James Worthy vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

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

James Worthy

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Worthy 2 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 926 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 143 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) 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.