Larry Bird racked up his first of three straight MVPs after finishing second last year. Bernard King, a certified scorer (but bad defender), was the runner-up, while Malone fell all the way down to 10 on the list.

1. Larry Bird

2. Bernard King

3. Magic Johnson

4. Kareem Abdul Jabbar

5. Isiah Thomas

Link to BB Reference Stats: https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1984_per_game.html