who is the oldest player to ever win the nba mvp

Karl Malone is the oldest MVP in a season. He was 35 years old in 1998-99.

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Who is the oldest player to ever win the NBA mvp in a regular season?
NAMEAgeMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
35
1
1998-99
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
2Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
34
1
1997-98
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
3Karl Malone
K. Malone
33
1
1996-97
82
36.6
27.4
9.9
4.5
1.4
0.6
10.5
19.2
55.0
0.0
0.2
0.0
6.4
8.4
75.5
60.0
2.4
7.5
2.8
2,998
2,249
809
368
113
48
233
217
+768
4Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
32
1
1995-96
82
37.7
30.4
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
49.5
1.4
3.2
42.7
6.7
8.0
83.4
58.2
1.8
4.8
2.4
3,090
2,491
543
352
180
42
197
195
5Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
32
1
1979-80
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
6Steve Nash
S. Nash
31
1
2005-06
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
7Hakeem Olajuwon
H. Olajuwon
31
1
1993-94
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
8Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
31
1
1967-68
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
9Steve Nash
S. Nash
30
1
2004-05
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
10Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
30
1
1989-90
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
48.0
1.3
3.5
38.4
7.2
8.1
89.0
62.2
1.6
5.0
3.7
2,937
1,765
522
907
132
34
289
167
11Julius Erving
J. Erving
30
1
1980-81
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
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
30
1
1966-67
81
45.5
24.1
24.2
7.8
9.7
14.2
68.3
4.8
10.8
44.1
63.7
3,682
1,956
1,957
630
143
13Bill Russell
B. Russell
30
1
1964-65
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
14Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
29
1
2007-08
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
15David Robinson
D. Robinson
29
1
1994-95
81
38.0
27.6
10.8
2.9
1.7
3.2
9.7
18.4
53.0
0.1
0.2
30.0
8.1
10.5
77.4
60.2
2.9
7.9
2.9
3,074
2,238
877
236
134
262
233
230
16Charles Barkley
C. Barkley
29
1
1992-93
76
37.6
25.6
12.2
5.1
1.6
1.0
9.4
18.1
52.0
0.9
2.9
30.5
5.9
7.7
76.5
59.6
3.1
9.1
3.1
2,859
1,944
928
385
119
74
233
196
17Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
29
1
1988-89
77
37.5
22.5
7.9
12.8
1.8
0.3
7.5
14.8
50.9
0.8
2.4
31.4
6.7
7.3
91.1
62.5
1.4
6.4
4.1
2,886
1,730
607
988
138
22
312
172
18Larry Bird
L. Bird
29
1
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
49.6
1.0
2.4
42.3
5.4
6.0
89.6
58.0
2.3
7.5
3.2
3,113
2,115
805
557
166
51
266
182
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
29
1
1976-77
82
36.8
26.2
13.3
3.9
1.2
3.2
10.8
18.7
57.9
4.6
6.5
70.1
60.8
3.2
10.0
3,016
2,152
1,090
319
101
261
262
20Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
29
1
1965-66
79
47.3
33.5
24.6
5.2
13.6
25.2
54.0
6.3
12.4
51.3
54.7
3,737
2,649
1,943
414
171
21Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
28
1
2023-24
79
34.6
26.4
12.4
9.0
1.4
0.9
10.4
17.9
58.3
1.1
2.9
35.9
4.5
5.5
81.7
65.0
2.8
9.5
3.0
2,737
2,085
976
708
108
68
238
195
+684
22Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
28
1
2022-23
66
34.6
33.1
10.2
4.2
1.0
1.7
11.0
20.1
54.8
1.0
3.0
33.0
10.0
11.7
85.7
65.5
1.7
8.4
3.4
2,284
2,183
670
274
66
112
226
205
+424
23James Harden
J. Harden
28
1
2017-18
72
35.4
30.4
5.4
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.0
20.1
44.9
3.7
10.0
36.7
8.7
10.1
85.8
61.9
0.6
4.8
4.4
2,551
2,191
389
630
126
50
315
169
+527
24Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
28
1
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
42.5
2.5
7.2
34.3
8.8
10.4
84.5
55.4
1.7
9.0
5.4
2,802
2,558
864
840
132
31
438
190
+251
25LeBron James
L. James
28
1
2012-13
76
37.9
26.8
8.0
7.3
1.7
0.9
10.1
17.8
56.5
1.4
3.3
40.6
5.3
7.0
75.3
64.0
1.3
6.8
3.0
2,877
2,036
610
551
129
67
226
110
+720

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