Karl Malone won the MVP award in 1996-97.

Interpreted as:

1997 NBA mvp by a player race

		NAME	MVP	SEASON	TM	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1		Karl Malone K. Malone	1	1996-97	UTA	82	36.6	27.4	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	10.5	19.2	55.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.4	8.4	75.5	60.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	2,998	2,249	809	368	113	48	233	217	+768

Games

	NAME	DATE	MVP	SEASON	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/20/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	SAC	28	18	6	1	1	0	7	12	58.3	0	0		4	6	66.7	61.5	3	3	4	2	+10
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/19/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	MIN	25	26	7	3	1	0	10	16	62.5	0	0		6	8	75.0	66.6	0	7	6	2	+7
3	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/17/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	GSW	26	20	4	5	3	0	7	9	77.8	0	0		6	7	85.7	82.8	1	3	4	3	+14
4	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/15/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	PHX	40	31	11	5	0	0	13	21	61.9	0	0		5	7	71.4	64.4	2	9	3	3	+1
5	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/13/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	LAL	37	26	4	4	0	0	8	19	42.1	0	0		10	11	90.9	54.5	2	2	2	3	-6
6	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/11/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	HOU	34	28	13	5	1	0	9	19	47.4	0	0		10	13	76.9	56.6	4	9	3	3	+17
7	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/9/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	LAL	32	29	2	2	3	0	11	15	73.3	0	0		7	7	100.0	80.2	0	2	5	3	-2
8	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/7/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	SAS	28	26	7	4	3	0	9	15	60.0	0	0		8	10	80.0	67.0	2	5	2	3	+29
9	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/6/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	GSW	31	30	8	7	3	0	10	18	55.6	0	0		10	11	90.9	65.7	3	5	3	4	+21
10	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/4/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	VAN	22	16	3	6	3	1	7	15	46.7	0	0		2	5	40.0	46.5	1	2	2	2	+28
11	Karl Malone K. Malone	4/2/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	SAC	28	23	9	3	0	1	8	16	50.0	0	0		7	9	77.8	57.6	4	5	0	2	+27
12	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/29/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	SAS	44	33	12	6	1	0	11	15	73.3	0	0		11	14	78.6	78.0	1	11	4	2	+13
13	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/28/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	MIL	38	31	6	5	0	0	13	24	54.2	0	0		5	6	83.3	58.2	1	5	3	4	+8
14	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/23/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	DEN	32	35	8	2	0	3	14	17	82.4	0	0		7	9	77.8	83.5	1	7	2	0	+16
15	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/22/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	LAC	30	20	7	3	1	0	9	13	69.2	0	0		2	6	33.3	63.9	0	7	4	2	+13
16	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/19/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	BOS	32	32	12	4	1	0	13	18	72.2	0	0		6	6	100.0	77.5	5	7	3	2	+34
17	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/17/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	CHA	39	37	9	5	1	0	14	22	63.6	0	0		9	12	75.0	67.8	2	7	1	2	+16
18	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/15/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	WAS	38	32	10	1	2	0	12	25	48.0	0	0		8	11	72.7	53.6	3	7	3	3	+12
19	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/14/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	IND	36	38	11	3	0	0	11	21	52.4	0	0		16	19	84.2	64.7	3	8	3	2	-3
20	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/12/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	NJN	37	27	12	4	1	1	9	22	40.9	0	0		9	11	81.8	50.3	6	6	1	4	+18
21	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/11/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	ATL	42	24	7	2	4	0	9	20	45.0	0	2	0.0	6	7	85.7	52.0	1	6	3	2	-4
22	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/9/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	MIN	42	36	11	8	0	1	16	26	61.5	0	1	0.0	4	5	80.0	63.8	1	10	3	2	+15
23	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/7/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	DET	42	41	6	4	1	0	15	26	57.7	0	0		11	15	73.3	62.9	1	5	3	2	+16
24	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/5/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	vs	DAL	32	20	8	7	3	1	10	13	76.9	0	0		0	1	0.0	74.4	0	8	0	1	+21
25	Karl Malone K. Malone	3/3/1997	1	1996-97	UTA	@	GSW	42	41	7	6	2	0	16	25	64.0	0	0		9	11	81.8	68.7	2	5	3	2	+13
	Average		0.0					36.6	27.4	9.9	4.5	1.4	0.6	10.5	19.2	55.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	6.4	8.4	75.5	60.0	2.4	7.5	2.8	2.6	9.4
	Total		1					2,998	2,249	809	368	113	48	864	1,571	55.0	0	13	0.0	521	690	75.5	60.0	193	616	233	217	+768