Jamal Crawford vs. George Yardley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Yardley and Jamal Crawford, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jamal Crawford played 20 years in the NBA, 13 more than George Yardley, who played 7. Jamal Crawford had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, while George Yardley had his rookie season in 1953-54. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jamal Crawford 20 8 2000-01 to 2019-20
George Yardley 7 7 1953-54 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2000-011953-54
Team Chicago BullsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost W Div Round Robin
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 61 17.2 4.6 0.1 1.3 1.5 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.1 1.8 5.0 .352 0.7 1.9 .350 0.4 0.6 .794
George Yardley 63 23.6 9.0 - - 6.5 1.6 - - - 2.6 3.3 7.8 .425 - - - 2.3 3.3 .712
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 4 26.8 10.5 - - 6.0 0.8 - - - 2.5 4.0 8.3 .485 - - - 2.5 3.0 .833

Season 2

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2001-021954-55
Team Chicago BullsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 23 20.9 9.3 0.2 1.3 1.5 2.4 0.8 0.2 1.4 0.8 3.9 8.1 .476 1.1 2.5 .448 0.4 0.6 .769
George Yardley 60 35.8 17.3 - - 9.9 2.1 - - - 3.4 6.1 14.5 .418 - - - 5.2 6.9 .745
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 11 38.2 15.8 - - 9.0 3.3 - - - 3.4 5.2 13.0 .399 - - - 5.5 7.2 .759

Season 3

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2002-031955-56
Team Chicago BullsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 24.9 10.7 0.3 2.1 2.3 4.2 1.0 0.3 1.7 1.6 4.2 10.1 .413 1.1 3.0 .355 1.3 1.6 .806
George Yardley 71 33.1 17.4 - - 9.7 2.2 - - - 3.0 6.1 15.0 .407 - - - 5.1 6.9 .742
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 10 40.6 23.0 - - 13.9 2.6 - - - 2.5 7.7 18.3 .421 - - - 7.6 9.8 .776

Season 4

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2003-041956-57
Team Chicago BullsFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 35.1 17.3 0.6 3.0 3.5 5.1 1.4 0.4 2.4 2.0 6.4 16.5 .386 2.1 6.5 .317 2.5 3.0 .833
George Yardley 72 37.4 21.5 - - 10.5 2.0 - - - 3.2 7.3 17.7 .410 - - - 7.0 8.9 .787
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 2 42.5 28.5 - - 9.5 4.0 - - - 3.5 12.0 26.5 .453 - - - 4.5 5.5 .818

Season 5

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2004-051957-58
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA First Team
-Achievement Scoring Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayPistons Lost West Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 70 38.4 17.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 4.3 1.3 0.3 2.1 1.9 6.2 15.7 .398 2.6 7.3 .361 2.6 3.1 .843
George Yardley 72 39.5 27.8 - - 10.7 1.3 - - - 3.1 9.3 22.6 .414 - - - 9.1 11.2 .811
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 7 36.3 23.4 - - 10.3 2.4 - - - 3.7 7.4 18.1 .409 - - - 8.6 9.6 .896

Season 6

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2005-061958-59
Team New York KnicksDetroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 32.3 14.3 0.5 2.7 3.1 3.8 1.1 0.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 11.1 .416 1.3 3.7 .345 3.7 4.5 .826
George Yardley 61 30.1 19.8 - - 7.1 1.1 - - - 2.6 7.3 17.1 .428 - - - 5.2 6.7 .779
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 9 37.0 25.1 - - 9.7 2.3 - - - 3.2 9.2 21.0 .439 - - - 6.7 7.8 .857

Season 7

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2006-071959-60
Team New York KnicksSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNationals Lost East Div Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 59 37.3 17.6 0.7 2.5 3.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 2.7 1.9 6.0 15.0 .400 1.7 5.5 .320 3.9 4.6 .838
George Yardley 73 32.9 20.2 - - 7.9 1.7 - - - 3.1 7.5 16.5 .453 - - - 5.2 6.4 .816
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley 3 29.3 13.3 - - 5.7 0.3 - - - 3.0 5.0 13.0 .385 - - - 3.3 4.0 .833

