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: Deceased (Aug 13, 2004)
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]

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. |
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 |
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1946-47 | DNP | Fr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1947-48 | Stanford | So | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1948-49 | Stanford | Jr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
1949-50 | Stanford | Sr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |