Steve Nash vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Steve Nash 0 George Yardley 1

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 George Yardley 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Steve Nash 120 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) 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.