Year-By-Year Timeline of Winners and Voting Click to view voting details

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1971-72 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C Milwaukee Bucks (63-19) • • 24 Age 57.4 FG% 4.6 APG 16.6 RPG 34.8 PPG Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 34.8 4.6 16.6 81 581 0.709 Jerry West LAL 25.8 9.7 4.2 44 393 0.479 Wilt Chamberlain LAL 14.8 4.0 19.2 36 294 0.359 John Havlicek BOS 27.5 7.5 8.2 1 65 0.079 Spencer Haywood SEA 26.2 2.0 12.7 2 49 0.06

1970-71 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar C Milwaukee Bucks (66-16) • 23 Age 57.7 FG% 3.3 APG 16 RPG 31.7 PPG Championship Finals MVP Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 31.7 3.3 16.0 133 698 0.912 Jerry West LAL 26.9 9.5 4.6 4 166 0.217 Dave Bing DET 27.0 5.0 4.4 6 119 0.156 Willis Reed NYK 20.9 2.0 13.7 5 109 0.142 Oscar Robertson MIL 19.4 8.2 5.7 5 63 0.082

1969-70 Willis Reed C New York Knicks (60-22) • 27 Age 50.7 FG% 2 APG 13.9 RPG 21.7 PPG Championship Finals MVP Hall of Fame All-Star Game MVP Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Willis Reed NYK 21.7 2.0 13.9 61 498 0.664 Jerry West LAL 31.2 7.5 4.6 51 457 0.609 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MIL 28.8 4.1 14.5 30 335 0.447 Walt Frazier NYK 20.9 8.2 6.0 4 50 0.067 Billy Cunningham PHI 26.1 4.3 13.6 2 27 0.036 Connie Hawkins PHO 24.6 4.8 10.4 2 27 0.036

1968-69 Wes Unseld C Baltimore Bullets (57-25) • 22 Age 47.6 FG% 2.6 APG 18.2 RPG 13.8 PPG Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Wes Unseld BAL 13.8 2.6 18.2 53 310 0.602 Willis Reed NYK 21.1 2.3 14.5 18 137 0.266 Billy Cunningham PHI 24.8 3.5 12.8 15 130 0.252 Bill Russell BOS 9.9 4.9 19.3 11 93 0.181 Elgin Baylor LAL 24.8 5.4 10.6 6 89 0.173

1967-68 Wilt Chamberlain C Philadelphia 76ers (62-20) • • • • 31 Age 59.5 FG% 8.6 APG 23.8 RPG 24.3 PPG Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Wilt Chamberlain PHI 24.3 8.6 23.8 88 504 0.747 Lenny Wilkens STL 20.0 8.3 5.3 26 216 0.32 Elgin Baylor LAL 26.0 4.6 12.2 9 129 0.191 Dave Bing DET 27.1 6.4 4.7 9 127 0.188 Oscar Robertson CIN 29.2 9.7 6.0 3 93 0.138

1966-67 Wilt Chamberlain C Philadelphia 76ers (68-13) • • • 30 Age 68.3 FG% 7.8 APG 24.2 RPG 24.1 PPG Championship Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Wilt Chamberlain PHI 24.1 7.8 24.2 80 444 0.846 Nate Thurmond SFW 18.7 2.6 21.3 15 170 0.324 Bill Russell BOS 13.3 5.8 21.0 5 96 0.183 Oscar Robertson CIN 30.5 10.7 6.2 3 93 0.177 Rick Barry SFW 35.6 3.6 9.2 2 52 0.099

1965-66 Wilt Chamberlain C Philadelphia 76ers (55-25) • • 29 Age 54 FG% 5.2 APG 24.6 RPG 33.5 PPG Hall of Fame Player PPG APG RPG 1st Votes Points Vote Share Wilt Chamberlain PHI 33.5 5.2 24.6 48 181 0.407 Jerry West LAL 31.3 6.1 7.1 16 101 0.227 Oscar Robertson CIN 31.3 11.1 7.7 14 93 0.209 Bill Russell BOS 12.9 4.8 22.8 7 69 0.155 Sam Jones BOS 23.5 3.2 5.2 2 11 0.025 Jerry Lucas CIN 21.5 2.7 21.1 2 11 0.025