Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

Giannis Antetokounmpo

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 11 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 8 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 8 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP G. Antetokounmpo 2 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team G. Antetokounmpo 5 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 7 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 4 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 5 George Yardley 0

Defensive Player of The Year G. Antetokounmpo 1 George Yardley 0 *

Scoring Leader G. Antetokounmpo 0 George Yardley 1

In-Season Tournament 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 1 * George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: In-Season Tournament (NBA Cup) played since 2023-24. Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 23.4 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.8 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 4.9 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 18,502 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 7,732 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 3,855 George Yardley 815

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 903 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 986 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 792 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .545 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .286 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .702 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.1 (2023) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 13.6 (2020) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.5 (2024) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.6 (2017) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.9 (2017) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 26.6 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.0 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.0 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points G. Antetokounmpo 2,105 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 945 George Yardley 457

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 413 George Yardley 112

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 80 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 105 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 79 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .527 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .261 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .618 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 31.7 (2022) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 14.2 (2022) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 6.8 (2022) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.2 (2017) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 2.0 (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.