Who Has the Most MVP Awards in NBA History?

We take a look at which player has the most MVP awards in NBA history.

Michael Jordan

Michael Jordan is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many to be the greatest basketball player of all time. Jordan was one of the most effectively marketed athletes of his generation and was considered instrumental in popularizing the NBA around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. Jordan won six NBA Finals MVP Awards, and is the only player in NBA history to win the award in three consecutive seasons (1991-93).

Regular Season MVP Awards

Michael Jordan is widely considered the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force in the NBA for much of his career, winning six championships with the Chicago Bulls. He also earned numerous individual accolades, including five MVP Awards.

Jordan is one of only two players in NBA history to win the MVP Award five times. He first won the award in 1988, when he led the league in scoring with an average of 30.4 points per game. He would go on to win the award four more times in 1991, 1992, 1996, and 1998. Jordan remains the only player to win four MVP Awards in a row.

In total, Jordan has won six MVP Awards: five regular season and one Finals MVP. This puts him behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (6), Bill Russell (5), and LeBron James (4) for the most MVP Awards in NBA history.

Finals MVP Awards

Michael Jordan is widely considered to be the greatest basketball player of all time. He was a dominant force on the court, leading the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships in the 1990s. He was also a five-time MVP of the NBA Finals, which is the most ever by a player.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, and he also holds the record for the most MVP Awards in league history. Jabbar won six MVP Awards during his 20-year NBA career, including a record-tying five consecutive awards from 1971 to 1975. He also won two Finals MVP Awards, and he was named to an astonishing 19 All-Star Teams. In addition to his individual accolades, Abdul-Jabbar helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to six NBA Championships during his time with the team.

LeBron James

LeBron James is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. He has played for three teams in his NBA career, the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, and the Los Angeles Lakers. James is arguably one of the greatest basketball players of all time and has won numerous awards throughout his career. He is a four-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA champion, and two-time Olympic gold medalist. James has also been named an All-Star 14 times and has won four NBA All-Star MVP awards.

Bill Russell

Bill Russell has the most MVP awards in NBA history with 11. He is a retired American professional basketball player who played center for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1956 to 1969. A five-time NBA Most Valuable Player and a twelve-time All-Star, he was the centerpiece of the Celtics dynasty that won eleven NBA championships during his thirteen-year career. Russell and Henri Richard of the Montreal Canadiens are tied for the record of the most championship wins by an athlete in a North American sport

Wilt Chamberlain

Wilt Chamberlain holds the record for the most MVP Awards in NBA history, with four. He won his first MVP Award in 1960, and his last in 1968. He is also the only player in NBA history to have won four MVP Awards in a row.