George Gervin vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

George Gervin

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Gervin: 1976-77 to 1985-86
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Gervin 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons George Gervin 10 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played George Gervin 9 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games George Gervin 9 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Gervin 5 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Gervin 7 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader George Gervin 4 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 26.2 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 4.6 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 2.8 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 20,708 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds George Gervin 3,607 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists George Gervin 2,214 George Yardley 815

Total Steals George Gervin 941 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 670 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 791 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .511 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage George Gervin .297 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .844 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.1 (1980) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.5 (1977) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.7 (1978) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.7 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 1.3 (1978) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Gervin 27.0 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 5.8 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game George Gervin 3.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 0.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Gervin 1,592 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds George Gervin 341 George Yardley 457

Total Assists George Gervin 186 George Yardley 112

Total Steals George Gervin 69 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks George Gervin 52 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games George Gervin 59 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Gervin .508 George Yardley .422

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

Free Throw Percentage George Gervin .821 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Gervin 33.3 (1980) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game George Gervin 7.3 (1982) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game George Gervin 4.6 (1982) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game George Gervin 1.9 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Gervin 2.7 (1978) 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.