Basketball

List of NBA Players Who Won Multiple MVP Awards

NBA players who have won the Most Valuable Player award more than once in their career.

10 itemsUpdated Mar 20, 2026

Winning the NBA MVP once is a career milestone. Winning it multiple times places a player in the rarest company in basketball history. Only a handful of players have managed this feat, and each represents a truly generational talent who dominated their era.

#	Name	Years	Mvp total
1	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — 6 MVPs Milwaukee Bucks / Los Angeles Lakers Kareem's six MVPs are the most in NBA history, won in 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977 and 1980 across two different franchises.	1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980	6
2	Michael Jordan — 5 MVPs Chicago Bulls Jordan's five MVPs were all won between 1988 and 1998 with the Bulls, encompassing both of his historic three-peat championship runs.	1988, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1998	5
3	Bill Russell — 5 MVPs Boston Celtics Russell won five MVPs, each reflecting his transformative defensive impact on championship-winning Celtics teams across the 1950s and 1960s.	1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965	5
4	Wilt Chamberlain — 4 MVPs Philadelphia Warriors / 76ers / Los Angeles Lakers Chamberlain won four MVPs from 1960 to 1968 during his era of unparalleled statistical dominance in the NBA.	1960, 1966, 1967, 1968	4
5	LeBron James — 4 MVPs Cleveland Cavaliers / Miami Heat James won four MVPs spanning two franchises in 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013, twice winning unanimously.	2009, 2010, 2012, 2013	4
6	Nikola Jokic — 3 MVPs Denver Nuggets Jokic won three MVPs in four years from 2021 to 2024, redefining the modern center position as an all-around playmaker.	2021, 2022, 2024	3
7	Moses Malone — 3 MVPs Houston Rockets / Philadelphia 76ers Malone won three MVPs in 1979, 1982 and 1983, each recognizing his unmatched combination of scoring and offensive rebounding.	1979, 1982, 1983	3
8	Magic Johnson — 3 MVPs Los Angeles Lakers Magic won three MVPs in 1987, 1989 and 1990 as the offensive engine of the Showtime Lakers dynasty.	1987, 1989, 1990	3
9	Larry Bird — 3 MVPs Boston Celtics Bird won three consecutive MVPs from 1984 to 1986, the last player to win back-to-back-to-back before Nikola Jokic.	1984, 1985, 1986	3
10	Stephen Curry — 2 MVPs Golden State Warriors Curry's two MVPs in 2015 and 2016 included the first unanimous MVP in NBA history during Golden State's historic 73-win season.	2015, 2016	2

This list is compiled from verified public records and reference sources. Last verified: March 20, 2026.

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