George Yardley GF

Current Team: N/A

Born: Nov 3, 1928 (Passed away Aug 13, 2004, aged 75)

Birthplace/Hometown: Hollywood, California

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-5 (196cm)     Weight: 190 (86kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1950 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 8, Fort Wayne Pistons

Pre-Draft Team: Stanford (Sr)

High School: Newport Harbor High School [Newport Beach, California]

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NBA

7 Years Of Service - Hall of Fame Player, All-NBA 1st, 6x All-Star

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 FWP 63 - 23.6 8.95 3.32 7.81 .425 - - - 2.32 3.25 .712 - - 6.46 1.57 - - - 2.63
1954-55 ☆ FWP 60 - 35.8 17.27 6.05 14.48 .418 - - - 5.17 6.93 .745 - - 9.90 2.10 - - - 3.42
1955-56 ☆ FWP 71 - 33.1 17.37 6.11 15.03 .407 - - - 5.14 6.93 .742 - - 9.66 2.24 - - - 2.99
1956-57 ☆ FWP 72 - 37.4 21.49 7.25 17.68 .410 - - - 6.99 8.88 .787 - - 10.49 2.04 - - - 3.21
1957-58 ☆ DET 72 - 39.5 27.79 9.35 22.56 .414 - - - 9.10 11.22 .811 - - 10.67 1.35 - - - 3.14
1958-59 * ☆ All Teams 61 - 30.1 19.82 7.31 17.08 .428 - - - 5.20 6.67 .779 - - 7.07 1.07 - - - 2.61
1958-59 * ☆ DET 46 - 30.8 20.83 7.61 18.33 .415 - - - 5.61 6.87 .816 - - 7.11 0.87 - - - 2.65
1958-59 * ☆ SYR 15 - 28.0 16.73 6.40 13.27 .482 - - - 3.93 6.07 .648 - - 6.93 1.67 - - - 2.47
1959-60 ☆ SYR 73 - 32.9 20.18 7.48 16.51 .453 - - - 5.22 6.40 .816 - - 7.93 1.67 - - - 3.11
CAREER   472 - 33.4 19.20 6.76 16.04 .422 - - - 5.67 7.28 .780 - - 8.94 1.73 - - - 3.02

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 FWP 63 - 1,489 564 209 492 .425 - - - 146 205 .712 - - 407 99 - - - 166
1954-55 ☆ FWP 60 - 2,150 1,036 363 869 .418 - - - 310 416 .745 - - 594 126 - - - 205
1955-56 ☆ FWP 71 - 2,353 1,233 434 1,067 .407 - - - 365 492 .742 - - 686 159 - - - 212
1956-57 ☆ FWP 72 - 2,691 1,547 522 1,273 .410 - - - 503 639 .787 - - 755 147 - - - 231
1957-58 ☆ DET 72 - 2,843 2,001 673 1,624 .414 - - - 655 808 .811 - - 768 97 - - - 226
1958-59 * ☆ All Teams 61 - 1,839 1,209 446 1,042 .428 - - - 317 407 .779 - - 431 65 - - - 159
1958-59 * ☆ DET 46 - 1,419 958 350 843 .415 - - - 258 316 .816 - - 327 40 - - - 122
1958-59 * ☆ SYR 15 - 420 251 96 199 .482 - - - 59 91 .648 - - 104 25 - - - 37
1959-60 ☆ SYR 73 - 2,402 1,473 546 1,205 .453 - - - 381 467 .816 - - 579 122 - - - 227
CAREER   472 - 15,767 9,063 3,193 7,572 .422 - - - 2,677 3,434 .780 - - 4,220 815 - - - 1,426

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1953-54 FWP 63 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 - - 0.42 37 26 .587 3.40 1.80 5.30
1954-55 ☆ FWP 60 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 - - 0.48 38 22 .633 4.90 2.70 7.60
1955-56 ☆ FWP 71 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247 - - 0.46 36 35 .507 4.60 2.80 7.50
1956-57 ☆ FWP 72 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .264 - - 0.50 34 38 .472 8.00 2.10 10.00
1957-58 ☆ DET 72 - 0 0 10 0 0 0 .280 - - 0.50 33 39 .458 10.20 2.20 12.30
1958-59 * ☆ All Teams 61 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 - - 0.39 27 34 .443 5.00 1.80 6.80
1958-59 * ☆ DET 46 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 - - 0.37 19 27 .413 3.60 1.40 5.00
1958-59 * ☆ SYR 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 - - 0.46 8 7 .533 1.40 0.40 1.80
1959-60 ☆ SYR 73 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 .196 - - 0.39 44 29 .603 6.90 2.10 9.00
CAREER   472 - 0 0 12 0 0 0 .189 - - 0.45 249 223 .528 38.00 13.70 51.70

