Mid Player of the Year Awards

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1	Mid Player of the Month in 2024-25			Top 3 Finishes in Mid Player of the Year, by Season							Multi-Time MPOY Winners			Multiple Top 3 MPOY Finishes			Most MPOY Winners by Team			Top 10 Most Mid Seasons in NBA History				Top 10 Most Mid Seasons since 1974				Top 10 Most Mid Seasons since 2010
2																																What is Mid Score?
3	Month	Player	Team	Season	Winner	Team	2nd Place	Team 2	3rd Place	Team 3	Count	Player	Team	Count	Player	Team	Count	Team	Seasons	Mid Score	Player	Season	Team	Mid Score	Player	Season	Team	Mid Score	Player	Season	Team	The "Mid Score" shows how average a player's performance
4	October	Nikola Jović	Miami Heat	2024-25	Caris LeVert	ATL, CLE	Royce O'Neale	PHX	Santi Aldama	MEM	3	Don Chaney	1971, 1972, 1973	4	Kelly Olynyk	2015`, 2016*, 2018^, 2019^	8	Boston Celtics	1955, 1965, 1971-73, 1993-94, 2016	0.159	Dave Stallworth	1965-66	NYK	0.342	Rick Fox	1993-94	BOS	0.507	Mike Dunleavy	2013-14	CHI	was compared to everyone else in the league that season.
5	November	Ochai Agbaji	Toronto Raptors	2023-24	Cole Anthony	ORL	Buddy Hield	IND, PHI	Grayson Allen	PHX	3	Phil Jordon	1960, 1961, 1962	4	Grant Hill	2009`, 2010, 2011^, 2012	6	Detroit Pistons/Fort Wayne Pistons	1956, 1959, 1963, 1970, 2004, 2006	0.168	Don Chaney	1972-73	BOS	0.507	Mike Dunleavy	2013-14	CHI	0.560	Grant Hill	2011-12	PHX	The closer the score is to zero, the more typical or
6	December	Terry Rozier	Miami Heat	2022-23	Keegan Murray	SAC	Cole Anthony	ORL	Tobias Harris	PHI	2	Grant Hill	2010, 2012	4	Don Chaney	1970, 1971, 1972*, 1973`	5	Milwaukee Bucks	1977, 1970, 1972, 1992, 2008	0.338	Don Boven	1951-52	MLH	0.560	Grant Hill	2011-12	PHX	0.585	Jae'Sean Tate	2021-22	HOU	"middle-of-the-road" the player's stats were.
7	January	Guerschon Yabusele	Philadelphia 76ers	2021-22	Jae'Sean Tate	HOU	Franz Wagner	ORL	Kevin Huerter	ATL	2	Bob Houbregs	1954, 1956	4	Tim Thomas	2001`, 2003^, 2007*, 2008`	5	Houston Rockets	1976, 1979, 1989, 1991, 2022	0.338	Bob Houbregs	1955-56	FTW	0.585	Jae'Sean Tate	2021-22	HOU	0.625	Tyler Johnson	2017-18	MIA
8	February	Max Christie	Dallas Mavericks	2020-21	Jae Crowder	PHX	Hamidou Diallo	DET, OKC	Juan Toscano-Anderson	GS	2	Dave Stallworth	1966, 1967	3	Alvan Adams	1984^, 1987*, 1988`	5	Seattle SuperSonics (Oklahoma City Thunder)	1970, 1975, 1995, 1997, 2003	0.342	Rick Fox	1993-94	BOS	0.622	Alvan Adams	1986-87	PHX	0.639	Jae Crowder	2020-21	PHX	Objective:
9	March	Jeremy Sochan	San Antonio Spurs	2019-20	Garrett Temple	BKN	De'Andre Hunter	ATL	Cedi Osman	CLE	2	Jae Crowder	2019, 2021	3	Bob Houbregs	1954, 1956, 1957^	5	New York Knicks	1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1986	0.358	Tom Heinsohn	1964-65	BOS	0.623	Tayshaun Prince	2003-04	DET	0.643	Cole Anthony	2023-24	ORL	The goal was to identify the most "mid" or average players
