Dave Cowens has the lowest PER by an MVP in a season, with an 18.1 rating in 1972-73.

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Who had the lowest per to win mvp in a regular season?

	NAME	PER	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	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	18.1	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
2	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	18.1	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
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.1	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
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	18.2	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
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.5	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
6	Bill Russell B. Russell	19.6	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
7	Willis Reed W. Reed	20.3	1	1969-70	NYK	81	38.1	21.7	13.9	2.0			8.7	17.1	50.7				4.3	5.7	75.6	55.2				3,089	1,755	1,126	161				287
8	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	21.2	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
9	Steve Nash S. Nash	22	1	2004-05	PHX	75	34.3	15.5	3.3	11.5	1.0	0.1	5.7	11.4	50.2	1.3	2.9	43.1	2.8	3.2	88.7	60.6	0.8	2.6	3.3	2,573	1,165	249	861	74	6	245	136	+664
10	Bill Russell B. Russell	22.8	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
11	Steve Nash S. Nash	23.3	1	2005-06	PHX	79	35.4	18.8	4.2	10.5	0.8	0.2	6.8	13.4	51.2	1.9	4.3	43.9	3.3	3.5	92.1	63.2	0.6	3.6	3.5	2,796	1,489	333	826	61	12	276	120	+472
12	Derrick Rose D. Rose	23.5	1	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	25.0	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	44.5	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	6.9	85.8	55.0	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
13	Moses Malone M. Malone	23.7	1	1978-79	HOU	82	41.3	24.8	17.6	1.8	1.0	1.5	8.7	16.2	54.0				7.3	9.9	73.9	60.4	7.2	10.5	4.0	3,390	2,031	1,444	147	79	119	326	223
14	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	24	1	2000-01	PHI	71	42.0	31.1	3.8	4.6	2.5	0.3	10.7	25.5	42.0	1.4	4.3	32.0	8.2	10.1	81.4	51.8	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
15	Larry Bird L. Bird	24.2	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
16	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	24.2	1	2007-08	LAL	82	38.9	28.3	6.3	5.4	1.8	0.5	9.5	20.6	45.9	1.8	5.1	36.1	7.6	9.0	84.0	57.6	1.1	5.2	3.1	3,192	2,323	517	441	151	40	257	227	+598
17	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	24.4	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
18	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	24.7	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
19	Bill Walton B. Walton	24.8	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
20	Julius Erving J. Erving	25.1	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
21	Moses Malone M. Malone	25.1	1	1982-83	PHI	78	37.5	24.5	15.3	1.3	1.1	2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8	5.7	9.6	3.4	2,922	1,908	1,194	101	89	157	264	206
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	25.2	1	1997-98	CHI	82	38.8	28.7	5.8	3.5	1.7	0.5	10.7	23.1	46.5	0.4	1.5	23.8	6.9	8.8	78.4	53.3	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
23	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	25.3	1	1993-94	HOU	80	41.0	27.3	11.9	3.6	1.6	3.7	11.2	21.2	52.8	0.1	0.2	42.1	4.9	6.8	71.6	56.5	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
24	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	25.3	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
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	25.6	1	1998-99	UTA	49	37.4	23.8	9.4	4.1	1.3	0.6	8.0	16.3	49.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.7	9.8	78.8	57.7	2.2	7.3	3.3	1,832	1,164	463	201	62	28	162	134	+355

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	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - z	60	22	.732
2	Celtics - x	56	26	.683	4.0
3	Knicks - x	53	29	.646	7.0
4	Cavaliers - x	52	30	.634	8.0
5	Raptors - x	46	36	.561	14.0
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7	76ers - x	45	37	.549	15.0
8	Magic - x	45	37	.549	15.0
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10	Heat	43	39	.524	17.0
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3	Nuggets - x	54	28	.659	10.0
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5	Rockets - x	52	30	.634	12.0
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11	Pelicans - e	26	56	.317	38.0
12	Mavericks - e	26	56	.317	38.0
13	Grizzlies - e	25	57	.305	39.0
14	Kings - e	22	60	.268	42.0
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