worst plus/minus to win an mvp nba

Karl Malone has the lowest plus/minus by an MVP in wins in a season, at +427 in 1998-99.

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Worst plus/minus to win an mvp in a regular season by a player NBA
NAME+/-WMVPSEASONTMGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTPGMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOVPF
1Karl Malone
K. Malone
+427
36
1
1998-99
36
36.4
24.3
9.1
4.3
1.2
0.6
8.3
16.3
51.1
0.0
0.0
7.7
9.6
79.5
59.2
2.3
6.9
3.1
1,310
874
329
153
43
20
112
94
2Joel Embiid
J. Embiid
+452
43
1
2022-23
43
34.3
33.8
10.2
4.4
1.0
1.9
11.3
20.0
56.3
1.1
3.1
37.1
10.1
11.7
86.5
67.1
1.7
8.4
3.2
1,474
1,453
437
190
43
81
139
127
3Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
+483
47
1
2020-21
47
33.9
25.8
11.6
8.4
1.3
0.7
10.1
17.1
58.7
1.0
2.7
38.1
4.7
5.4
87.0
66.2
3.1
8.5
2.9
1,594
1,214
546
395
62
32
138
116
4Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
+526
46
1
2016-17
46
35.2
32.1
11.5
11.7
1.8
0.3
10.6
23.4
45.3
2.5
6.5
39.4
8.4
9.9
84.2
57.8
1.6
9.8
5.4
1,620
1,478
528
539
83
15
248
89
5LeBron James
L. James
+583
45
1
2011-12
45
36.4
27.1
7.9
6.4
2.0
0.9
9.9
18.1
54.7
0.8
2.1
36.2
6.6
8.4
78.5
62.2
1.3
6.6
3.3
1,639
1,221
355
289
88
40
149
73
6Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
+583
50
1
2000-01
50
41.8
31.7
4.0
4.9
2.8
0.3
11.0
25.1
43.7
1.3
4.0
32.3
8.4
10.4
81.1
53.3
0.7
3.3
3.3
2,088
1,584
199
247
142
17
163
108
7Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
+585
46
1
2021-22
46
33.0
27.8
14.2
8.1
1.6
0.9
10.6
17.5
60.4
1.3
3.5
36.6
5.4
6.7
80.5
68.0
2.8
11.4
3.8
1,516
1,281
654
373
74
43
174
124
8James Harden
J. Harden
+604
59
1
2017-18
59
35.1
30.2
5.7
8.8
1.8
0.7
9.1
19.9
45.5
3.8
10.3
37.5
8.2
9.6
85.6
62.5
0.6
5.1
4.1
2,073
1,783
334
519
107
42
243
124
9Derrick Rose
D. Rose
+656
62
1
2010-11
62
37.2
24.7
4.3
7.9
1.1
0.7
8.5
19.0
44.9
1.7
4.8
35.5
5.9
6.8
87.0
56.1
1.0
3.3
3.1
2,307
1,534
266
488
67
42
190
96
10Steve Nash
S. Nash
+661
54
1
2005-06
54
34.5
18.7
4.2
10.6
0.9
0.1
6.8
12.7
53.1
1.9
4.1
45.0
3.3
3.6
93.2
65.3
0.6
3.6
3.3
1,861
1,009
229
574
47
7
180
70
11LeBron James
L. James
+679
60
1
2009-10
60
38.5
29.2
7.4
8.8
1.6
1.0
9.9
19.4
50.8
1.6
4.6
34.9
7.8
10.0
78.2
61.2
1.0
6.4
3.2
2,312
1,751
443
525
97
60
193
89
12Kevin Durant
K. Durant
+682
58
1
2013-14
58
37.9
32.4
7.7
5.5
1.4
0.8
10.7
20.5
52.3
2.4
5.3
44.2
8.6
9.8
87.3
65.2
