James Worthy vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team James Worthy 0 George Yardley 1

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

Scoring Leader James Worthy 0 George Yardley 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 George Yardley 815

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 926 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 George Yardley 457

Total Assists James Worthy 463 George Yardley 112

Total Steals James Worthy 177 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 143 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) 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.