Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0 George Yardley 1

Steals Leader S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1 George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876 George Yardley 815

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.6 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.2 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.1 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points S. Gilgeous-Alexander 281 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds S. Gilgeous-Alexander 67 George Yardley 457

Total Assists S. Gilgeous-Alexander 65 George Yardley 112

Total Steals S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks S. Gilgeous-Alexander 9 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games S. Gilgeous-Alexander 16 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .465 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .409 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage S. Gilgeous-Alexander .889 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 28.3 (2024) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.3 (2020) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.7 (2024) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019) 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.