how many mvp winners shot under 50%

Bob Pettit won the MVP award when his field-goal percentage was below 50.0 in 1955-56.

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1Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
42.9
1955-56
72
38.8
25.7
16.2
2.6
9.0
20.9
7.7
10.5
73.6
50.2
2,794
1,849
1,164
189
202
2Bob Cousy
B. Cousy
1
37.8
1956-57
64
36.9
20.6
4.8
7.5
7.5
19.8
5.7
6.9
82.1
45.2
2,364
1,319
309
478
134
3Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
44.2
1957-58
69
38.3
16.6
22.7
2.9
6.6
15.0
3.3
6.4
51.9
46.5
2,640
1,142
1,564
202
181
4Bob Pettit
B. Pettit
1
43.8
1958-59
72
39.9
29.2
16.4
3.1
10.0
22.8
9.3
12.2
75.9
51.9
2,873
2,105
1,182
221
200
5Wilt Chamberlain
W. Chamberlain
1
46.1
1959-60
72
46.4
37.6
27.0
2.3
14.8
32.1
8.0
13.8
58.2
49.3
3,338
2,707
1,941
168
150
6Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
42.6
1960-61
78
44.3
16.9
23.9
3.4
6.8
16.0
3.3
6.0
55.0
45.4
3,458
1,322
1,868
268
155
7Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
45.7
1961-62
76
45.2
18.9
23.6
4.5
7.6
16.6
3.8
6.3
59.5
48.9
3,433
1,436
1,790
341
207
8Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
43.2
1962-63
78
44.9
16.8
23.6
4.5
6.6
15.2
3.7
6.6
55.5
46.4
3,500
1,309
1,843
348
189
9Oscar Robertson
O. Robertson
1
48.3
1963-64
79
45.1
31.4
9.9
11.0
10.6
22.0
10.1
11.9
85.3
57.6
3,559
2,480
783
868
280
10Bill Russell
B. Russell
1
43.8
1964-65
78
44.4
14.1
24.1
5.3
5.5
12.6
3.1
5.5
57.3
47.2
3,466
1,102
1,878
410
204
11Wes Unseld
W. Unseld
1
47.6
1968-69
82
36.2
13.8
18.2
2.6
5.2
10.9
3.4
5.6
60.5
51.5
2,970
1,131
1,491
213
276
12Dave Cowens
D. Cowens
1
45.2
1972-73
82
41.8
20.5
16.2
4.1
9.0
20.0
2.5
3.2
77.9
48.1
3,425
1,684
1,329
333
311
13Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
49.2
1983-84
79
38.3
24.2
10.1
6.6
1.8
0.9
9.6
19.5
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
14Larry Bird
L. Bird
1
49.6
1985-86
82
38.0
25.8
9.8
6.8
2.0
0.6
9.7
19.6
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
15Magic Johnson
M. Johnson
1
48.0
1989-90
79
37.2
22.3
6.6
11.5
1.7
0.4
6.9
14.4
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
16Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
49.5
1995-96
82
37.7
30.4
6.6
4.3
2.2
0.5
11.2
22.6
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
17Michael Jordan
M. Jordan
1
46.5
1997-98
82
38.8
28.7
5.8
3.5
1.7
0.5
10.7
23.1
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
18Karl Malone
K. Malone
1
49.3
1998-99
49
37.4
23.8
9.4
4.1
1.3
0.6
8.0
16.3
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
19Allen Iverson
A. Iverson
1
42.0
2000-01
71
42.0
31.1
3.8
4.6
2.5
0.3
10.7
25.5
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
20Kevin Garnett
K. Garnett
1
49.9
2003-04
82
39.4
24.2
13.9
5.0
1.5
2.2
9.8
19.6
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
21Kobe Bryant
K. Bryant
1
45.9
2007-08
82
38.9
28.3
6.3
5.4
1.8
0.5
9.5
20.6
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
22LeBron James
L. James
1
48.9
2008-09
81
37.7
28.4
7.6
7.2
1.7
1.1
9.7
19.9
1.6
4.7
34.4
7.3
9.4
78.0
59.1
1.3
6.3
3.0
3,054
2,304
613
587
137
93
241
139
+870
23Derrick Rose
D. Rose
1
44.5
2010-11
81
37.4
25.0
4.1
7.7
1.0
0.6
8.8
19.7
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
24Stephen Curry
S. Curry
1
48.7
2014-15
80
32.7
23.8
4.3
7.7
2.0
0.2
8.2
16.8
3.6
8.1
44.3
3.9
4.2
91.4
63.8
0.7
3.6
3.1
2,613
1,900
341
619
163
16
249
158
+920
25Russell Westbrook
R. Westbrook
1
42.5
2016-17
81
34.6
31.6
10.7
10.4
1.6
0.4
10.2
24.0
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

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