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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1950-51 Did not play - military service
1951-52 Did not play - military service
1952-53 Did not play - military service
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 63 23.6 3.3 7.8 .425 2.3 3.3 .712 6.5 1.6 2.6 9.0
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 60 35.8 6.1 14.5 .418 5.2 6.9 .745 9.9 2.1 3.4 17.3 AS
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 71 33.1 6.1 15.0 .407 5.1 6.9 .742 9.7 2.2 3.0 17.4 AS
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 72 37.4 7.3 17.7 .410 7.0 8.9 .787 10.5 2.0 3.2 21.5 MVP-5,AS,NBA2
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 72 39.5 9.3 22.6 .414 9.1 11.2 .811 10.7 1.3 3.1 27.8 MVP-3,AS,NBA1
1958-59 30 2TM NBA SF 61 30.1 7.3 17.1 .428 5.2 6.7 .779 7.1 1.1 2.6 19.8 AS
1958-59 30 DET NBA SF 46 30.8 7.6 18.3 .415 5.6 6.9 .816 7.1 0.9 2.7 20.8
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 15 28.0 6.4 13.3 .482 3.9 6.1 .648 6.9 1.7 2.5 16.7
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 73 32.9 7.5 16.5 .453 5.2 6.4 .816 7.9 1.7 3.1 20.2 AS
7 Yrs 472 33.4 6.8 16.0 .422 5.7 7.3 .780 8.9 1.7 3.0 19.2
FTW (6 Yrs) 384 33.7 6.6 16.1 .414 5.8 7.5 .778 9.2 1.7 3.0 19.1
SYR (2 Yrs) 88 32.1 7.3 16.0 .457 5.0 6.3 .789 7.8 1.7 3.0 19.6
Per Game Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 4 26.8 4.0 8.3 .485 2.5 3.0 .833 6.0 0.8 2.5 10.5
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 11 38.2 5.2 13.0 .399 5.5 7.2 .759 9.0 3.3 3.4 15.8
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 10 40.6 7.7 18.3 .421 7.6 9.8 .776 13.9 2.6 2.5 23.0
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 2 42.5 12.0 26.5 .453 4.5 5.5 .818 9.5 4.0 3.5 28.5
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 7 36.3 7.4 18.1 .409 8.6 9.6 .896 10.3 2.4 3.7 23.4
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 9 37.0 9.2 21.0 .439 6.7 7.8 .857 9.7 2.3 3.2 25.1
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 3 29.3 5.0 13.0 .385 3.3 4.0 .833 5.7 0.3 3.0 13.3
7 Yrs 46 36.8 7.0 16.7 .422 6.2 7.6 .817 9.9 2.4 3.1 20.3
FTW (5 Yrs) 34 37.4 6.6 15.9 .419 6.3 7.9 .805 10.4 2.6 3.1 19.6
SYR (2 Yrs) 12 35.1 8.2 19.0 .430 5.8 6.8 .854 8.7 1.8 3.2 22.2
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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
1950-51 Did not play - military service
1951-52 Did not play - military service
1952-53 Did not play - military service
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 63 1489 209 492 .425 146 205 .712 407 99 166 564 0
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 60 2150 363 869 .418 310 416 .745 594 126 205 1036 0 AS
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 71 2353 434 1067 .407 365 492 .742 686 159 212 1233 0 AS
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 72 2691 522 1273 .410 503 639 .787 755 147 231 1547 0 MVP-5,AS,NBA2
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 72 2843 673 1624 .414 655 808 .811 768 97 226 2001 0 MVP-3,AS,NBA1
1958-59 30 2TM NBA SF 61 1839 446 1042 .428 317 407 .779 431 65 159 1209 0 AS
1958-59 30 DET NBA SF 46 1419 350 843 .415 258 316 .816 327 40 122 958 0
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 15 420 96 199 .482 59 91 .648 104 25 37 251 0
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 73 2402 546 1205 .453 381 467 .816 579 122 227 1473 0 AS
7 Yrs 472 15767 3193 7572 .422 2677 3434 .780 4220 815 1426 9063 0
