Malcolm Brogdon vs. George Yardley Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of George Yardley and Malcolm Brogdon, 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.

Malcolm Brogdon played 8 years in the NBA, 1 more than George Yardley, who played 7. Malcolm Brogdon had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Malcolm Brogdon 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24
George Yardley 7 7 1953-54 to 1959-60

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2016-171953-54
Team Milwaukee BucksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 75 26.4 10.2 0.6 2.2 2.8 4.2 1.1 0.2 1.5 1.9 3.9 8.5 .457 1.0 2.6 .404 1.5 1.7 .865
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 6 30.5 9.0 0.5 3.8 4.3 3.5 0.5 0.3 2.0 2.0 3.7 9.2 .400 1.7 3.5 .476 0.0 0.0 -
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2017-181954-55
Team Milwaukee BucksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 48 29.9 13.0 0.5 2.8 3.3 3.2 0.9 0.3 1.4 2.7 5.1 10.5 .485 1.3 3.4 .385 1.6 1.8 .882
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 26.6 8.7 0.4 3.0 3.4 2.4 0.1 0.0 1.7 2.0 3.4 7.9 .436 0.7 2.7 .263 1.1 1.4 .800
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2018-191955-56
Team Milwaukee BucksFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf FinalsPistons 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 64 28.6 15.6 1.0 3.5 4.5 3.2 0.7 0.2 1.4 1.6 5.9 11.7 .505 1.6 3.8 .426 2.2 2.4 .928
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 7 28.3 13.0 0.9 4.0 4.9 3.4 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.3 5.0 11.1 .449 2.0 5.3 .378 1.0 1.6 .636
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2019-201956-57
Team Indiana PacersFort Wayne Pistons
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdPistons 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 54 30.9 16.5 0.9 4.0 4.9 7.1 0.6 0.2 2.4 1.8 6.0 13.8 .438 1.4 4.3 .326 3.1 3.4 .892
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 4 40.0 21.5 0.0 4.3 4.3 10.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 6.5 16.3 .400 2.3 6.0 .375 6.3 7.0 .893
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2020-211957-58
Team Indiana PacersDetroit 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 56 34.5 21.2 1.0 4.2 5.3 5.9 0.9 0.3 2.1 2.0 7.9 17.5 .453 2.6 6.7 .388 2.7 3.2 .864
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2021-221958-59
Team Indiana PacersDetroit 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 36 33.5 19.1 0.9 4.2 5.1 5.9 0.8 0.4 2.1 2.0 6.8 15.1 .448 1.6 5.2 .312 4.0 4.6 .856
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2022-231959-60
Team Boston CelticsSyracuse Nationals
Honors & Awards Achievement Sixth Man of the Year-
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf FinalsNationals 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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 67 26.0 14.9 0.6 3.6 4.2 3.7 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.6 5.3 10.9 .484 2.0 4.4 .444 2.4 2.7 .870
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 %
Malcolm Brogdon 19 24.9 11.9 0.7 2.8 3.5 2.9 0.2 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.3 10.3 .418 1.7 4.6 .379 1.5 1.8 .829
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

Malcolm Brogdon George Yardley
Season 2023-24-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon 39 28.7 15.7 0.7 3.1 3.8 5.5 0.7 0.2 1.5 1.5 5.6 12.7 .440 2.1 5.1 .412 2.4 3.0 .819
George Yardley ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Malcolm Brogdon ------- --- ----------
George Yardley ------- --- ----------