1983 NBA Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)

The 1983 NBA Most Valuable Player was Moses Malone of the Philadelphia 76ers. According to the NBA's official list of MVP winners, the award for 1983 went to him — the 3rd of his career.

Award at a Glance

Field	Detail
Year	1983
Award	NBA Most Valuable Player
Winner	Moses Malone
Team	Philadelphia 76ers
Career wins	3rd

Why It Mattered

The 1983 MVP honored the most dominant and consistent player across the full 82-game regular season. Moses Malone earned it on the strength of his season-long body of work with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Notably, this was not a one-off. Moses Malone appears on the NBA Most Valuable Player list 3 times, which is exactly why queries like "1983 Moses Malone mvp" keep attracting search interest year after year.

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The Other Award That Year

Two individual prizes were handed out in 1983: the NBA Most Valuable Player and the Finals MVP.

• This page's award (NBA Most Valuable Player): Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
• The same year's other award (Finals MVP): Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)

Both went to the same man. Sweeping the regular season MVP and the Finals MVP in 1983 is about as complete a case of dominance as the league produces.

For the distinction between the two awards, see Finals MVP vs MVP.

Year-by-Year Timeline

• Next (1984): Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) → 1984 NBA Most Valuable Player
• Previous (1982): Moses Malone (Houston Rockets) → 1982 NBA Most Valuable Player

Related Reading

• Complete List of NBA Finals MVPs (1969–2026)
• The History of the Finals MVP Award
• What Is the NBA Finals MVP Award?
• NBA MVP vs Finals MVP: What's the Difference?
• Moses Malone honor timeline
• 1983 NBA Finals MVP: Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)

Sources

Year, winner and team data on this page were verified against the NBA's official MVP winners list (NBA.com history mvp-winners) and Basketball-Reference public records, cross-checked against this site's two internal reference lists (last verified 2026-08-15).

FMVP Club — Independent fan site, not affiliated with the NBA.

Related Reading

• 1983 NBA Finals MVP: Moses Malone (Philadelphia 76ers)
• Moses Malone: Glory and Idol— Moses Malone and the Road No One Had Walked
• 1982 NBA MVP: Moses Malone (Houston Rockets)
• 1979 NBA MVP: Moses Malone (Houston Rockets)
• Moses Malone: Hard Work and Role Model— The Blue-Collar Soul Behind the Rebound Machine