who is the only player to win reg season mvp while averaging less than 20pts per game

Bob Pettit scored 25.7 points per game in 1955-56.

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Who is the only player to win reg season mvp in a season while averaging less than 20pts per game?
NAMEPPGMVPGPSEASONTMMPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF+/-
1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
25.7
1
72
1955-56
STL STL
38.8
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
42.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
20.6
1
64
1956-57
BOS BOS
36.9
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
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.6
1
69
1957-58
BOS BOS
38.3
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
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
29.2
1
72
1958-59
STL STL
39.9
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
43.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
37.6
1
72
1959-60
PHI PHI
46.4
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
46.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.9
1
78
1960-61
BOS BOS
44.3
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
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
18.9
1
76
1961-62
BOS BOS
45.2
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
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
16.8
1
78
1962-63
BOS BOS
44.9
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
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
31.4
1
79
1963-64
CIN CIN
45.1
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
48.3
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
14.1
1
78
1964-65
BOS BOS
44.4
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
11Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
33.5
1
79
1965-66
PHI PHI
47.3
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
12Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.1
1
81
1966-67
PHI PHI
45.5
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
13Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
24.3
1
82
1967-68
PHI PHI
46.8
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
14Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
13.8
1
82
1968-69
BAL BAL
36.2
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
15Willis Reed
W. Reed
21.7
1
81
1969-70
NYK NYK
38.1
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
16Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
31.7
1
82
1970-71
MIL MIL
40.1
16.0
3.3
13.0
22.5
57.7
5.7
8.3
69.0
60.6
3,288
2,596
1,311
272
264
17Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
34.8
1
81
1971-72
MIL MIL
44.2
16.6
4.6
14.3
24.9
57.4
6.2
9.0
68.9
60.3
3,583
2,822
1,346
370
235
18Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
20.5
1
82
1972-73
BOS BOS
41.8
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
19Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27.0
1
81
1973-74
MIL MIL
43.8
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
20Bob McAdoo
B. McAdoo
34.5
1
82
1974-75
BUF BUF
43.2
14.1
2.2
1.1
2.1
13.4
26.1
51.2
7.8
9.7
80.5
56.9
3.7
10.3
3,539
2,831
1,155
179
92
174
278
21Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
27.7
1
82
1975-76
LAL LAL
41.2
16.9
5.0
1.5
4.1
11.1
21.1
52.9
5.5
7.8
70.3
56.7
3.3
13.5
3,379
2,275
1,383
413
119
338
292
22Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
26.2
1
82
1976-77
LAL LAL
36.8
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
23Bill Walton
B. Walton
18.9
1
58
1977-78
POR POR
33.3
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
24Moses Malone
M. Malone
24.8
1
82
1978-79
HOU HOU
41.3
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
25Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
K. Abdul-Jabbar
24.8
1
82
1979-80
LAL LAL
38.3
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

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11/10
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11/12
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11/13
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Thunder Thunder
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