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George Yardley
George Harry Yardley III (Bird)
Position: Forward-Guard
Height: 6-5 Weight: 190 lbs.
Born: November 3, 1928 in Hollywood, California
Died: August 13, 2004
High School: Newport Harbor in Newport Beach, California
College: Stanford University
Inducted into Hall of Fame as Player in 1996
Drafted by the Fort Wayne Pistons in the 1st round (7th pick, 7th overall) of the 1950 NBA draft.
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Totals
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 63 | 1489 | 209 | 492 | .425 | 146 | 205 | .712 | 407 | 99 | 166 | 564 | |||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 60 | 2150 | 363 | 869 | .418 | 310 | 416 | .745 | 594 | 126 | 205 | 1036 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 71 | 2353 | 434 | 1067 | .407 | 365 | 492 | .742 | 686 | 159 | 212 | 1233 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2691 | 522 | 1273 | .410 | 503 | 639 | .787 | 755 | 147 | 231 | 1547 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2843 | 673 | 1624 | .414 | 655 | 808 | .811 | 768 | 97 | 226 | 2001 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 61 | 1839 | 446 | 1042 | .428 | 317 | 407 | .779 | 431 | 65 | 159 | 1209 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | DET | NBA | 46 | 1419 | 350 | 843 | .415 | 258 | 316 | .816 | 327 | 40 | 122 | 958 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 15 | 420 | 96 | 199 | .482 | 59 | 91 | .648 | 104 | 25 | 37 | 251 | |||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 73 | 2402 | 546 | 1205 | .453 | 381 | 467 | .816 | 579 | 122 | 227 | 1473 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 472 | 15767 | 3193 | 7572 | .422 | 2677 | 3434 | .780 | 4220 | 815 | 1426 | 9063 |
Per Game
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 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 | 60 | 35.8 | 6.1 | 14.5 | .418 | 5.2 | 6.9 | .745 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 71 | 33.1 | 6.1 | 15.0 | .407 | 5.1 | 6.9 | .742 | 9.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 17.4 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 37.4 | 7.3 | 17.7 | .410 | 7.0 | 8.9 | .787 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 21.5 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 72 | 39.5 | 9.3 | 22.6 | .414 | 9.1 | 11.2 | .811 | 10.7 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 27.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 61 | 30.1 | 7.3 | 17.1 | .428 | 5.2 | 6.7 | .779 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 19.8 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | DET | NBA | 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 | 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 | 73 | 32.9 | 7.5 | 16.5 | .453 | 5.2 | 6.4 | .816 | 7.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 472 | 33.4 | 6.8 | 16.0 | .422 | 5.7 | 7.3 | .780 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 19.2 |
Per 36 Minutes
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 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 | 60 | 2150 | 6.1 | 14.6 | .418 | 5.2 | 7.0 | .745 | 9.9 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 17.3 | |||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 71 | 2353 | 6.6 | 16.3 | .407 | 5.6 | 7.5 | .742 | 10.5 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2691 | 7.0 | 17.0 | .410 | 6.7 | 8.5 | .787 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 20.7 | |||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2843 | 8.5 | 20.6 | .414 | 8.3 | 10.2 | .811 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 25.3 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 61 | 1839 | 8.7 | 20.4 | .428 | 6.2 | 8.0 | .779 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 23.7 | |||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | DET | NBA | 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 | 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 | 73 | 2402 | 8.2 | 18.1 | .453 | 5.7 | 7.0 | .816 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 22.1 | |||||||||
| Career | NBA | 472 | 15767 | 7.3 | 17.3 | .422 | 6.1 | 7.8 | .780 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 20.7 |
Advanced
Glossary / Hide Partial Seasons / Convert to CSV / Convert to PRE / Click column headers to sort| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
