Kendrick Perkins vs. George Yardley Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Kendrick Perkins played 14 years in the NBA, 7 more than George Yardley, who played 7. Kendrick Perkins had the first of his seasons in 2003-04, 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.

Season 2
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2004-05	1954-55
Team	Boston Celtics	Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Pistons 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	60	9.1	2.5	0.9	2.1	2.9	0.4	0.2	0.6	0.7	1.6	0.9	2.0	.471	0.0	0.0	-	0.6	1.0	.638
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	6	4.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.2	0.7	0.8	.800	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.5	.333
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
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2005-06	1955-56
Team	Boston Celtics	Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	68	19.6	5.2	2.1	3.9	5.9	1.0	0.3	1.5	1.6	2.9	2.0	3.9	.515	0.0	0.0	.000	1.2	1.9	.615
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2006-07	1956-57
Team	Boston Celtics	Fort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pistons 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	72	21.9	4.5	1.6	3.6	5.2	1.3	0.3	1.3	1.6	3.0	1.8	3.7	.491	0.0	0.0	.000	0.8	1.4	.600
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2007-08	1957-58
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	Scoring Leader
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pistons 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	78	24.5	6.9	1.9	4.2	6.1	1.1	0.4	1.5	1.6	3.1	2.7	4.5	.615	0.0	0.0	.000	1.5	2.3	.623
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	25	25.2	6.6	2.1	4.0	6.1	0.5	0.6	1.3	1.2	3.6	2.5	4.2	.585	0.0	0.0	.000	1.6	2.4	.678
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
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2008-09	1958-59
Team	Boston Celtics	Detroit Pistons, Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis	Nationals 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	76	29.6	8.5	2.7	5.5	8.1	1.3	0.3	2.0	2.2	3.3	3.6	6.3	.577	0.0	0.0	.000	1.3	2.1	.600
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	14	36.6	11.9	3.6	7.9	11.6	1.4	0.4	2.6	2.4	3.6	5.2	9.1	.575	0.0	0.1	.000	1.4	2.1	.667
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
	Kendrick Perkins	George Yardley
Season	2009-10	1959-60
Team	Boston Celtics	Syracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Nationals 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		%
Kendrick Perkins	78	27.6	10.1	2.0	5.6	7.6	1.0	0.3	1.7	2.1	2.8	4.0	6.7	.602	0.0	0.0	.000	2.1	3.6	.582
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		%
Kendrick Perkins	23	25.0	5.7	1.8	4.4	6.2	1.0	0.4	1.4	1.9	3.4	2.1	4.2	.510	0.0	0.0	.000	1.4	2.4	.600
George Yardley	3	29.3	13.3	-	-	5.7	0.3	-	-	-	3.0	5.0	13.0	.385	-	-	-	3.3	4.0	.833

Note: Kendrick Perkins didn't play in 2016-17.