George Yardley debuted in the NBA in 1953, appearing in 472 games over 7 seasons. He scored 9,063 points, delivered 815 assists, and grabbed 4,220 rebounds, ranking 467th in scoring and 1090th in assists in NBA history.
🧾 Basic Profile
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Name | George Yardley |
Date of Birth | November 3, 1928 |
Nationality | ![]() |
Position | Small Forward |
Height | 196cm |
Weight | 86kg |
Shooting Hand | Right-handed |
NBA Debut | 1953 |
📊 Career Stats Summary
Games Played (G) | 472 games (Ranked 1175 in NBA history) |
Points (PTS) | 9,063 points (Ranked 467) |
Assists (AST) | 815 (Ranked 1090) |
Rebounds (TRB) | 4,220 (Ranked 380) |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 1,426 (Ranked 792) |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 42.2% (Ranked 2470) |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 78% (Ranked 1278) |
Average Minutes (MP) | 33.4 minutes (Ranked 141) |
📊 Last Season Summary (1960)
Games Played (G) | 73 |
Points (PTS) | 1,473 |
Assists (AST) | 122 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 579 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 227 |
Triple-Doubles (TrpDbl) | 0 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 45.3% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 81.6% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 2,402 |
📈 Season Highlights
- Most Points in a Season: 1958, 2,001 points
- Most Assists in a Season: 1956, 159
- Most Rebounds in a Season: 1958, 768
- Most Triple-Doubles in a Season: 1954, 0
- Best FG% in a Season: 1960, 45.3%
- Best FT% in a Season: 1960, 81.6%
- Most Avg. Minutes: 1958, 2,843 minutes
🏆 Playoff Records
George Yardley appeared in 37 playoff games.
Points (PTS) | 707 |
Assists (AST) | 91 |
Rebounds (TRB) | 370 |
Personal Fouls (PF) | 114 |
Field Goal % (FG%) | 41.7% |
Free Throw % (FT%) | 80.6% |
Average Minutes (MP) | 1,360 |
George Yardley Career Key Statistics Summary
season | G | MP | PTS | FG | FG% | FGA | 3P | 3P% | 3PA | 2P | 2P% | 2PA | eFG% | FT | FT% | FTA | TRB | ORB | DRB | AST | STL | BLK | TrpDbl | GS | TOV | PF |
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1954 | 63 | 1489 | 564 | 209 | 0.425 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 0.712 | 205 | 407 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 |
1955 | 60 | 2150 | 1036 | 363 | 0.418 | 869 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 310 | 0.745 | 416 | 594 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
1956 | 71 | 2353 | 1233 | 434 | 0.407 | 1067 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 365 | 0.742 | 492 | 686 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 212 |
1957 | 72 | 2691 | 1547 | 522 | 0.41 | 1273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 503 | 0.787 | 639 | 755 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
1958 | 72 | 2843 | 2001 | 673 | 0.414 | 1624 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 655 | 0.811 | 808 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 226 |
1959 | 61 | 1839 | 1209 | 446 | 0.428 | 1042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 317 | 0.779 | 407 | 431 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 |
1960 | 73 | 2402 | 1473 | 546 | 0.453 | 1205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 | 0.816 | 467 | 579 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 |