Stephen Curry vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Stephen Curry 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

Stephen Curry

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Stephen Curry: 2009-10 to 2023-24
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Stephen Curry 4 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Stephen Curry 15 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Stephen Curry 9 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Stephen Curry 10 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Stephen Curry 2 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Stephen Curry 1 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Stephen Curry 4 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Stephen Curry 9 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Stephen Curry 2 George Yardley 1

Steals Leader Stephen Curry 1 George Yardley 0 *

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56. 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 Stephen Curry 24.8 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 4.7 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.4 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.2 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 23,668 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 4,509 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Stephen Curry 6,119 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Stephen Curry 1,473 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 235 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 956 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .473 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .426 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .910 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 32.0 (2021) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.1 (2023) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.5 (2014) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.1 (2016) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.4 (2020) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 27.0 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 5.3 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Stephen Curry 3,966 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Stephen Curry 786 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Stephen Curry 912 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Stephen Curry 223 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Stephen Curry 44 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Stephen Curry 147 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Stephen Curry .453 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Stephen Curry .397 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Stephen Curry .889 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Stephen Curry 30.5 (2023) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Stephen Curry 6.2 (2017) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Stephen Curry 8.4 (2014) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Stephen Curry 2.0 (2017) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Stephen Curry 0.7 (2018) 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.