Ben Wallace vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Ben Wallace 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

Ben Wallace

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ben Wallace: 1996-97 to 2011-12
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ben Wallace 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Ben Wallace 16 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Ben Wallace 8 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Ben Wallace 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Ben Wallace 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ben Wallace 5 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Ben Wallace 5 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ben Wallace 6 George Yardley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Ben Wallace 4 George Yardley 0 *

Scoring Leader Ben Wallace 0 George Yardley 1

Rebounds Leader Ben Wallace 2 George Yardley 0

Blocks Leader Ben Wallace 1 George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 5.7 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 9.6 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 2.0 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Wallace 6,254 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Ben Wallace 10,482 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Ben Wallace 1,437 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Ben Wallace 1,369 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Wallace 2,137 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Ben Wallace 1,088 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Wallace .474 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Ben Wallace .137 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Wallace .414 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 9.7 (2005) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 15.4 (2003) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 2.4 (2007) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.8 (2006) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 3.5 (2002) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 7.2 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 11.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.3 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 1.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Ben Wallace 939 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Ben Wallace 1,454 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Ben Wallace 173 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Ben Wallace 199 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Ben Wallace 250 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Ben Wallace 130 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ben Wallace .482 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Ben Wallace .000 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Ben Wallace .418 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ben Wallace 10.3 (2004) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Ben Wallace 16.3 (2003) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Ben Wallace 1.9 (2004) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Ben Wallace 2.5 (2003) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Ben Wallace 3.1 (2003) George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: ** 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.