10				2018-19	Jae Crowder	UTA	Kelly Olynyk	MIA	Josh Jackson	PHX	2	Mike Dunleavy	2011, 2014	3	Gene Banks	1985^, 1986^, 1987^	5	Sacramento Kings/Cincinnati Royals/Rochester Royals	1957, 1960, 2002, 2023	0.361	Dick Ricketts	1956-57	ROC	0.625	Tyler Johnson	2017-18	MIA	0.673	Mike Dunleavy	2010-11	IND	in NBA history by evaluating their season statistics against the
11				2017-18	Tyler Johnson	MIA	Kelly Olynyk	MIA	Jeremy Lamb	CHA	2	Sam Perkins	1995, 1997	3	Keith Erickson	1971`, 1974^, 1976`	4	Phoenix Suns	1987, 2010, 2012, 2021	0.364	Bob Ferry	1962-63	DET	0.639	Jae Crowder	2020-21	PHX	0.688	Kyle Korver	2012-13	ATL	league averages. The aim was to determine which players'
12				2016-17	Frank Kaminsky	CHA	Aaron Gordon	ORL	Will Barton	DEN	2	Tayshaun Prince	2004, 2006	3	Matt Barnes	2007^, 2009^, 2014^	4	Los Angeles Lakers/Minneapolis Lakers	1952, 1953, 1954, 2015	0.393	Jack Stephens	1955-56	STL	0.643	Cole Anthony	2023-24	ORL	0.710	Hamidou Diallo	2020-21	DET/OKC	performances most closely matched the typical player
13				2015-16	Kelly Olynyk	BOS	Jeff Green	LAC, MEM	Markieff Morris	PHX, WSH	2	Buck Johnson	1989, 1991	3	Mike Dunleavy	2006`, 2011, 2014	3	Los Angeles Clippers/San Diego Clippers	1981, 1996, 2007	0.398	Dave Stallworth	1966-67	NYK	0.670	Tim Thomas	2006-07	LAC	0.735	Garrett Temple	2019-20	BKN	of their respective seasons.
14				2014-15	Wesley Johnson	LAL	Kyle Korver	ATL	Kelly Olynyk	BOS				3	Phil Jordan	1960, 1961, 1962*	3	Chicago Bulls	1968, 2005, 2014	Learn about "Mid Score" to the right				Learn about "Mid Score" to the right				Learn about "Mid Score" to the right
15				2013-14	Mike Dunleavy	CHI	Matt Barnes	LAC	Vince Carter	DAL				3	Vince Carter	2012^, 2013^, 2014`	3	Golden State Warriors/San Francisco Warriors	1964, 1988, 1999													Methodology:
16				2012-13	Kyle Korver	ATL	Vince Carter	DAL	Dorell Wright	PHI				3	Vladimir Radmanović	2003*, 2005`, 2006^	3	Cleveland Cavaliers	1974, 1984, 2025													Data Collection—
17				2011-12	Grant Hill	PHX	Vince Carter	DAL	Dorell Wright	GS				2	28 other players		3	Atlanta Hawks/St. Louis Hawks	1958, 2013, 2025													Collected qualified player season statistics from 1951 to 2024.
18				2010-11	Mike Dunleavy	IND	Grant Hill	PHX	Nicolas Batum	POR				* = Winner	^ = 2nd place	`= 3rd place	2	Minnesota Timberwolves	2000, 2009													Player seasons retrieved via stathead.com
19				2009-10	Grant Hill	PHX	Richard Jefferson	SA	Ryan Gomes	MIN							2	Miami Heat	1990, 2018													Qualifying requirement: played in 70% of team's games
20				2008-09	Ryan Gomes	MIN	Matt Barnes	PHX	Grant Hill	PHX							2	Indiana Pacers	1983, 2011
21				2007-08	Desmond Mason	MIL	Raja Bell	PHX	Tim Thomas	LAC							2	Portland Trail Blazers	1976, 1998													Data Segmentation—
22				2006-07	Tim Thomas	LAC	Matt Barnes	GS	Devin Brown	NOK							2	Washington Wizards/Baltimore Bullets	1969, 2001													Split the data into two periods: pre-1974 (before
23				2005-06	Tayshaun Prince	DET	Vladimir Radmanović	LAC, SEA	Mike Dunleavy	GS							2	Syracuse Nationals (Philadelphia 76ers)	1953, 1959													blocks and steals) and post-1973 (including all statistics).
