Rick Barry vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 George Yardley 1

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * George Yardley 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 George Yardley 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * George Yardley - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. 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.