Shaquille O'Neal vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 George Yardley 1

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 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 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) 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.