<Tr> <Td> 1979--80 </Td> <Th> Kareem Abdul - Jabbar * (6) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Los Angeles Lakers (3) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980--81 </Td> <Th> Julius Erving * </Th> <Td> Small forward </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers (4) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981--82 </Td> <Th> Moses Malone * (2) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Houston Rockets (2) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 1982--83 </Th> <Th> Moses Malone * (3) </Th> <Td> Center </Td> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> Philadelphia 76ers (5) </Td> </Tr>

Who won a record 9 regular season mvp