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1953-54 FWP 63 - .484 .425 - - - - - - - - 113.70 - 1.15 - - 19.62
1954-55 ☆ FWP 60 - .492 .418 - - - - - - - - 116.29 - 1.19 - - 20.95
1955-56 ☆ FWP 71 - .480 .407 - - - - - - - - 114.86 - 1.16 - - 20.25
1956-57 ☆ FWP 72 - .498 .410 - - - - - - - - 119.72 - 1.22 - - 22.02
1957-58 ☆ DET 72 - .505 .414 - - - - - - - - 122.51 - 1.23 - - 22.98
1958-59 * ☆ All Teams 61 - .495 .428 - - - - - - - - 120.69 - 1.16 - - 20.68
1958-59 * ☆ DET 46 - .488 .415 - - - - - - - - 123.16 - 1.14 - - 20.52
1958-59 * ☆ SYR 15 - .525 .482 - - - - - - - - 113.08 - 1.26 - - 20.49
1959-60 ☆ SYR 73 - .522 .453 - - - - - - - - 126.90 - 1.22 - - 18.34
CAREER   472 - .499 .422 - - - - - - - - 120.12 - 1.20 - - 20.85

☆ All-Star Season

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NBA Transactions

Apr 25, 1950 - The Fort Wayne Pistons selected George Yardley in Round 1 with Pick 8 in the 1950 NBA Draft.
Jul 1, 1953 - George Yardley signed a multi-year contract with the Fort Wayne Pistons.
Feb 7, 1959 - George Yardley was acquired by the Syracuse Nationals from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Jul 1, 1960 - George Yardley, previously with the Syracuse Nationals, became a free agent.
Aug 13, 2004 - George Yardley passed away. He was 75 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA First Team - 1958
All-NBA Second Team - 1957

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 FWP 4 - 26.8 10.50 4.00 8.25 .485 - - - 2.50 3.00 .833 - - 6.00 0.75 - - - 2.50
1954-55 FWP 11 - 38.2 15.82 5.18 13.00 .399 - - - 5.45 7.18 .759 - - 9.00 3.27 - - - 3.36
1955-56 FWP 10 - 40.6 23.00 7.70 18.30 .421 - - - 7.60 9.80 .776 - - 13.90 2.60 - - - 2.50
1956-57 FWP 2 - 42.5 28.50 12.00 26.50 .453 - - - 4.50 5.50 .818 - - 9.50 4.00 - - - 3.50
1957-58 DET 7 - 36.3 23.43 7.43 18.14 .409 - - - 8.57 9.57 .896 - - 10.29 2.43 - - - 3.71
1958-59 SYR 9 - 37.0 25.11 9.22 21.00 .439 - - - 6.67 7.78 .857 - - 9.67 2.33 - - - 3.22
1959-60 SYR 3 - 29.3 13.33 5.00 13.00 .385 - - - 3.33 4.00 .833 - - 5.67 0.33 - - - 3.00
CAREER   46 - 36.8 20.28 7.04 16.67 .422 - - - 6.20 7.59 .817 - - 9.93 2.43 - - - 3.11

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1953-54 FWP 4 - 107 42 16 33 .485 - - - 10 12 .833 - - 24 3 - - - 10
1954-55 FWP 11 - 420 174 57 143 .399 - - - 60 79 .759 - - 99 36 - - - 37
1955-56 FWP 10 - 406 230 77 183 .421 - - - 76 98 .776 - - 139 26 - - - 25
1956-57 FWP 2 - 85 57 24 53 .453 - - - 9 11 .818 - - 19 8 - - - 7
1957-58 DET 7 - 254 164 52 127 .409 - - - 60 67 .896 - - 72 17 - - - 26
1958-59 SYR 9 - 333 226 83 189 .439 - - - 60 70 .857 - - 87 21 - - - 29
1959-60 SYR 3 - 88 40 15 39 .385 - - - 10 12 .833 - - 17 1 - - - 9
CAREER   46 - 1,693 933 324 767 .422 - - - 285 349 .817 - - 457 112 - - - 143

