George Yardley
- 7 Seasons in NBA (from 1953 to 1960)
- Height: 1.96 m. / 6-5 ft.
- Weight: 86 Kg. / 190 Lbs.
- Position: F
Personal Details
- His complete name is George Harry Yardley III
- Born 1928/03/11 in Hollywood, CA (United States)
- Passed away 2004/13/08 at age of
- Nationality United States
NBA Draft
- Picked by the Phoenix Suns of round 1 in the 1950 NBA Draft, coming from Stanford
NBA Career
- Fort Wayne Pistons (1953-1957)
- Detroit Pistons (1957-1959)
- Syracuse Nationals (1959-1960)
Hall Of Fame
- As a Player, enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall Of Fame at 1996 li>
Prizes
- Named All-NBA First Team (1958) br>
- Named All-NBA Second Team (1957) br>
- One time NBA Top Scorer (1958) br>
NBA Finals presence
- NBA Finalist at Season 1955. Nationals won Pistons 4 - 3
- NBA Finalist at Season 1956. Warriors won Pistons 4 - 1
TOTAL- 2 times NBA Finalist
NBA All-Star Presences
Select 6 times for NBA All-Star Game- 1955 - New York
- 1956 - Rochester
- 1957 - Boston
- 1958 - Saint Louis
- 1959 - Detroit
- 1960 - Philadelphia
George Yardley NBA Statistics
George Yardley NBA Career Season Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 53-54 |
fwp |
63 |
1.489 |
209/492 |
146/205 |
407 |
99 |
166 |
564 |
| 54-55 |
fwp |
60 |
2.150 |
363/869 |
310/416 |
594 |
126 |
205 |
1.036 |
| 55-56 |
fwp |
71 |
2.353 |
434/1.067 |
365/492 |
686 |
159 |
212 |
1.233 |
| 56-57 |
fwp |
72 |
2.691 |
522/1.273 |
503/639 |
755 |
147 |
231 |
1.547 |
| 57-58 |
det |
72 |
2.843 |
673/1.624 |
655/808 |
768 |
97 |
226 |
2.001 |
| 58-59 |
det |
61 |
1.839 |
446/1.042 |
317/407 |
431 |
65 |
159 |
1.209 |
| 59-60 |
syr |
73 |
2.402 |
546/1.205 |
381/467 |
579 |
122 |
227 |
1.473 |
| Total |
472 |
15.767 |
3.193/7.572 |
2.677/3.434 |
4.220 |
815 |
1.426 |
9.063 |
George Yardley NBA Career Season Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 53-54 |
fwp |
63 |
23,6 |
42,5% |
71,2% |
6,5 |
1,6 |
2,6 |
9,0 |
11,6 |
| 54-55 |
fwp |
60 |
35,8 |
41,8% |
74,5% |
9,9 |
2,1 |
3,4 |
17,3 |
19,1 |
| 55-56 |
fwp |
71 |
33,1 |
40,7% |
74,2% |
9,7 |
2,2 |
3,0 |
17,4 |
18,6 |
| 56-57 |
fwp |
72 |
37,4 |
41,0% |
78,7% |
10,5 |
2,0 |
3,2 |
21,5 |
21,7 |
| 57-58 |
det |
72 |
39,5 |
41,4% |
81,1% |
10,7 |
1,3 |
3,1 |
27,8 |
24,5 |
| 58-59 |
det |
61 |
30,1 |
42,8% |
77,9% |
7,1 |
1,1 |
2,6 |
19,8 |
16,7 |
| 59-60 |
syr |
73 |
32,9 |
45,3% |
81,6% |
7,9 |
1,7 |
3,1 |
20,2 |
19,6 |
| Average |
67,4 |
33,4 |
42,2% |
78,0% |
8,9 |
1,7 |
3,0 |
19,2 |
19,0 |
George Yardley NBA Career PlayOffs Totals
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 53-54 |
fwp |
4 |
107 |
16/33 |
10/12 |
24 |
3 |
10 |
42 |