24				2004-05	Luol Deng	CHI	Fred Jones	IND, PHI	Vladimir Radmanović	SEA							1	Orlando Magic	2024
25				2003-04	Tayshaun Prince	DET	Darius Miles	CLE, POR	Anfernee Hardaway	NYK, PHX							1	Brooklyn Nets	2020													League Averages and Standard Deviations—
26				2002-03	Vladimir Radmanović	SEA	Tim Thomas	MIL	Dion Glover	ATL							1	Utah Jazz	2019													For each period, calculated the league averages and
27				2001-02	Hedo Türkoğlu	SAC	Richard Jefferson	NJN	Rodney Rogers	BOS, PHX							1	Charlotte Hornets	2017													standard deviations for the key statistics:
28				2000-01	Christian Laettner	DAL, WSH	Shandon Anderson	HOU	Tim Thomas	MIL							1	Dallas Mavericks	2001													Pre-1974: Points (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST)
29				1999-00	Malik Sealy	MIN	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	DEN/ ORL	Walt Williams	HOU							1	Toronto Raptors	1998													Post-1973: Points (PTS), Total Rebounds (REB), Assists (AST), Steals (STL), Blocks (BLK)
30				1998-99	Chris Mills	GS	Isaac Austin	ORL	Danny Manning	PHX							1	Denver Nuggets	1985
31				1997-98	Walt Williams	POR, TOR	Cedric Henderson	CLE	Brent Barry	LAC, MIA							1	San Antonio Spurs	1978													Z-Score Calculation—
32				1996-97	Sam Perkins	SEA	Corliss Williamson	SAC	Billy Owens	SAC							1	Baltimore Bullets (now defunct)	1954													For each player season, computed the Z-scores for
33				1995-96	Rodney Rogers	LAC	Dan Majerle	CLE	Harvey Grant	POR							1	Indianapolis Olympians (now defunct)	1951													the relevant statistics. The Z-score measures how
34				1994-95	Sam Perkins	SEA	Lamond Murray	LAC	Scott Burrell	CHH							0	Memphis Grizzlies														many standard deviations a player's stat is from the league average.
35				1993-94	Rick Fox	BOS	Harvey Grant	POR	Blue Edwards	MIL							0	New Orleans Pelicans
36				1992-93	Xavier McDaniel	BOS	Kevin Gamble	BOS	Robert Horry	HOU																						Z-Score: way to measure how unusual or typical a value is within a dataset
37				1991-92	Frank Brickowski	MIL	Gerald Glass	MIN	Kevin Gamble	BOS																						Standard deviation: measure of how spread out the numbers in your data are
38				1990-91	Buck Johnson	HOU	Otis Smith	ORL	Clifford Robinson	POR
39				1989-90	Glen Rice	MIA	Nick Anderson	ORL	Mark Alarie	WSB																						Z-Score Formula:
40				1988-89	Buck Johnson	HOU	Detlef Schrempf	DAL, IND	Otis Smith	GS																						Summed the absolute values of the Z-scores
41				1987-88	Rod Higgins	GS	Harold Pressley	SAC	Alvan Adams	PHX																						for the selected statistics to get the
42				1986-87	Alvan Adams	PHX	Gene Banks	CHI	Kenny Walker	NYK																						total Z-score deviation (Mid Score).