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1953-54 FWP 4 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 - - 0.36 0 4 .000 0.30 0.10 0.40
1954-55 FWP 11 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 - - 0.55 6 5 .545 0.80 0.50 1.20
1955-56 FWP 10 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 - - 0.54 4 6 .400 1.30 0.80 2.10
1956-57 FWP 2 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 - - 0.21 0 2 .000 0.20 - 0.20
1957-58 DET 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .271 - - 0.53 3 4 .429 1.10 0.10 1.20
1958-59 SYR 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 - - 0.37 5 4 .556 0.90 0.10 1.00
1959-60 SYR 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .126 - - 0.31 1 2 .333 0.10 - 0.10
CAREER   46 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 - - 0.46 19 27 .413 3.80 1.50 5.20

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1953-54 FWP 4 - .549 .485 - - - 6.70 - - - - 131.82 - 1.27 - - 17.28
1954-55 FWP 11 - .489 .399 - - - 16.41 - - - - 115.81 - 1.22 - - 15.79
1955-56 FWP 10 - .509 .421 - - - 13.08 - - - - 119.63 - 1.26 - - 20.95
1956-57 FWP 2 - .493 .453 - - - 14.14 - - - - 127.10 - 1.08 - - 21.35
1957-58 DET 7 - .524 .409 - - - 12.08 - - - - 130.50 - 1.29 - - 20.29
1958-59 SYR 9 - .514 .439 - - - 10.04 - - - - 129.63 - 1.20 - - 19.22
1959-60 SYR 3 - .452 .385 - - - 1.60 - - - - 121.79 - 1.03 - - 9.36
CAREER   46 - .507 .422 - - - - - - - - 123.90 - 1.22 - - 18.22

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958
Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection - 1960
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1959

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1955 West 1 - 22 11 4 11 .364 - - - 3 4 .750 - - 4 2 - - - 2
1956 West 1 - 19 8 3 7 .429 - - - 2 3 .667 - - 6 1 - - - 1
1957 West 1 - 25 9 4 10 .400 - - - 1 1 1.000 - - 9 0 - - - 2
1958 West 1 - 32 19 8 15 .533 - - - 3 5 .600 - - 9 1 - - - 1
1959 West 1 - 17 6 2 8 .250 - - - 2 2 1.000 - - 4 0 - - - 3
1960 East 1 - 16 11 5 9 .556 - - - 1 2 .500 - - 3 0 - - - 4
TOTAL   6 - 131 64 26 60 .433 - - - 12 17 .706 - - 35 4 - - - 13
AVERAGES   6 - 21.8 10.67 4.33 10.00 .433 - - - 2.00 2.83 .706 - - 5.83 0.67 - - - 2.17

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NCAA

College: Stanford (1950)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1946-47 DNP Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1947-48 Stanford So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1948-49 Stanford Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1949-50 Stanford Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


Frequently Asked Questions

What is the age of George Yardley?

George Yardley is 95 years old.

What is the height of George Yardley?

George Yardley is 6-5 (196cm) tall.

What is the weight of George Yardley?

George Yardley is 190 lbs (86kg).

What is the birthday of George Yardley?

George Yardley was born on Nov 3, 1928.

What position does George Yardley play?

George Yardley plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of George Yardley?

George Yardley was drafted out of Stanford.

What high school did George Yardley attend?

George Yardley attended Newport Harbor High School in Newport Beach, California.

What nationality is George Yardley?

George Yardley has a United States nationality.

Where was George Yardley born?

George Yardley was born in Hollywood, California.

How many NBA seasons has George Yardley played?

George Yardley played 7 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of George Yardley?

George Yardley had career averages 19.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists in 472 games.

What are the career totals of George Yardley?

George Yardley had career totals of 9,063 points, 4,220 rebounds, 815 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals in 472 games.

How many teams has George Yardley been on?

George Yardley played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Detroit Pistons, Fort Wayne Pistons, Syracuse Nationals.

When was George Yardley drafted?

George Yardley was drafted in the 1st round (#15 overall) of the 1950 NBA Draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons.

What is George Yardley's career high in points?

George Yardley averaged a career high 27.8 points per game in 1957-1958.

What is George Yardley's career high in rebounds?

George Yardley averaged a career high 10.7 rebounds per game in 1957-1958.

What is George Yardley's career high in assists?

George Yardley averaged a career high 2.2 assists per game in 1955-1956.

What is the career PER of George Yardley's?

George Yardley had a career PER of 20.9.

Is George Yardley in the Hall of Fame?

Yes, George Yardley was inducted in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.

How many times did George Yardley win All-NBA First Team?

George Yardley won All-NBA 1st 1 time.

How many All-Star teams has George Yardley been on?

George Yardley is a 6x All-Star.