Larry Bird vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Larry Bird 0 George Yardley 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 George Yardley 0

* 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 Larry Bird 24.3 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 897 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Larry Bird 164 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) 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.