James Harden vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

James Harden

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games James Harden 10 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 George Yardley 1

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

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 George Yardley 1

Assists Leader James Harden 2 George Yardley 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 George Yardley 815

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 600 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 1,072 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.8 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.3 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,741 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds James Harden 899 George Yardley 457

Total Assists James Harden 1,041 George Yardley 112

Total Steals James Harden 271 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Harden 90 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games James Harden 164 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .426 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage James Harden .342 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.3 (2024) 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.