Fred VanVleet vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Fred VanVleet 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

Fred VanVleet

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Fred VanVleet: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Fred VanVleet 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Fred VanVleet 8 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Fred VanVleet 5 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Fred VanVleet 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 15.0 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.4 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 5.7 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.4 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.5 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 7,360 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 1,663 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 2,788 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 663 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 228 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Fred VanVleet 490 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .404 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .375 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .868 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 20.3 (2022) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2022) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 8.1 (2024) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.9 (2020) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 (2024) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 10.0 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 2.1 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 3.5 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.8 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 0.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Fred VanVleet 518 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Fred VanVleet 111 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Fred VanVleet 180 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Fred VanVleet 44 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Fred VanVleet 17 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Fred VanVleet 52 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Fred VanVleet .391 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Fred VanVleet .372 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Fred VanVleet .814 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Fred VanVleet 19.6 (2020) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Fred VanVleet 4.4 (2020) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Fred VanVleet 6.9 (2020) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.8 (2022) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Fred VanVleet 1.0 (2022) 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.