<Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Team </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 -- 56 </Td> <Th> Bob Pettit * </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> St. Louis Hawks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 -- 57 </Th> <Th> Bob Cousy * </Th> <Td> Point guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 -- 58 </Td> <Th> Bill Russell * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 -- 59 </Td> <Th> Bob Pettit * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> St. Louis Hawks ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 -- 60 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 -- 61 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1961 -- 62 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1962 -- 63 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 -- 64 </Td> <Th> Oscar Robertson * </Th> <Td> Point guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1964 -- 65 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 6 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 -- 66 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1966 -- 67 </Th> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 -- 68 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 -- 69 </Td> <Th> Wes Unseld * </Th> <Td> Center / Forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baltimore Bullets </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 -- 70 </Td> <Th> Willis Reed * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1970 -- 71 </Th> <Th> Aaa Lew Alcindor * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 -- 72 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 -- 73 </Td> <Th> Dave Cowens * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 7 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 -- 74 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 75 </Td> <Th> Bob McAdoo * </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Buffalo Braves </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1975 -- 76 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 -- 77 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 -- 78 </Td> <Th> Bill Walton * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Portland Trail Blazers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 -- 79 </Td> <Th> Moses Malone * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 -- 80 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 6 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 -- 81 </Td> <Th> Julius Erving * </Th> <Td> Small forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 -- 82 </Td> <Th> Moses Malone * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982 -- 83 </Th> <Th> Moses Malone * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1983 -- 84 </Th> <Th> Larry Bird * </Th> <Td> Small forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Season </Th> <Th> Player </Th> <Th> Position </Th> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Th> Team </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 -- 56 </Td> <Th> Bob Pettit * </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> St. Louis Hawks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1956 -- 57 </Th> <Th> Bob Cousy * </Th> <Td> Point guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 -- 58 </Td> <Th> Bill Russell * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 -- 59 </Td> <Th> Bob Pettit * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> St. Louis Hawks ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 -- 60 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia Warriors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1960 -- 61 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1961 -- 62 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1962 -- 63 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 -- 64 </Td> <Th> Oscar Robertson * </Th> <Td> Point guard </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Cincinnati Royals </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1964 -- 65 </Th> <Th> Bill Russell * ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 6 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 -- 66 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1966 -- 67 </Th> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 -- 68 </Td> <Th> Wilt Chamberlain * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 -- 69 </Td> <Th> Wes Unseld * </Th> <Td> Center / Forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Baltimore Bullets </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 -- 70 </Td> <Th> Willis Reed * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> New York Knicks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1970 -- 71 </Th> <Th> Aaa Lew Alcindor * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 -- 72 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 -- 73 </Td> <Th> Dave Cowens * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Boston Celtics ( 7 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 -- 74 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Milwaukee Bucks ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974 -- 75 </Td> <Th> Bob McAdoo * </Th> <Td> Power forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Buffalo Braves </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1975 -- 76 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 4 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 -- 77 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 5 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 -- 78 </Td> <Th> Bill Walton * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Portland Trail Blazers </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 -- 79 </Td> <Th> Moses Malone * </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 -- 80 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * ( 6 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers ( 3 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 -- 81 </Td> <Th> Julius Erving * </Th> <Td> Small forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 4 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 -- 82 </Td> <Th> Moses Malone * ( 2 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets ( 2 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982 -- 83 </Th> <Th> Moses Malone * ( 3 ) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers ( 5 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1983 -- 84 </Th> <Th> Larry Bird * </Th> <Td> Small forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td>
who won the first mvp in the nba
who won the first mvp in the nba
Bob Pettit
Bob Pettit