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| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 63 | 1489 | 19.4 | .484 | .425 | |||||||||||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 60 | 2150 | 19.0 | .492 | .418 | |||||||||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 71 | 2353 | 20.0 | .480 | .407 | |||||||||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 72 | 2691 | 22.0 | .498 | .410 | |||||||||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 72 | 2843 | 23.3 | .505 | .414 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | TOT | NBA | 61 | 1839 | 20.5 | .495 | .428 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | DET | NBA | 46 | 1419 | 20.5 | .488 | .415 | |||||||||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 15 | 420 | 20.5 | .525 | .482 | |||||||||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 73 | 2402 | 18.2 | .522 | .453 | |||||||||||||||
| Career | NBA | 472 | 15767 | 20.5 | .499 | .422 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1953-54 | 25 | FTW | NBA | 4 | 107 | 16 | 33 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 42 | .485 | .833 | 26.8 | 10.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | |||||||
| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 11 | 420 | 57 | 143 | 60 | 79 | 99 | 36 | 37 | 174 | .399 | .759 | 38.2 | 15.8 | 9.0 | 3.3 | |||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 10 | 406 | 77 | 183 | 76 | 98 | 139 | 26 | 25 | 230 | .421 | .776 | 40.6 | 23.0 | 13.9 | 2.6 | |||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 2 | 85 | 24 | 53 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 57 | .453 | .818 | 42.5 | 28.5 | 9.5 | 4.0 | |||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 7 | 254 | 52 | 127 | 60 | 67 | 72 | 17 | 26 | 164 | .409 | .896 | 36.3 | 23.4 | 10.3 | 2.4 | |||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | SYR | NBA | 9 | 333 | 83 | 189 | 60 | 70 | 87 | 21 | 29 | 226 | .439 | .857 | 37.0 | 25.1 | 9.7 | 2.3 | |||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 3 | 88 | 15 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 9 | 40 | .385 | .833 | 29.3 | 13.3 | 5.7 | 0.3 | |||||||
| Career | NBA | 46 | 1693 | 324 | 767 | 285 | 349 | 457 | 112 | 143 | 933 | .422 | .817 | 36.8 | 20.3 | 9.9 | 2.4 | |||||||||
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
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| 1954-55 | 26 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 22 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||
| 1955-56 | 27 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 19 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 1956-57 | 28 | FTW | NBA | 1 | 25 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1957-58 | 29 | DET | NBA | 1 | 32 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 19 | ||||||||
| 1958-59 | 30 | DET | NBA | 1 | 17 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1959-60 | 31 | SYR | NBA | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11 | ||||||||
| Career | NBA | 6 | 131 | 26 | 60 | .433 | 12 | 17 | .706 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 64 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | College | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1947-48 | 19 | stanford | 18 | 22 | 8 | 20 | 52 | .400 | 2.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1948-49 | 20 | stanford | 28 | 126 | 93 | 131 | 345 | .710 | 12.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1949-50 | 21 | stanford | 25 | 164 | 95 | 130 | 423 | .731 | 16.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Career | 71 | 312 | 196 | 281 | 820 | .698 | 11.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors
Glossary|
All-Star Games 1955 NBA1956 NBA 1957 NBA 1958 NBA 1959 NBA 1960 NBA |
Honors 1956-57 NBA All-NBA (2nd)1957-58 NBA All-NBA (1st) |
MVP Voting 1957-58 NBA 0.300 (3) |
Games 1956-57 NBA 72 (1)1957-58 NBA 72 (1) |
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Minutes Played 1956-57 NBA 2691 (4)1957-58 NBA 2843 (2) |
Field Goals 1955-56 NBA 434 (8)1956-57 NBA 522 (4) 1957-58 NBA 673 (2) |
Field Goal Attempts 1955-56 NBA 1067 (10)1956-57 NBA 1273 (5) 1957-58 NBA 1624 (1) |
Field Goal Pct 1959-60 NBA .453 (10) |
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Free Throws 1955-56 NBA 365 (8)1956-57 NBA 503 (5) 1957-58 NBA 655 (1) 1959-60 NBA 381 (10) |
Free Throw Attempts 1955-56 NBA 492 (9)1956-57 NBA 639 (5) 1957-58 NBA 808 (1) |
Free Throw Pct 1959-60 NBA .816 (8) |
Total Rebounds 1955-56 NBA 686 (9)1956-57 NBA 755 (9) |
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Points 1955-56 NBA 1233 (9)1956-57 NBA 1547 (5) 1957-58 NBA 2001 (1) |
Minutes Per Game 1956-57 NBA 37.4 (4)1957-58 NBA 39.5 (2) |
Points Per Game 1955-56 NBA 17.4 (9)1956-57 NBA 21.5 (5) 1957-58 NBA 27.8 (1) 1958-59 NBA 19.8 (10) |
Rebounds Per Game 1955-56 NBA 9.7 (9)1956-57 NBA 10.5 (9) |
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Player Efficiency Rating 1954-55 NBA 19.0 (10)1955-56 NBA 20.0 (10) 1956-57 NBA 22.0 (7) 1957-58 NBA 23.3 (3) 1958-59 NBA 20.5 (9) Career NBA 20.5 (48) Career 20.5 (50) |
True Shooting Pct 1954-55 NBA .492 (9)1956-57 NBA .498 (7) 1957-58 NBA .505 (9) 1958-59 NBA .495 (10) 1959-60 NBA .522 (5) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.988 (42) |