Yao Ming vs. George Yardley Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Yardley and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

George Yardley

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
George Yardley: 1953-54 to 1959-60

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 George Yardley 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 George Yardley 7

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 George Yardley 7

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 George Yardley 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Yao Ming 0 George Yardley 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 George Yardley 2

Scoring Leader Yao Ming 0 George Yardley 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 George Yardley 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 George Yardley 8.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 George Yardley 1.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 George Yardley 9,063

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 George Yardley 4,220

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 George Yardley 815

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 486 George Yardley 472

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 George Yardley .780

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) George Yardley 27.8 (1958)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) George Yardley 10.7 (1958)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) George Yardley 2.2 (1956)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) George Yardley - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 George Yardley 20.3

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 George Yardley 9.9

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 George Yardley 2.4

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 George Yardley - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 George Yardley 933

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 George Yardley 457

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 George Yardley 112

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 George Yardley - n/a **

Total Games Yao Ming 28 George Yardley 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 George Yardley .422

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - George Yardley - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 George Yardley .817

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) George Yardley 28.5 (1957)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) George Yardley 13.9 (1956)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) George Yardley 4.0 (1957)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) George Yardley - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) 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.