D'Angelo Russell vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and D'Angelo Russell 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

D'Angelo Russell

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
D'Angelo Russell: 2015-16 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships D'Angelo Russell 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons D'Angelo Russell 9 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played D'Angelo Russell 4 George Yardley 7

NBA Cups Won D'Angelo Russell 1 * George Yardley 0 *

All-Star Games D'Angelo Russell 1 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team D'Angelo Russell 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) D'Angelo Russell 0 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader D'Angelo Russell 0 George Yardley 1

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 17.8 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.4 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 5.8 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 10,136 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 1,954 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 3,289 George Yardley 815

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 610 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 184 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 571 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .430 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .369 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .792 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 23.1 (2020) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.9 (2018) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 7.1 (2022) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.4 (2017) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.5 (2024) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 14.2 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.0 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 4.7 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.0 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points D'Angelo Russell 439 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds D'Angelo Russell 93 George Yardley 457

Total Assists D'Angelo Russell 147 George Yardley 112

Total Steals D'Angelo Russell 31 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks D'Angelo Russell 7 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games D'Angelo Russell 31 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage D'Angelo Russell .388 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage D'Angelo Russell .333 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage D'Angelo Russell .772 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game D'Angelo Russell 19.4 (2019) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game D'Angelo Russell 3.6 (2019) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game D'Angelo Russell 6.7 (2022) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game D'Angelo Russell 1.5 (2022) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game D'Angelo Russell 0.3 (2023) 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.