Gary Payton vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

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

Gary Payton

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Gary Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Gary Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Gary Zeller 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Gary Zeller 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Gary Zeller 0 *

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) 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.