George Mikan vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 George Yardley 1

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * George Yardley 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 George Yardley 815

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 439 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * George Yardley 457

Total Assists George Mikan 155 George Yardley 112

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games George Mikan 70 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. 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.