Earl Monroe vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Gary Zeller 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.