George Yardley
- Seasons
- 1953-54 to 1959-60
- Position
- F-G
- Height
- 6′5″
- Weight
- 190 lb
- Born
- Nov 3, 1928
- College
- Stanford
- Draft
- 1950, round 1, pick 8
2All-League teams
6All-Star selections
Career advanced
- PER
- 20.6
- True shooting
- .499
- Effective FG
- –
- Usage rate
- –
- Win shares
- 58.5
- WS per 48
- .178
- Box plus/minus
- –
- VORP
- –
- Best season, WS
- 12.3
- Best season, BPM
- –
- MVP vote shares
- 0.39
- Finals appearances
- 2
League-leading seasons: 1 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953-54 | FTW | 25 | 63 | 1,489 | 19.7 | .484 | .425 | – | 3.4 | 1.8 | 5.3 | .170 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1954-55 | FTW | 26 | 60 | 2,150 | 19.4 | .492 | .418 | – | 4.9 | 2.7 | 7.6 | .170 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1955-56 | FTW | 27 | 71 | 2,353 | 20.0 | .480 | .407 | – | 4.6 | 2.8 | 7.5 | .152 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1956-57 | FTW | 28 | 72 | 2,691 | 22.0 | .498 | .410 | – | 8.0 | 2.1 | 10.0 | .179 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1957-58 | DET | 29 | 72 | 2,843 | 23.3 | .505 | .414 | – | 10.2 | 2.2 | 12.3 | .208 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1958-59 | 2+ teams | 30 | 61 | 1,839 | 20.5 | .495 | .428 | – | 5.0 | 1.8 | 6.8 | .177 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1959-60 | SYR | 31 | 73 | 2,402 | 18.2 | .522 | .453 | – | 6.9 | 2.1 | 9.0 | .179 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.