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George Yardley
Forward ·Detroit Pistons ·NBA ·#12

George Yardley

Age97 BornNov 3, 1928 FromUSA Height196 cm (6'5") Weight86 kg CollegeStanford Draft1950 · #7
Career averages
19.3PPG
8.7RPG
1.6APG
533 games · 7 seasons

At a glance

DET hub
Career snapshot
7Seasons
533Games
10,279Career points
21.9PER average
Most-played franchise: Detroit Pistons · 384 games · 1953-54 to 1958-59
Honors and awards9 total
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame1996
6×
All-Star Selection1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954
2×
All-NBA Team1957, 1956
All awards
Career highsSingle season
27.8PPG · 1957-58 · DET
10.7RPG · 1957-58 · DET
2.2APG · 1955-56 · DET
23.3PER · 1957-58 · DET
12.3Win shares · 1957-58 · DET
Draft1950
1Round
7Overall pick
From Stanford
Position rank1959-60
#6PPG rank
#13PER rank
#12Win shares rank
ForwardPosition
Among 22 Forward players with 41+ games

Career by team

Philadelphia 76ers
1958-59 - 1959-60 · 2 seasons
19.6 PPG 7.7 RPG 1.7 APG
88 games
Detroit Pistons
1953-54 - 1958-59 · 6 seasons
19.1 PPG 9.2 RPG 1.7 APG
384 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1953-54 DET 63 0 23.6 9.0 6.5 1.6 0.0 0.0 42.5 0.0 71.2 - -
1954-55 DET 60 0 35.8 17.3 9.9 2.1 0.0 0.0 41.8 0.0 74.5 - -
1955-56 DET 71 0 33.1 17.4 9.7 2.2 0.0 0.0 40.7 0.0 74.2 - -
1956-57 DET 72 0 37.4 21.5 10.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 41.0 0.0 78.7 - -
1957-58 DET 72 0 39.5 27.8 10.7 1.3 0.0 0.0 41.4 0.0 81.1 23.3 12.3
1958-59 NBA 61 0 30.1 19.8 7.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 42.8 0.0 77.9 - -
1958-59 PHI 15 0 28.0 16.7 6.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 48.2 0.0 64.8 - -
1958-59 DET 46 0 30.8 20.8 7.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 41.5 0.0 81.6 20.5 5.0
1959-60 PHI 73 0 32.9 20.2 7.9 1.7 0.0 0.0 45.3 0.0 81.6 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move Type Notes
Oct 1958 Philadelphia 76ers Detroit Pistons mid season trade From 1958-59 to 1958-59
Jul 1958 Detroit Pistons Philadelphia 76ers season change

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Born on November 3

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About George Yardley

George Harry Yardley III was an American basketball player. He was the first player in National Basketball Association (NBA) history to score 2,000 points in one season, breaking the 1,932-point record held by George Mikan. Yardley was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996.