Bob Cousy has the worst true shooting percentage by an MVP in a season, at 45.2 percent in 1956-57.

Interpreted as:

lowest ts% from an mvp in a regular season by a player

	NAME	TS%	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Bob Cousy B. Cousy	45.2	1	1956-57	BOS	64	36.9	20.6	4.8	7.5			7.5	19.8	37.8				5.7	6.9	82.1				2,364	1,319	309	478				134
2	Bill Russell B. Russell	45.4	1	1960-61	BOS	78	44.3	16.9	23.9	3.4			6.8	16.0	42.6				3.3	6.0	55.0				3,458	1,322	1,868	268				155
3	Bill Russell B. Russell	46.4	1	1962-63	BOS	78	44.9	16.8	23.6	4.5			6.6	15.2	43.2				3.7	6.6	55.5				3,500	1,309	1,843	348				189
4	Bill Russell B. Russell	46.5	1	1957-58	BOS	69	38.3	16.6	22.7	2.9			6.6	15.0	44.2				3.3	6.4	51.9				2,640	1,142	1,564	202				181
5	Bill Russell B. Russell	47.2	1	1964-65	BOS	78	44.4	14.1	24.1	5.3			5.5	12.6	43.8				3.1	5.5	57.3				3,466	1,102	1,878	410				204
6	Dave Cowens D. Cowens	48.1	1	1972-73	BOS	82	41.8	20.5	16.2	4.1			9.0	20.0	45.2				2.5	3.2	77.9				3,425	1,684	1,329	333				311
7	Bill Russell B. Russell	48.9	1	1961-62	BOS	76	45.2	18.9	23.6	4.5			7.6	16.6	45.7				3.8	6.3	59.5				3,433	1,436	1,790	341				207
8	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	49.3	1	1959-60	PHI	72	46.4	37.6	27.0	2.3			14.8	32.1	46.1				8.0	13.8	58.2				3,338	2,707	1,941	168				150
9	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	50.2	1	1955-56	STL	72	38.8	25.7	16.2	2.6			9.0	20.9	42.9				7.7	10.5	73.6				2,794	1,849	1,164	189				202
10	Wes Unseld W. Unseld	51.5	1	1968-69	BAL	82	36.2	13.8	18.2	2.6			5.2	10.9	47.6				3.4	5.6	60.5				2,970	1,131	1,491	213				276
11	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	51.8	1	2000-01	PHI	71	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	0.7	3.1	3.3	2,979	2,207	273	325	178	20	237	147	+368
12	Bob Pettit B. Pettit	51.9	1	1958-59	STL	72	39.9	29.2	16.4	3.1			10.0	22.8	43.8				9.3	12.2	75.9				2,873	2,105	1,182	221				200
13	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	53.3	1	1997-98	CHI	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	1.6	4.2	2.3	3,181	2,357	475	283	141	45	185	151	+598
14	Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	54.7	1	2003-04	MIN	82	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	3.0	10.9	2.6	3,231	1,987	1,139	409	120	178	212	202	+614
15	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	54.7	1	1965-66	PHI	79	47.3	33.5	24.6	5.2			13.6	25.2	54.0				6.3	12.4	51.3				3,737	2,649	1,943	414				171
16	Derrick Rose D. Rose	55.0	1	2010-11	CHI	81	37.4	25.0	4.1	7.7	1.0	0.6	8.8	19.7	44.5	1.6	4.8	33.2	5.9	6.9	85.8	1.0	3.1	3.4	3,026	2,026	330	623	85	51	278	136	+498
17	Willis Reed W. Reed	55.2	1	1969-70	NYK	81	38.1	21.7	13.9	2.0			8.7	17.1	50.7				4.3	5.7	75.6				3,089	1,755	1,126	161				287
18	Larry Bird L. Bird	55.2	1	1983-84	BOS	79	38.3	24.2	10.1	6.6	1.8	0.9	9.6	19.5	49.2	0.2	0.9	24.7	4.7	5.3	88.8	2.3	7.8	3.0	3,028	1,908	796	520	144	69	237	197
19	Russell Westbrook R. Westbrook	55.4	1	2016-17	OKC	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	1.7	9.0	5.4	2,802	2,558	864	840	132	31	438	190	+251
20	Bill Walton B. Walton	55.4	1	1977-78	POR	58	33.3	18.9	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	7.9	15.2	52.2				3.1	4.2	72.0	2.0	11.2	3.6	1,929	1,097	766	291	60	146	206	145
21	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	55.7	1	1967-68	PHI	82	46.8	24.3	23.8	8.6			10.0	16.8	59.5				4.3	11.4	38.0				3,836	1,992	1,952	702				160
22	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	56.4	1	1973-74	MIL	81	43.8	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
23	Tim Duncan T. Duncan	56.4	1	2002-03	SAS	81	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	3.2	9.7	3.1	3,181	1,884	1,043	316	55	237	248	231	+557
24	Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	56.5	1	1993-94	HOU	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	2.9	9.1	3.4	3,277	2,184	955	287	128	297	271	289
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	56.7	1	1975-76	LAL	82	41.2	27.7	16.9	5.0	1.5	4.1	11.1	21.1	52.9				5.5	7.8	70.3	3.3	13.5		3,379	2,275	1,383	413	119	338		292