amount of games played by a player to win mvp 1980-81 to 2021-22

Julius Erving played 82 games in 1980-81.

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amount of games played by a player to win mvp in a regular season 1980-81 to 2021-22

	NAME	GP	MVP	SEASON	TM	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	Julius Erving J. Erving	82	1	1980-81	PHI	35.0	24.6	8.0	4.4			9.7	18.6	52.1	0.0	0.2	22.2	5.1	6.5	78.7	57.2				2,874	2,014	657	364				233
2	Moses Malone M. Malone	81	1	1981-82	HOU	41.8	31.1	14.7	1.8		1.5	11.7	22.5	51.9	0.0			7.8	10.2	76.2	57.6				3,388	2,520	1,188	142		125		208
3	Moses Malone M. Malone	78	1	1982-83	PHI	37.5	24.5	15.3	1.3		2.0	8.4	16.7	50.1	0.0	0.0		7.7	10.1	76.1	57.8				2,923	1,908	1,194	101		157		206
4	Larry Bird L. Bird	79	1	1983-84	BOS	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	25.0	4.7	5.3	88.8	55.2	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	70	236	197
5	Larry Bird L. Bird	80	1	1984-85	BOS	39.5	28.7	10.5	6.6	1.6	1.2	11.5	22.0	52.2	0.7	1.6	42.7	5.0	5.7	88.2	58.5	2.1	8.5	3.1	3,161	2,295	842	531	126	98	248	208
6	Larry Bird L. Bird	82	1	1985-86	BOS	37.9	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	3,110	2,115	805	557	166	51	266	182
7	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	80	1	1986-87	LAL	36.3	23.9	6.3	12.2	1.7	0.5	8.5	16.3	52.3	0.1	0.5	20.5	6.7	7.9	84.8	60.3	1.5	4.8	3.8	2,904	1,909	504	977	138	36	300	168
8	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82	1	1987-88	CHI	40.4	35.0	5.5	5.9	3.2	1.6	13.0	24.4	53.5	0.1	0.6	13.2	8.8	10.5	84.1	60.3	1.7	3.8	3.1	3,311	2,868	449	485	259	130	252	270
9	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	77	1	1988-89	LAL	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
10	Magic Johnson M. Johnson	79	1	1989-90	LAL	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
11	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82	1	1990-91	CHI	37.0	31.5	6.0	5.5	2.7	1.0	12.1	22.4	53.9	0.4	1.1	31.2	7.0	8.2	85.1	60.5	1.4	4.6	2.5	3,034	2,580	492	453	223	83	202	229
12	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	80	1	1991-92	CHI	38.8	30.1	6.4	6.1	2.3	0.9	11.8	22.7	51.9	0.3	1.3	27.0	6.1	7.4	83.2	57.9	1.1	5.3	2.5	3,102	2,404	511	489	182	75	200	201
13	Charles Barkley C. Barkley	76	1	1992-93	PHX	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	197
14	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	80	1	1993-94	HOU	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
15	David Robinson D. Robinson	81	1	1994-95	SAS	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
16	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82	1	1995-96	CHI	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
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	82	1	1996-97	UTA	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
18	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	82	1	1997-98	CHI	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
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	49	1	1998-99	UTA	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
20	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	79	1	1999-00	LAL	40.0	29.7	13.6	3.8	0.5	3.0	12.1	21.1	57.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.5	10.4	52.4	57.8	4.3	9.4	2.8	3,163	2,344	1,078	299	36	239	223	255	+706
21	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	71	1	2000-01	PHI	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
22	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	82	1	2001-02	SAS	40.6	25.5	12.7	3.7	0.7	2.5	9.3	18.3	50.8	0.0	0.1	10.0	6.8	8.5	79.9	57.6	3.3	9.4	3.2	3,329	2,089	1,042	307	61	203	263	217	+563
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	81	1	2002-03	SAS	39.3	23.3	12.9	3.9	0.7	2.9	8.8	17.2	51.3	0.1	0.3	27.3	5.6	7.8	71.0	56.4	3.2	9.7	3.1	3,181	1,884	1,043	316	55	237	248	231	+557
24	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	82	1	2003-04	MIN	39.4	24.2	13.9	5.0	1.5	2.2	9.8	19.6	49.9	0.1	0.5	25.6	4.5	5.7	79.1	54.7	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
25	Steve Nash S. Nash	75	1	2004-05	PHX	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