Season 8

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2007-08-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 39.9 20.6 0.5 2.1 2.6 5.0 1.0 0.2 2.4 1.8 7.1 17.4 .410 2.2 6.2 .356 4.1 4.8 .864
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2008-09-
Team New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 65 38.1 19.7 0.4 2.6 3.0 4.4 0.9 0.2 2.3 1.4 6.4 15.7 .410 2.2 6.1 .360 4.6 5.3 .872
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2009-10-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 31.1 18.0 0.4 2.1 2.5 3.0 0.8 0.2 1.7 1.7 6.3 14.0 .449 2.1 5.4 .382 3.4 4.0 .857
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 11 31.9 16.3 0.1 2.6 2.7 2.7 0.8 0.1 1.8 2.4 5.1 14.0 .364 1.6 4.5 .360 4.5 5.3 .845
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2010-11-
Team Atlanta Hawks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 76 30.2 14.2 0.3 1.4 1.7 3.2 0.8 0.2 1.9 1.3 4.8 11.5 .421 1.6 4.6 .341 2.9 3.4 .854
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 12 29.8 15.4 0.1 1.3 1.3 2.5 0.8 0.3 1.3 1.4 5.1 12.9 .394 1.8 5.0 .350 3.5 4.3 .824
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2011-12-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 60 26.9 14.0 0.3 1.7 2.0 3.2 0.9 0.2 1.9 1.2 4.7 12.3 .384 1.3 4.3 .308 3.2 3.4 .927
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2012-13-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 76 29.3 16.5 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.9 0.9 5.9 13.4 .438 2.0 5.2 .376 2.8 3.3 .871
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 6 26.8 10.8 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.7 0.5 0.2 0.7 1.5 4.0 10.3 .387 1.0 3.7 .273 1.8 1.8 1.000
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2013-14-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 69 30.3 18.6 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.2 0.9 0.2 2.0 1.7 6.1 14.7 .416 2.3 6.5 .361 4.0 4.7 .866
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 13 24.1 15.5 0.4 1.1 1.5 2.0 0.9 0.2 1.2 1.8 5.2 13.2 .398 2.1 6.1 .342 3.0 3.4 .886
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2014-15-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf Semis-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 26.6 15.8 0.3 1.7 1.9 2.5 0.9 0.2 1.4 1.7 5.2 13.1 .396 1.9 5.7 .327 3.5 3.9 .901
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 14 27.1 12.7 0.4 1.7 2.1 1.9 0.9 0.2 1.2 2.4 4.8 13.3 .360 1.3 5.3 .243 1.9 2.1 .867
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2015-16-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 79 26.9 14.2 0.3 1.6 1.8 2.3 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.5 4.8 11.9 .404 1.5 4.4 .340 3.1 3.4 .904
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 6 33.2 17.3 0.3 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.7 0.0 1.5 1.5 6.5 17.2 .379 0.7 3.5 .190 3.7 4.2 .880
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 17

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2016-17-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 82 26.3 12.3 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.6 0.7 0.2 1.6 1.4 4.4 10.6 .413 1.4 3.9 .360 2.1 2.5 .857
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 7 28.0 12.6 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 1.7 5.0 11.9 .422 0.9 3.6 .240 1.7 1.7 1.000
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 18

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2017-18-
Team Minnesota Timberwolves-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 80 20.7 10.3 0.3 1.0 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.1 3.9 9.3 .415 1.3 3.9 .331 1.3 1.4 .903
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 5 24.6 11.8 0.2 2.4 2.6 2.4 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.2 4.2 9.4 .447 1.4 3.4 .412 2.0 2.6 .769
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 19

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2018-19-
Team Phoenix Suns-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 64 18.9 7.9 0.1 1.2 1.3 3.6 0.5 0.2 1.5 1.2 2.7 6.8 .397 1.0 3.2 .332 1.5 1.7 .845
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------

Season 20

Jamal Crawford George Yardley
Season 2019-20-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford 1 6.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 4.0 .500 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 -
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jamal Crawford ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------