1988-89 - Most Valuable Player

Last Update: Nov. 5, 2023, 10:49 p.m. Model Type: CatBoost Regression Model. Target: Vote share scaled to sum to 1 by season. Prediction: Vote share scaled to sum to 1.
Name Predicted Vote Share Actual Vote Share Actual Winner
Karl Malone 0.240 0.164
Magic Johnson 0.181 0.301
Michael Jordan 0.157 0.271
Hakeem Olajuwon 0.080 0.081
Tom Chambers 0.077 0.009
Kevin Johnson 0.049 0.010
Charles Barkley 0.048 0.043
Clyde Drexler 0.034
Dominique Wilkins 0.031
Patrick Ewing 0.025 0.090
John Stockton 0.017 0.013