Forward · Detroit Pistons
George Yardley
Age 97 · USA · 196 cm (6'5") · 86 kg · Born Nov 3, 1928 · Stanford
19.3 PPG
8.7 RPG
1.6 APG
533 games
7 seasons
Career snapshot
7seasons
533games
10,279career pts
21.9PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 384 games · 1953-54–1958-59
Position rank · 1959-60
#6PPG rank
#13PER rank
#12WS rank
Among 22 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
27.8
1957-58 · DET
RPG
10.7
1957-58 · DET
APG
2.2
1955-56 · DET
PER
23.3
1957-58 · DET
WS
12.3
1957-58 · DET
Draft
1950
Round 1 ·
Pick 7
from Stanford
Honors & awards
1×
Basketball Hall of Fame
1996
6×
All-Star Selection
1959, 1958, 1957, 1956, 1955, 1954
2×
All-NBA Team
1957, 1956
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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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.