Kobe Bryant vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 George Yardley 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) 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.