Gary Payton vs. Harry Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Harry 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.

Harry Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Harry Zeller: 1946-47 to 1946-47

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Harry Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Harry Zeller 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Harry Zeller 0

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Harry Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Harry Zeller 0

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

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

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

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

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Harry Zeller 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. 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 Harry Zeller 7.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Harry Zeller 0.6

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Harry Zeller 362

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Harry Zeller 31

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Harry Zeller 48

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Harry Zeller .314

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Harry Zeller .689

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Harry Zeller 7.5 (1947)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Harry Zeller 0.6 (1947)

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

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

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Harry Zeller -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Harry Zeller -

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

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

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Harry Zeller -

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Harry Zeller - n/a **

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Harry Zeller -

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

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

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Harry Zeller 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Harry Zeller -

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

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Harry Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Harry Zeller -

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Harry Zeller - n/a **

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Harry Zeller -

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

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Harry 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.