Jeremy Lin vs. George Yardley Comparison

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

Jeremy Lin

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jeremy Lin 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Jeremy Lin 9 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Jeremy Lin 4 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Jeremy Lin 0 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jeremy Lin 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jeremy Lin 0 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Jeremy Lin 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 11.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.8 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 5,567 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 1,338 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 2,042 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 519 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 175 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 480 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .433 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .342 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .809 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 7.2 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.0 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 2.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jeremy Lin 180 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Jeremy Lin 49 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Jeremy Lin 56 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Jeremy Lin 11 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Jeremy Lin 2 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Jeremy Lin 25 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jeremy Lin .376 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Jeremy Lin .216 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jeremy Lin .836 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013) 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.