Donovan Mitchell vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Donovan Mitchell 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

Donovan Mitchell

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Donovan Mitchell: 2017-18 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Donovan Mitchell 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Donovan Mitchell 7 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Donovan Mitchell 7 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Donovan Mitchell 5 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Donovan Mitchell 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Donovan Mitchell 1 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Donovan Mitchell 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 24.8 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.3 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.6 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 11,619 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 2,002 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 2,176 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 645 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 156 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 468 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .450 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .366 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .843 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 28.3 (2023) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.1 (2024) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 6.1 (2024) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.8 (2024) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.5 (2024) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 27.2 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 4.9 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.0 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Donovan Mitchell 1,305 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Donovan Mitchell 234 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Donovan Mitchell 241 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Donovan Mitchell 63 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Donovan Mitchell 16 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Donovan Mitchell 48 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Donovan Mitchell .430 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Donovan Mitchell .352 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Donovan Mitchell .854 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Donovan Mitchell 36.3 (2020) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Donovan Mitchell 5.9 (2018) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Donovan Mitchell 7.2 (2023) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Donovan Mitchell 2.0 (2023) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Donovan Mitchell 0.6 (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.