Wilt Chamberlain vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 George Yardley 0 *

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * George Yardley 0 *

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 George Yardley 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * George Yardley 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 George Yardley 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 George Yardley 1

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 George Yardley 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 George Yardley 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 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 Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** 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.