Kyrie Irving vs. Wayne Yates Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Wayne Yates and Kyrie Irving 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

Kyrie Irving

vs.

Wayne Yates

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Wayne Yates: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kyrie Irving 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Seasons Kyrie Irving 13 Wayne Yates 1

Playoffs Played Kyrie Irving 7 Wayne Yates 1

All-Star Games Kyrie Irving 8 Wayne Yates 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kyrie Irving 3 Wayne Yates 0

Rookie of The Year Kyrie Irving 1 Wayne Yates 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.6 Wayne Yates 1.9

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 4.0 Wayne Yates 2.5

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.7 Wayne Yates 0.4

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 17,199 Wayne Yates 72

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 2,933 Wayne Yates 94

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 4,134 Wayne Yates 16

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 956 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 314 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 729 Wayne Yates 37

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .474 Wayne Yates .295

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .393 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Wayne Yates .455

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022) Wayne Yates 1.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020) Wayne Yates 2.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019) Wayne Yates 0.4 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023) Wayne Yates - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 23.1 Wayne Yates 1.8

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 3.8 Wayne Yates 1.3

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.0 Wayne Yates 0.3

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.4 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 0.6 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kyrie Irving 1,943 Wayne Yates 7

Total Rebounds Kyrie Irving 316 Wayne Yates 5

Total Assists Kyrie Irving 416 Wayne Yates 1

Total Steals Kyrie Irving 121 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Blocks Kyrie Irving 52 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Total Games Kyrie Irving 84 Wayne Yates 4

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kyrie Irving .459 Wayne Yates .375

3-Point Percentage Kyrie Irving .397 Wayne Yates - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kyrie Irving .886 Wayne Yates .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017) Wayne Yates 1.8 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021) Wayne Yates 1.3 (1962)

Assists Per Game Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019) Wayne Yates 0.3 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022) Wayne Yates - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022) Wayne Yates - 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.