Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 George Yardley 1

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Yardley 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * George Yardley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 George Yardley 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.