FTW (6 Yrs) 384 12945 2551 6168 .414 2237 2876 .778 3537 668 1162 7339 0
SYR (2 Yrs) 88 2822 642 1404 .457 440 558 .789 683 147 264 1724 0
Totals Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Trp-Dbl Awards
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 4 107 16 33 .485 10 12 .833 24 3 10 42 0
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 11 420 57 143 .399 60 79 .759 99 36 37 174 0
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 10 406 77 183 .421 76 98 .776 139 26 25 230 0
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 2 85 24 53 .453 9 11 .818 19 8 7 57 0
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 7 254 52 127 .409 60 67 .896 72 17 26 164 0
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 9 333 83 189 .439 60 70 .857 87 21 29 226 0
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 3 88 15 39 .385 10 12 .833 17 1 9 40 0
7 Yrs 46 1693 324 767 .422 285 349 .817 457 112 143 933 0
FTW (5 Yrs) 34 1272 226 539 .419 215 267 .805 353 90 105 667 0
SYR (2 Yrs) 12 421 98 228 .430 70 82 .854 104 22 38 266 0
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Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1950-51 Did not play - military service
1951-52 Did not play - military service
1952-53 Did not play - military service
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 63 1489 5.1 11.9 .425 3.5 5.0 .712 9.8 2.4 4.0 13.6
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 60 2150 6.1 14.6 .418 5.2 7.0 .745 9.9 2.1 3.4 17.3 AS
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 71 2353 6.6 16.3 .407 5.6 7.5 .742 10.5 2.4 3.2 18.9 AS
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 72 2691 7.0 17.0 .410 6.7 8.5 .787 10.1 2.0 3.1 20.7 MVP-5,AS,NBA2
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 72 2843 8.5 20.6 .414 8.3 10.2 .811 9.7 1.2 2.9 25.3 MVP-3,AS,NBA1
1958-59 30 2TM NBA SF 61 1839 8.7 20.4 .428 6.2 8.0 .779 8.4 1.3 3.1 23.7 AS
1958-59 30 DET NBA SF 46 1419 8.9 21.4 .415 6.5 8.0 .816 8.3 1.0 3.1 24.3
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 15 420 8.2 17.1 .482 5.1 7.8 .648 8.9 2.1 3.2 21.5
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 73 2402 8.2 18.1 .453 5.7 7.0 .816 8.7 1.8 3.4 22.1 AS
7 Yrs 472 15767 7.3 17.3 .422 6.1 7.8 .780 9.6 1.9 3.3 20.7
Game Avg 472 15767 7.3 17.3 .422 6.1 7.8 .780 9.6 1.9 3.3 20.7
FTW (6 Yrs) 384 12945 7.1 17.2 .414 6.2 8.0 .778 9.8 1.9 3.2 20.4
SYR (2 Yrs) 88 2822 8.2 17.9 .457 5.6 7.1 .789 8.7 1.9 3.4 22.0
Per 36 Minutes Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP FG FGA FG% FT FTA FT% TRB AST PF PTS Awards
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 4 107 5.4 11.1 .485 3.4 4.0 .833 8.1 1.0 3.4 14.1
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 11 420 4.9 12.3 .399 5.1 6.8 .759 8.5 3.1 3.2 14.9
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 10 406 6.8 16.2 .421 6.7 8.7 .776 12.3 2.3 2.2 20.4
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 2 85 10.2 22.4 .453 3.8 4.7 .818 8.0 3.4 3.0 24.1
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 7 254 7.4 18.0 .409 8.5 9.5 .896 10.2 2.4 3.7 23.2
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 9 333 9.0 20.4 .439 6.5 7.6 .857 9.4 2.3 3.1 24.4
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 3 88 6.1 16.0 .385 4.1 4.9 .833 7.0 0.4 3.7 16.4
7 Yrs 46 1693 6.9 16.3 .422 6.1 7.4 .817 9.7 2.4 3.0 19.8
Game Avg 46 1693 6.9 16.3 .422 6.1 7.4 .817 9.7 2.4 3.0 19.8
FTW (5 Yrs) 34 1272 6.4 15.3 .419 6.1 7.6 .805 10.0 2.5 3.0 18.9
SYR (2 Yrs) 12 421 8.4 19.5 .430 6.0 7.0 .854 8.9 1.9 3.2 22.7

