Bernard King vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Bernard King 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

Bernard King

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bernard King 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Bernard King 14 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Bernard King 5 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Bernard King 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Bernard King 2 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bernard King 4 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Bernard King 1 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 22.5 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 5.8 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.3 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.0 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 19,655 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Bernard King 5,060 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Bernard King 2,863 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Bernard King 866 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 230 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 874 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .518 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .172 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .730 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 32.9 (1985) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 9.5 (1978) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 4.6 (1990) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 1.5 (1978) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bernard King 24.5 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 4.3 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Bernard King 2.3 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Bernard King 0.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Bernard King 687 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Bernard King 121 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Bernard King 65 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Bernard King 24 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Bernard King 6 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Bernard King 28 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bernard King .559 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Bernard King .250 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Bernard King .729 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bernard King 34.8 (1984) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Bernard King 6.2 (1984) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Bernard King 3.5 (1979) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Bernard King 2.0 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Bernard King 0.5 (1984) 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.