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 nine 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 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
The criteria used since the 2022–23 PBA season are as follows: 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: 40% average statistical points 30% press and media votes 25% players' votes 5% Commissioner's Office
Winners ^Denotes player who is still active in the PBA *Inducted into the PBA Hall of FamePlayer (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been named MVPTeam (X)Denotes the number of times a player from this team has won
Season Player Position Country of birth Team Ref. * Small forward Crispa Redmanizers * (2) Small forward Crispa Redmanizers (2) * Small forward / Shooting guard Crispa Redmanizers (3) * Point guard Toyota Super Corollas * Shooting guard Crispa Redmanizers (4) * Power forward Crispa Redmanizers (5) * (3) Small forward U/Tex Wranglers * Center / Power forward Toyota Super Corollas (2) * Center Crispa Redmanizers (6) * (2) Center / Power forward Beer Hausen Brewmasters * Point guard Great Taste Coffee Makers * (3) Center / Power forward Tanduay Rhum Makers * (2) Center San Miguel Beermen * (4) Center / Power forward San Miguel Beermen (2) * Center Formula Shell Zoom Masters * Shooting guard Presto Tivolis * Power forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs Shooting guard / Point guard San Miguel Beermen (3) * (2) Power forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (2) * (3) Power forward Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs (3) Shooting guard / Small forward Sunkist Orange Juicers Point guard Alaska Milkmen * (4) Power forward Purefoods Carne Norte Beefies (4) Small forward / Shooting guard Alaska Milkmen (2) * (2) Center Shell Velocity (2) Power forward / Center San Miguel Beermen (4) (2) Power forward / Center San Miguel Beermen (5) Shooting guard Red Bull Thunder Center Talk 'N Text Phone Pals Power forward / Center Barangay Ginebra Kings Shooting guard / Small forward Purefoods Chunkee Giants (5) (2) Shooting guard Alaska Aces (3) ^ Power forward Sta. Lucia Realtors Point guard / Shooting guard Barangay Ginebra Kings (2) (2) Shooting guard / Small forward B-Meg Derby Ace Llamados (6) Point guard Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (2) Shooting guard Barangay Ginebra Kings (3) Power forward Petron Blaze Boosters (6) ^ Center San Miguel Beermen (7) ^ (2) Center San Miguel Beermen (8) ^ (3) Center San Miguel Beermen (9) ^ (4) Center San Miguel Beermen (10) ^ (5) Center San Miguel Beermen (11) ^ (6) Center San Miguel Beermen (12) not awarded ^ Shooting guard / Point guard Barangay Ginebra San Miguel (4) ^ (7) Center San Miguel Beermen (13) ^ (8) Center San Miguel Beermen (14) ^ (9) Center San Miguel Beermen (15)
Multiple-time winners Total Player Years 9 June Mar Fajardo 2014–2019, 2022–2025 4 Ramon Fernandez 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988 Alvin Patrimonio 1991, 1993, 1994, 1997 3 Bogs Adornado 1975, 1976, 1981 2 Abet Guidaben 1983, 1987 Danny Ildefonso 2000, 2001 Willie Miller 2002, 2007 Benjie Paras 1989, 1999 James Yap 2006, 2010
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