| 54-55 |
fwp |
11 |
420 |
57/143 |
60/79 |
99 |
36 |
37 |
174 |
| 55-56 |
fwp |
10 |
406 |
77/183 |
76/98 |
139 |
26 |
25 |
230 |
| 56-57 |
fwp |
2 |
85 |
24/53 |
9/11 |
19 |
8 |
7 |
57 |
| 57-58 |
det |
7 |
254 |
52/127 |
60/67 |
72 |
17 |
26 |
164 |
| 58-59 |
syr |
9 |
333 |
83/189 |
60/70 |
87 |
21 |
29 |
226 |
| 59-60 |
syr |
3 |
88 |
15/39 |
10/12 |
17 |
1 |
9 |
40 |
| Total |
46 |
1.693 |
324/767 |
285/349 |
457 |
112 |
143 |
933 |
George Yardley NBA Career PlayOffs Averages
| Sea |
T |
G |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 53-54 |
fwp |
4 |
26,8 |
48,5% |
83,3% |
6,0 |
0,8 |
2,5 |
10,5 |
12,5 |
| 54-55 |
fwp |
11 |
38,2 |
39,9% |
75,9% |
9,0 |
3,3 |
3,4 |
15,8 |
18,5 |
| 55-56 |
fwp |
10 |
40,6 |
42,1% |
77,6% |
13,9 |
2,6 |
2,5 |
23,0 |
26,7 |
| 56-57 |
fwp |
2 |
42,5 |
45,3% |
81,8% |
9,5 |
4,0 |
3,5 |
28,5 |
26,5 |
| 57-58 |
det |
7 |
36,3 |
40,9% |
89,6% |
10,3 |
2,4 |
3,7 |
23,4 |
24,4 |
| 58-59 |
syr |
9 |
37,0 |
43,9% |
85,7% |
9,7 |
2,3 |
3,2 |
25,1 |
24,2 |
| 59-60 |
syr |
3 |
29,3 |
38,5% |
83,3% |
5,7 |
0,3 |
3,0 |
13,3 |
10,7 |
| Average |
6,6 |
36,8 |
42,2% |
81,7% |
9,9 |
2,4 |
3,1 |
20,3 |
21,6 |
George Yardley NBA All-Star Statistics
George Yardley NBA All-Star Totals
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
| 54-55 |
oes |
22 |
4/11 |
3/4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
11 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
19 |
3/7 |
2/3 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
25 |
4/10 |
1/1 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| 57-58 |
oes |
32 |
8/15 |
3/5 |
9 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
| 58-59 |
oes |
17 |
2/8 |
2/2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| 59-60 |
est |
16 |
5/9 |
1/2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
11 |
| Total |
131 |
26/60 |
12/17 |
35 |
4 |
0 |
64 |
George Yardley NBA Career All-Star Averages
| Sea |
T |
Min |
FGM-A |
FTM-A |
reb |
ast |
pf |
pts |
LF |
| 54-55 |
oes |
22,0 |
36,4% |
75,0% |
4,0 |
2,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
9,0 |
| 55-56 |
oes |
19,0 |
42,9% |
66,7% |
6,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
8,0 |
10,0 |
| 56-57 |
oes |
25,0 |
40,0% |
100,0% |
9,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
9,0 |
12,0 |
| 57-58 |
oes |
32,0 |
53,3% |
60,0% |
9,0 |
1,0 |
0,0 |
19,0 |
20,0 |
| 58-59 |
oes |
17,0 |
25,0% |
100,0% |
4,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
6,0 |
4,0 |
| 59-60 |
est |
16,0 |
55,6% |
50,0% |
3,0 |
0,0 |
0,0 |
11,0 |
9,0 |
| Average |
21,8 |
43,3% |
70,6% |
5,8 |
0,7 |
0,0 |
10,7 |
10,7 |
Last Update: 2006/10/10