Artis Gilmore vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Artis Gilmore that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Artis Gilmore

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Artis Gilmore: 1976-77 to 1987-88
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Artis Gilmore 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Artis Gilmore 12 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Artis Gilmore 6 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Artis Gilmore 6 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Artis Gilmore 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 0 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Artis Gilmore 1 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Artis Gilmore 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 17.1 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 10.1 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 15,579 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 9,161 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 1,777 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 470 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 1,747 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 909 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .599 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore .077 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .713 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 23.7 (1979) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.1 (1978) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.3 (1979) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.7 (1982) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 11.7 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 8.0 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.1 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 1.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Artis Gilmore 492 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Artis Gilmore 336 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Artis Gilmore 47 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Artis Gilmore 27 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Artis Gilmore 71 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Artis Gilmore 42 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Artis Gilmore .566 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Artis Gilmore - * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Artis Gilmore .680 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Artis Gilmore 18.7 (1977) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Artis Gilmore 13.0 (1977) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.0 (1981) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Artis Gilmore 2.3 (1986) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Artis Gilmore 3.1 (1983) George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.