DeMarcus Cousins vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and DeMarcus Cousins 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

DeMarcus Cousins

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
DeMarcus Cousins: 2010-11 to 2021-22
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons DeMarcus Cousins 11 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played DeMarcus Cousins 3 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games DeMarcus Cousins 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) DeMarcus Cousins 2 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader DeMarcus Cousins 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.0 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 6,664 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 1,979 George Yardley 815

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 874 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 742 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 654 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .460 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .331 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .737 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 27.0 (2017) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 12.9 (2018) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 5.4 (2018) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.6 (2018) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.7 (2015) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 3.5 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 1.5 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points DeMarcus Cousins 167 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 70 George Yardley 457

Total Assists DeMarcus Cousins 30 George Yardley 112

Total Steals DeMarcus Cousins 10 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks DeMarcus Cousins 10 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games DeMarcus Cousins 20 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .476 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .393 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage DeMarcus Cousins .704 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 10.6 (2022) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 4.9 (2019) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 2.4 (2019) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.6 (2019) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game DeMarcus Cousins 0.8 (2019) 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.