43				1985-86	Louis Orr	NYK	Gene Banks	CHI	Mike Sanders	PHX
44				1984-85	Dan Issel	DEN	Gene Banks	SA	Jim Thomas	IND																						Ranking Players—
45				1983-84	Lonnie Shelton	CLE	Alvan Adams	PHX	George Johnson	IND																						Ranked players by their total Z-score deviation within
46				1982-83	George Johnson	IND	Cedric Maxwell	BOS	Rod Higgins	CHI																						each season to find the top 3 players with the least
47				1981-82	Mickey Johnson	MIL	Joe Bryant	SDC	Albert King	NJN																						deviation (most "mid", or average) for each season.
48				1980-81	Joe Bryant	SDC	Sidney Moncrief	MIL	Mark Olberding	SA
49				1979-80	Dave Meyers	MIL	Mike Bantom	IND	Coby Dietrick	CHI																						Further identified the top 10 player seasons with the
50				1978-79	Robert Reid	HOU	Sidney Wicks	SDC	Nick Weatherspooon	SDC																						least total Z-score deviation across all seasons combined,
51				1977-78	Coby Dietrick	SA	Dave Meyers	MIL	Dennis Johnson	SEA																						from 1974 to today (when STL/BLK were first recorded)
52				1976-77	Junior Bridgeman	MIL	Steve Mix	PHI	Bob Gross	POR																						and from 2010 to today (to look at recent seasons).
53				1975-76	John Johnson	HOU, POR	Ollie Johnson	KCK	Keith Erickson	PHX
54				1974-75	Leonard Gray	SEA	Bingo Smith	CLE	Scott Wedman	KCO
55				1973-74	Bingo Smith	CLE	Keith Erickson	PHX	Don Chaney	BOS
56				1972-73	Don Chaney	BOS	Ollie Johnson	POR	John Brisker	SEA
57				1971-72	Don Chaney	BOS	Don Nelson	BOS	Randy Smith	BUF
58				1970-71	Don Chaney	BOS	Greg Smith	MIL	Keith Erickson	LAL
59				1969-70	Erwin Mueller	DET, SEA	Bailey Howell	BOS	Dick Garrett	LAL
60				1968-69	Jack Marin	BAL	Joe Ellis	SFW	Dick Snyder	PHX
61				1967-68	Jerry Sloan	CHI	Terry Dischinger	DET	McCoy McLemore	CHI
62				1966-67	Dave Stallworth	NYK	Jeff Mullins	SFW	Erwin Mueller	CHI
63				1965-66	Dave Stallworth	NYK	Dick Van Arsdale	NYK	Billy Cunningham	PHI
64				1964-65	Tom Heinsohn	BOS	Chet Walker	PHI	Joe Caldwell	DET
65				1963-64	Wayne Hightower	SFW	Tom Heinsohn	BOS	Tom Meschery	SFW
66				1962-63	Bob Ferry	DET	John Havlicek	BOS	Dave DeBusschere	DET
67				1961-62	Phil Jordon	NYK	Bob Ferry	DET	Dolph Schayes	SYR
68				1960-61	Phil Jordon	CIN, NYK	Sam Jones	BOS	Lenny Wilkens	STL
69				1959-60	Phil Jordon	CIN	Frank Ramsey	BOS	Hal Greer	SYR
70				1958-59	Ed Conlin	DET, SYR	Dave Piontek	CIN	Sam Jones	BOS
71				1957-58	Ed Macauley	STL	Ron Sobie	NYK	Ed Fleming	MNL
72				1956-57	Dick Ricketts	ROC	Bob Houbregs	FTW	Early Lloyd	SYR
73				1955-56	Bob Houbregs	FTW	Jack Stephens	STL	Nat Clifton	NYK
74				1954-55	Frank Ramsey	BOS	Red Rocha	SYR	Jim Pollard	MNL
75				1953-54	Bob Houbregs	BLB, MLH	Wally Osterkorn	SYR	Don Barksdale	BOS
76				1952-53	Bill Calhoun	MLH, SYR	Ernie Vandeweghe	NYK	Arnie Johnson	ROC
77				1951-52	Don Boven	MLH	Odie Spears	ROC	Arnie Johnson	ROC
78				1950-51	Joe Holland	INO	Alex Hannum	SYR	Warren Perkins	TRI
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