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George Yardley

George Yardley

1953–1959

Career 472 G · 9,063 PTS · 19.2 PPG · 8.9 RPG · 1.7 APG

Seasons leading the NBA
3
9 Top-5 finishes
1 Title seasons
3 Categories led
1957 Best season

Spanning 1957–1957, peaking at 3 titles in 1957.

Clubs 2,000 Point Seasons

All-Time Standing

Against every player since 1951

Among league leaders

  • 94th League titles 3
  • 192nd Top-5 finishes 9

Each rank is against the players who have achieved that thing at least once.

Career leaderboards

All-time career totals, top 500 per category.

Where He Led

Category Titles Best Streak Seasons
Free Throws Made 1 1st — 1957-1958 655
Total Points 1 1st — 1957-1958 2,001
Points per Game 1 1st — 1957-1958 27.8
Field Goals Made — #2 — 1957-1958 #2

Title Seasons

1 seasons with at least one title
Year Titles Led in
1957-1958 3 PPG 27.8 PTS 2,001 FTM 655

Season Averages

  led the league   7 seasons
Year Team GP MPG PTS PPG REB RPG AST APG STL BLK TOV FG% 3P% FT%
1953-1954 FTW 63 23.6 564 9.0 407 6.5 99 1.6 — — — 42.5% — 71.2%
1954-1955 FTW 60 35.8 1,036 17.3 594 9.9 126 2.1 — — — 41.8% — 74.5%
1955-1956 FTW 71 33.1 1,233 17.4 686 9.7 159 2.2 — — — 40.7% — 74.2%
1956-1957 FTW 72 37.4 1,547 21.5 755 10.5 147 2.0 — — — 41.0% — 78.7%
1957-1958 DET 72 39.5 2,001 27.8 768 10.7 97 1.3 — — — 41.4% — 81.1%
1958-1959 DET 61 30.1 1,209 19.8 431 7.1 65 1.1 — — — 42.8% — 77.9%
1959-1960 SYR 73 32.9 1,473 20.2 579 7.9 122 1.7 — — — 45.3% — 81.6%
Career — 472 33.4 9,063 19.2 4,220 8.9 815 1.7 — — — 42.2% — 78.0%