Moses Malone vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Moses Malone 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

Moses Malone

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Moses Malone 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Moses Malone 19 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Moses Malone 12 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Moses Malone 12 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Moses Malone 3 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Moses Malone 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Moses Malone 4 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 8 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Moses Malone 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Moses Malone 2 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Moses Malone 0 George Yardley 1

Rebounds Leader Moses Malone 6 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 Moses Malone 20.6 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 12.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 27,409 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 16,212 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Moses Malone 1,796 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Moses Malone 1,089 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 1,733 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 1,329 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .491 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .100 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .769 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 31.1 (1982) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 17.6 (1979) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.8 (1980) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.1 (1983) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 2.2 (1977) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Moses Malone 22.1 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 13.8 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 1.4 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 0.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 1.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Moses Malone 2,077 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Moses Malone 1,295 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Moses Malone 136 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Moses Malone 84 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Moses Malone 151 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Moses Malone 94 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Moses Malone .479 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Moses Malone .143 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Moses Malone .762 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Moses Malone 26.8 (1981) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Moses Malone 20.5 (1979) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Moses Malone 3.3 (1982) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Moses Malone 1.5 (1983) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Moses Malone 4.0 (1979) George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.