Kristaps Porzingis vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Kristaps Porzingis 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Kristaps Porzingis: 2015-16 to 2025-26
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kristaps Porzingis 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Kristaps Porzingis 10 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Kristaps Porzingis 4 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Kristaps Porzingis 1 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kristaps Porzingis 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kristaps Porzingis 0 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Kristaps Porzingis 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 19.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 7.7 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.9 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 9,995 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 3,939 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 946 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 370 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 923 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 510 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .461 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .365 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .830 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.2 (2023) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 9.5 (2020) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 3.7 (2026) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 (2023) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 2.4 (2018) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 11.9 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 5.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 0.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.0 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kristaps Porzingis 334 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Kristaps Porzingis 146 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Kristaps Porzingis 27 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Kristaps Porzingis 24 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Kristaps Porzingis 28 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Kristaps Porzingis 28 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .430 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .313 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kristaps Porzingis .798 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 23.7 (2020) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 8.7 (2020) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.3 (2021) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kristaps Porzingis 1.6 (2024) 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.