J.R. Smith vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and J.R. Smith 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

J.R. Smith

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships J.R. Smith 2 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons J.R. Smith 16 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played J.R. Smith 12 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games J.R. Smith 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 12.4 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.1 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.1 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.0 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 12,148 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 3,073 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists J.R. Smith 2,077 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals J.R. Smith 974 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 204 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 977 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .419 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .373 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .733 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 10.7 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 3.0 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 1.3 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 0.9 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points J.R. Smith 1,493 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds J.R. Smith 424 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists J.R. Smith 187 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals J.R. Smith 127 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks J.R. Smith 38 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games J.R. Smith 140 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage J.R. Smith .397 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage J.R. Smith .367 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage J.R. Smith .706 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015) 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.