Sam Cassell vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Sam Cassell 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Sam Cassell 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) 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.