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PBA Most Valuable Player award

{{Short description|Annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award}}

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{{Use Philippine English|date=December 2022}}

The Philippine Basketball Association Most Valuable Player (MVP) is an annual Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) award given since the start of the league in 1975 to the best performing player of the season. The award is decided using criteria introduced since the 2011–12 season, which include accumulated statistical points, votes from media, players and the league's Commissioner's Office. The current holder of the award is June Mar Fajardo.

The season MVP is for the whole season, which has two to three conferences, including the regular season, the playoffs and the Finals, while there is a Best Player of the Conference award for each conference, and a Best Import award for conferences where imports are allowed to play.

June Mar Fajardo won the MVP award a record eight times, while both Ramon Fernandez and Alvin Patrimonio won the award four times. Benjie Paras remains the only rookie to have ever won the award to date, which he did during the {{pbay|1989}} season.

As with the other annual awards given by the league, the winner receives The Leo Trophy, which is named in honor of Leo Prieto, the first commissioner of the PBA who served from 1975 until his retirement in 1983.

Criteria

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The criteria used since the 2022–23 PBA season are as follows:{{cite web | url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/commissioner-s-office-no-longer-counts-in-pba-awards-voting-a793-20220828 | title=Commissioner's Office no longer counts in PBA awards voting }}

  • 45% average statistical points
  • 30% press and media votes
  • 25% players' votes

Statistical points (SP) are computed as follows:

  • 1 SP for every point scored, rebound assist, steal and shot blocked.
  • 10 bonus points for every game won where the player played up to the semifinals.
  • 15 bonus points for every game won where the player played in the Finals
  • Deduction of 1 SP for every turnover, 5 SP for every technical or flagrant foul without ejection, and 15 SP for any technical or flagrant foul that results in an ejection.

In addition, a Filipino player can only be eligible for awards if he played in at least 70% of his team's games.

MVP voting begins at the start of the Finals series of the last conference. All statistical points gathered from all levels of competition (elimination/classification round and playoffs) are included.

=Previous criteria=

The winner was selected by the following format (before 2006):

  • 30% cumulative statistical points (points, rebounds, assists, blocks, turnovers etc.)
  • 30% press and media votes
  • 30% players' votes
  • 10% four-man committee (representatives from the PBA Photographer's Group, SCOOP, the TV coverer and the Philippine Sportswriters Association)

With controversies with the selections, a new format was created starting at the 2006–07 season:

  • 30% average statistical points
  • 30% press and media votes
  • 25% players' votes
  • 10% TV coverer
  • 5% Commissioner's Office

The criteria used since from the 2011–12 PBA season until the 2021 PBA season are as follows:{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Dy |url=http://www.spin.ph/sports/basketball/news/after-best-player-upset-is-june-mar-fajardo-at-risk-of-losing-mvp-honor-as-well |title=After 'Best Player' upset, is June Mar Fajardo at risk of losing MVP honor as well? |work=Spin.ph |date=July 5, 2014 |access-date=July 18, 2014}}

  • 40% average statistical points
  • 30% press and media votes
  • 25% players' votes
  • 5% Commissioner's Office

Winners

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|Denotes player who is still active in the PBA

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|Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame

Player (X)

|Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVP

Team (X)

|Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won

class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" summary="Season (sortable), Player (sortable), Position (sortable), Nationality (sortable) and Team (sortable)"
scope="col"| Season

!scope="col"| Player

!scope="col"| Position

!scope="col" | Country of birth

!scope="col"| Team

!scope="col" class=unsortable| Ref.

| {{pbay|1975}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bogs|Adornado}}*

| Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers

{{pbay|1976}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bogs|Adornado}}* (2)

| Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers (2)

{{pbay|1977}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Freddie|Hubalde}}*

| Small forward / Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers (3)

{{pbay|1978}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Robert|Jaworski}}*

| Point guard

| {{PHI}}

| Toyota Super Corollas

{{pbay|1979}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Atoy|Co}}*

| Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers (4)

{{pbay|1980}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Philip|Cezar}}*

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers (5)

{{pbay|1981}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Bogs|Adornado}}* (3)

| Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| U/Tex Wranglers

{{pbay|1982}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ramon|Fernandez}}*

| Center / Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Toyota Super Corollas (2)

{{pbay|1983}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Abet|Guidaben}}*

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| Crispa Redmanizers (6)

{{pbay|1984}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ramon|Fernandez}}* (2)

| Center / Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Beer Hausen Brewmasters

{{pbay|1985}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ricardo|Brown|Ricardo Brown (basketball)}}*

| Point guard

| {{USA}}

| Great Taste Coffee Makers

{{pbay|1986}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ramon|Fernandez}}* (3)

| Center / Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Tanduay Rhum Makers