0.7
6.9
3.3
2,201
1,878
444
319
82
48
191
120
13Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
+693
56
1
2018-19
56
31.8
27.4
12.1
6.1
1.2
1.7
10.0
17.2
57.9
0.7
2.8
23.9
6.8
9.2
74.5
64.6
2.2
9.9
3.6
1,781
1,536
679
339
67
94
202
179
14Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
+697
58
1
2001-02
58
39.1
24.8
12.2
3.8
0.8
2.5
9.1
17.3
52.5
0.0
0.1
20.0
6.6
8.4
78.6
59.1
3.1
9.2
3.0
2,266
1,438
710
220
48
143
173
146
15Tim Duncan
T. Duncan
+724
60
1
2002-03
60
38.4
23.0
13.1
4.0
0.6
3.0
8.8
16.7
52.3
0.1
0.2
25.0
5.5
7.5
72.7
57.5
3.1
10.0
2.8
2,305
1,381
786
240
35
182
168
179
16Steve Nash
S. Nash
+736
60
1
2004-05
60
33.9
15.3
3.3
11.8
1.1
0.1
5.7
11.1
51.6
1.2
2.7
43.2
2.7
3.1
87.1
61.5
0.7
2.6
3.3
2,031
916
199
708
65
4
196
100
17Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
+743
58
1
2003-04
58
39.0
24.3
14.2
5.0
1.4
2.4
9.9
19.5
51.1
0.1
0.3
33.3
4.3
5.6
78.0
55.5
2.7
11.4
2.6
2,263
1,411
822
290
84
138
152
127
18Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
+756
62
1
1997-98
62
38.4
29.1
5.7
3.5
1.7
0.6
10.9
22.5
48.5
0.4
1.4
28.1
6.8
8.5
80.4
55.4
1.6
4.2
2.1
2,378
1,802
356
214
107
39
131
116
19Giannis Antetokounmpo
G. Antetokounmpo
+758
51
1
2019-20
51
30.0
29.9
13.6
5.6
0.9
0.9
10.9
19.2
57.1
1.5
4.5
34.1
6.5
10.2
63.4
63.2
2.2
11.4
3.7
1,530
1,524
693
286
47
48
189
155
20Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
+764
57
1
2007-08
57
38.0
27.6
6.0
5.7
2.1
0.5
9.3
19.3
48.0
1.8
4.7
38.3
7.3
8.5
85.4
59.9
1.1
4.9
3.0
2,164
1,575
344
323
119
26
171
147
21Dirk Nowitzki
D. Nowitzki
+782
64
1
2006-07
64
35.7
24.7
8.7
3.4
0.7
0.8
8.7
16.9
51.7
0.9
2.1
42.9
6.3
6.9
91.4
61.9
1.4
7.3
2.0
2,284
1,578
557
220
44
51
125
138
22Shaquille O'Neal
S. O'Neal
+782
66
1
1999-00
66
39.7
29.7
13.9
3.9
0.5
3.0
12.0
20.8
57.6
0.0
0.0
0.0
5.7
10.5
54.0
58.3
4.0
9.9
2.8
2,617
1,960
918
256
32
201
182
210
23Nikola Jokić
N. Jokić
+796
55
1
2023-24
55
34.1
26.5
12.5
9.3
1.4
1.0
10.5
17.1
61.4
1.0
2.5
38.8
4.5
5.5
83.1
68.0
2.7
9.8
2.8
1,874
1,456
687
509
78
54
154
132
24LeBron James
L. James
+847
61
1
2012-13
61
37.0
26.6
8.0
7.6
1.6
0.8
9.9
17.3
57.3
1.3
3.3
40.7
5.5
7.1
77.0
65.2
1.3
6.8
2.8
2,255
1,621
491
462
98
46
171
79
25Karl Malone
K. Malone
+883
64
1
1996-97
64
35.6
27.8
9.7
4.4
1.4
0.6
10.5
18.9
55.9
0.0
0.1
0.0
6.8
8.9
76.2
61.2
2.4
7.3
2.8
2,279
1,782
622
282
91
38
176
166
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