Metta World Peace vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Metta World Peace 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

Metta World Peace

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Metta World Peace 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Metta World Peace 17 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Metta World Peace 9 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Metta World Peace 1 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Metta World Peace 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Metta World Peace 1 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Metta World Peace 2 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Metta World Peace 4 George Yardley 0

Defensive Player of The Year Metta World Peace 1 George Yardley 0 *

Scoring Leader Metta World Peace 0 George Yardley 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Metta World Peace 13.2 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Metta World Peace 4.5 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Metta World Peace 2.7 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Metta World Peace 1.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Metta World Peace 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Metta World Peace 13,058 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Metta World Peace 4,448 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Metta World Peace 2,631 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Metta World Peace 1,721 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Metta World Peace 522 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Metta World Peace 991 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Metta World Peace .414 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Metta World Peace .339 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Metta World Peace .715 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Metta World Peace 13.9 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Metta World Peace 4.8 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Metta World Peace 2.8 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Metta World Peace 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Metta World Peace 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Metta World Peace 1,180 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Metta World Peace 408 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Metta World Peace 234 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Metta World Peace 131 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Metta World Peace 56 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Metta World Peace 85 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Metta World Peace .389 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Metta World Peace .308 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Metta World Peace .714 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004) 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.