.8
47.5
3.3
7.6
43.6
3.5
3.8
90.3
61.5
0.7
3.7
3.2
19,410
12,682
2,436
3,798
995
116
1,771
1,408
+3301
10Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
2
586
38.3
22.5
12.2
3.1
0.8
2.5
8.6
17.0
50.7
0.0
0.2
19.4
5.3
7.7
69.2
55.4
3.3
8.9
3.0
22,456
13,204
7,139
1,839
459
1,488
1,730
1,614
+4322
11Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
2
532
25.8
9.0
7.7
10.3
75.0
13,720
12Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
S. Gilgeous-Alexander
1
530
33.1
25.3
4.7
5.3
1.4
0.8
8.8
17.3
50.8
1.4
3.8
36.0
6.3
7.3
86.4
61.6
0.7
4.0
2.3
17,549
13,411
2,503
2,810
761
422
1,223
1,183
+2062
13Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
1
383
31.8
27.1
11.2
3.4
0.9
1.7
8.9
17.9
49.8
1.2
3.4
34.0
8.1
9.9
81.8
60.9
2.3
9.0
3.4
12,169
10,375
4,291
1,305
346
635
1,301
1,187
+2192
14James Harden
J. Harden
1
687
33.8
23.0
5.1
6.1
1.5
0.5
6.8
15.3
44.3
2.4
6.6
36.4
7.1
8.3
85.4
60.8
0.8
4.3
3.5
23,238
15,809
3,482
4,157
1,031
325
2,383
1,733
+2779
15Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
680
34.1
22.6
6.3
8.0
1.7
0.3
7.8
18.1
43.3
1.1
3.4
31.3
5.9
7.2
82.0
53.2
1.7
4.6
3.9
23,197
15,392
4,252
5,415
1,174
199
2,678
1,650
+2515
16Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
470
34.7
19.5
3.7
6.0
0.8
0.4
7.6
16.8
45.1
0.8
2.6
29.8
3.5
4.3
82.0
52.1
0.9
2.8
2.8
16,291
9,155
1,735
2,799
372
172
1,333
655
+386
17Kevin Durant
K. Durant
1
703
37.4
27.2
7.2
3.8
1.2
1.0
9.2
18.9
48.8
1.8
4.7
37.9
7.0
8.0
88.2
60.8
0.8
6.4
3.2
26,277
19,121
5,031
2,663
840
738
2,221
1,330
+2675
18Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
1
681
36.5
22.3
8.6
2.6
1.0
1.1
7.7
16.3
47.0
1.4
3.6
38.1
5.6
6.4
86.9
58.2
1.3
7.3
1.9
24,873
15,173
5,842
1,784
664
723
1,301
1,804
+3920
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
535
41.4
27.0
4.1
5.7
2.4
0.2
9.5
22.9
41.7
1.3
4.2
31.0
6.6
8.7
75.8
50.5
1.0
3.1
3.6
22,164
14,436
2,175
3,046
1,273
112
1,947
1,178
+526
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
775
38.2
20.2
11.1
4.5
1.4
1.7
8.1
16.6
49.0
0.2
0.6
29.9
3.8
4.9
76.8
53.9
2.8
8.3
2.6
29,583
15,681
8,601
3,525
1,089
1,343
2,002
1,965
+2406
21Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
1
584
37.9
27.5
12.4
2.8
0.7
2.7
11.0
19.1
57.7
0.0
0.0
5.6
5.4
10.4
52.5
58.1
4.0
8.4
2.9
22,138
16,070
7,252
1,629
432
1,582
1,690
2,008
+2139
22Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
639
36.8
19.1
7.4
11.0
7.0
13.2
53.3
0.1
5.0
6.1
82.3
60.4
23,537
12,213
4,697
7,037
1,514
23Bill Walton
B. Walton
1
223
33.0
16.9
13.2
4.3
2.6
7.0
13.7
51.0
0.0
0.0
3.0
4.4
66.9
54.1
7,370
3,772
2,948
957
571
615
24Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
1
583
26.8
10.6
0.1
5.7
7.5
75.3
15,625
25Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1
518
18.8
7.9
2.9
3.7
76.9
9,726

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