The NBA Finals MVP has often also been the player to have the highest PER in the series, but there have been a number of years during the Michael Jordan, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O'Neal, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James era where that hasn't been the case.

- Finals MVP in parentheses 

1991: Michael Jordan: 34.1 (Michael Jordan)

1992: Michael Jordan: 27.1 (Michael Jordan)

1993: Michael Jordan: 31.7 (Michael Jordan)

1994: Hakeem Olajuwon: 25.6 (Hakeem Olajuwon)

1995: Hakeem Olajuwon: 25.7 (Hakeem Olajuwon)

1996: Shawn Kemp: 27.5 (Michael Jordan)

1997: Michael Jordan: 29.3 (Michael Jordan)

1998: Michael Jordan: 28.7 (Michael Jordan)

1999: Tim Duncan: 28.0 (Tim Duncan)

2000: Shaquille O’Neal: 36.6 (Shaquille O’Neal)

2001: Shaquille O’Neal: 33.8 (Shaquille O’Neal)

2002: Shaquille O’Neal: 38.5 (Shaquille O’Neal)

2003: Tim Duncan: 30.4 (Tim Duncan)

2004: Chauncey Billups: 29.3 (Chauncey Billups)

2005: Chauncey Billups: 24.4 (Tim Duncan)

2006: Dwyane Wade: 30.5 (Dwyane Wade)

2007: Tony Parker: 25.4 (Tony Parker)

2008: Ray Allen: 20.6 (Paul Pierce)

2009: Kobe Bryant: 28.7 (Kobe Bryant)

2010: Pau Gasol: 25.3 (Kobe Bryant)

2011: Dwyane Wade: 32.6 (Dirk Nowitzki)

2012: Mike Miller: 33.7 (LeBron James)

2013: LeBron James: 29.2 (LeBron James)

2014: LeBron James: 32.6 (Kawhi Leonard)

2015: LeBron James: 27.5 (Andre Iguodala)

2016: LeBron James: 33.4 (LeBron James)

2017: Kevin Durant: 32.6 (Kevin Durant)