Jimmy Butler vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jimmy Butler 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Jimmy Butler 0 George Yardley 1

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 1 George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 18.3 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) 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.