{{pbay|1987}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Abet|Guidaben}}* (2)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen

{{pbay|1988}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Ramon|Fernandez}}* (4)

| Center / Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (2)

{{pbay|1989}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Benjie|Paras}}*

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| Formula Shell Zoom Masters

{{pbay|1990}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Allan|Caidic}}*

| Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Presto Tivolis

{{pbay|1991}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alvin|Patrimonio}}*

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs

{{pbay|1992}}

| {{sortname|Ato|Agustin}}

| Shooting guard / Point guard

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (3)

{{pbay|1993}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alvin|Patrimonio}}* (2)

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (2)

{{pbay|1994}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alvin|Patrimonio}}* (3)

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (3)

{{pbay|1995}}

| {{sortname|Vergel|Meneses}}

| Shooting guard / Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| Sunkist Orange Juicers

{{pbay|1996}}

| {{sortname|Johnny|Abarrientos}}

| Point guard

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Milkmen

{{pbay|1997}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Alvin|Patrimonio}}* (4)

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies (4)

{{pbay|1998}}

| {{sortname|Kenneth|Duremdes}}

| Small forward / Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Milkmen (2)

{{pbay|1999}}

!scope="row" style="background-color:#FFFF99"| {{sortname|Benjie|Paras}}* (2)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| Shell Velocity (2)

{{pbay|2000}}

| {{sortname|Danny|Ildefonso}}

| Power forward / Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (4)

{{pbay|2001}}

| {{sortname|Danny|Ildefonso}} (2)

| Power forward / Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (5)

{{pbay|2002}}

| {{sortname|Willie|Miller|Willie Miller (basketball)}}

| Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Red Bull Thunder

{{pbay|2003}}

| {{sortname|Asi|Taulava}}

| Center

| {{TGA}}

| Talk 'N Text Phone Pals

{{pbay|2004}}

| {{sortname|Eric|Menk}}

| Power forward / Center

| {{USA}}

| Barangay Ginebra Kings

{{pbay|2005}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|James|Yap}}^

| Shooting guard / Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| Purefoods Chunkee Giants (5)

{{pbay|2006}}

| {{sortname|Willie|Miller|Willie Miller (basketball)}} (2)

| Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Alaska Aces (3)

{{pbay|2007}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"|{{sortname|Kelly|Williams}}^

| Power forward

| {{USA}}

| Sta. Lucia Realtors

{{pbay|2008}}

| {{sortname|Jayjay|Helterbrand}}

| Point guard / Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra Kings (2)

{{pbay|2009}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|James|Yap}}^ (2)

| Shooting guard / Small forward

| {{PHI}}

| B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados (6)

{{pbay|2010}}

| {{sortname|Jimmy|Alapag}}

| Point guard

| {{USA}}

| Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2)

{{pbay|2011}}

| {{sortname|Mark|Caguioa}}

| Shooting guard

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra Kings (3)

{{pbay|2012}}

| {{sortname|Arwind|Santos}}

| Power forward

| {{PHI}}

| Petron Blaze Boosters (6)

{{pbay|2013}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (7)

{{pbay|2014}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (2)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (8)

{{pbay|2015}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (3)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (9)

{{pbay|2016}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (4)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (10)

{{pbay|2017}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (5)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (11)

{{pbay|2019}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (6)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (12)

{{pbay|2020}}

!scope="row" colspan=4| not awarded

{{pbay|2021}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|Scottie|Thompson|dab=basketball}}^

| Shooting guard / Point guard

| {{PHI}}

| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (4)

{{pbay|2022}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (7)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (13)

| {{Cite web|url=https://pba.ph/news/fajardo-leads-list-of-winners-in-pba-leo-awards|title=Fajardo leads list of winners in PBA Leo Awards|work=PBA.ph|date=November 5, 2023|access-date=November 6, 2023}}

{{pbay|2023}}

| bgcolor="#CFECEC"| {{sortname|June Mar|Fajardo}}^ (8)

| Center

| {{PHI}}

| San Miguel Beermen (14)

| {{Cite web|url=https://pba.ph/news/legend-lives-on-as-fajardo-wins-record-8th-mvp-award |title=Legend lives on as Fajardo wins record 8th MVP award|work=PBA.ph|date=August 18, 2024|access-date=August 18, 2024}}

Multiple-time winners

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!Total !! Player

8June Mar Fajardo
rowspan=2| 4Ramon Fernandez
Alvin Patrimonio
3Bogs Adornado
rowspan=5| 2Abet Guidaben
Danny Ildefonso
Willie Miller
Benjie Paras
James Yap

References

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{{PBA MVPs}}

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