Damian Lillard vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Damian Lillard that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Damian Lillard

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Damian Lillard: 2012-13 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Damian Lillard 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Damian Lillard 12 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Damian Lillard 9 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Damian Lillard 8 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Damian Lillard 1 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Damian Lillard 7 Gary Zeller 0

Rookie of The Year Damian Lillard 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 25.1 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.2 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.7 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.0 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 21,151 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 3,573 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Damian Lillard 5,659 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Damian Lillard 804 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 257 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 842 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .438 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .371 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .897 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 32.2 (2023) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.9 (2017) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 8.0 (2020) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 (2015) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.4 (2019) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 26.0 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 4.5 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 6.2 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Damian Lillard 1,666 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Damian Lillard 286 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Damian Lillard 396 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Damian Lillard 76 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Damian Lillard 19 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Damian Lillard 64 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Damian Lillard .412 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Damian Lillard .374 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Damian Lillard .892 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Damian Lillard 34.3 (2021) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Damian Lillard 5.1 (2014) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Damian Lillard 10.2 (2021) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Damian Lillard 1.7 (2019) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Damian Lillard 0.7 (2021) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.