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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
G. Antetokounmpo: 2013-14 to 2025-26
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships G. Antetokounmpo 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons G. Antetokounmpo 13 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played G. Antetokounmpo 9 George Yardley 7

NBA Cups Won G. Antetokounmpo 1 * George Yardley 0 *

All-Star Games G. Antetokounmpo 9 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 7 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) G. Antetokounmpo 9 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

NBA Cup MVP G. Antetokounmpo 1 * George Yardley 0 *

NBA Cup 1st Team G. Antetokounmpo 2 * George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) 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 24.0 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 9.9 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.0 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 20,897 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 8,656 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 4,368 George Yardley 815

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 972 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 1,078 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 870 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .552 George Yardley .422

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

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .692 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 32.6 (2026) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

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

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 7.3 (2026) 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 27.0 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 12.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 5.3 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 2,270 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds G. Antetokounmpo 1,022 George Yardley 457

Total Assists G. Antetokounmpo 446 George Yardley 112

Total Steals G. Antetokounmpo 85 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks G. Antetokounmpo 110 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games G. Antetokounmpo 84 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .532 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .259 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage G. Antetokounmpo .625 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 33.0 (2025) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game G. Antetokounmpo 15.4 (2025) 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.