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Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP PER TS% FTr OWS DWS WS WS/48 Awards
1950-51 Did not play - military service
1951-52 Did not play - military service
1952-53 Did not play - military service
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 63 1489 19.7 .484 .417 3.4 1.8 5.3 .170
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 60 2150 19.4 .492 .479 4.9 2.7 7.6 .170 AS
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 71 2353 20.0 .480 .461 4.6 2.8 7.5 .152 AS
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 72 2691 22.0 .498 .502 8.0 2.1 10.0 .179 MVP-5,AS,NBA2
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 72 2843 23.3 .505 .498 10.2 2.2 12.3 .208 MVP-3,AS,NBA1
1958-59 30 2TM NBA SF 61 1839 20.5 .495 .391 5.0 1.8 6.8 .177 AS
1958-59 30 DET NBA SF 46 1419 20.5 .488 .375 3.6 1.4 5.0 .168
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 15 420 20.5 .525 .457 1.4 0.4 1.8 .207
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 73 2402 18.2 .522 .388 6.9 2.1 9.0 .179 AS
7 Yrs 472 15767 20.6 .499 .454 43.0 15.5 58.5 .178
FTW (6 Yrs) 384 12945 21.1 .494 .466 34.7 13.0 47.7 .177
SYR (2 Yrs) 88 2822 18.6 .523 .397 8.3 2.5 10.8 .183
Advanced Table
Season Age Team Lg Pos G MP PER TS% FTr AST% OWS DWS WS WS/48 Awards
1953-54 25 FTW NBA SF 4 107 19.4 .549 .364 6.7 0.3 0.1 0.4 .197
1954-55 26 FTW NBA SF 11 420 17.5 .489 .552 16.4 0.8 0.5 1.2 .139
1955-56 27 FTW NBA SF 10 406 25.4 .509 .536 13.1 1.3 0.8 2.1 .244
1956-57 28 FTW NBA SF 2 85 21.0 .493 .208 14.1 0.2 0.0 0.2 .110
1957-58 29 DET NBA SF 7 254 23.7 .524 .528 12.1 1.1 0.1 1.2 .219
1958-59 30 SYR NBA SF 9 333 19.8 .514 .370 10.0 0.9 0.1 1.0 .141
1959-60 31 SYR NBA SF 3 88 10.9 .452 .308 1.6 0.1 0.0 0.1 .037
7 Yrs 46 1693 20.7 .507 .455 12.2 4.7 1.5 6.1 .174
FTW (5 Yrs) 34 1272 21.6 .508 .495 13.5 3.7 1.4 5.1 .192
SYR (2 Yrs) 12 421 17.9 .504 .360 8.3 1.0 0.1 1.0 .119

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where was George Yardley born?

George Yardley was born in Hollywood, California.

When was George Yardley born?

George Yardley was born on November 3, 1928.

How tall was George Yardley?

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

How much did George Yardley weigh when playing?

George Yardley weighed 190 lbs (86 kg) when playing.

Is George Yardley in the Hall of Fame?

George Yardley was inducted to the Hall of Fame as a Player in 1996 (Full List) .

When was George Yardley drafted?

George Yardley was drafted by Fort Wayne Pistons, 1st round (8th pick, 8th overall), 1950 NBA Draft.

What position did George Yardley play?

Small Forward.

When did George Yardley retire?

George Yardley last played in 1960.

What did George Yardley average?

George Yardley averaged 19.2 points, 8.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

How many rings does George Yardley have?

George Yardley won 0 championships.

What schools did George Yardley attend?

George Yardley attended Newport Harbor in Newport Beach, California and Stanford.

What are George Yardley's nicknames?

Bird is a nickname for George Yardley.

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