Jusuf Nurkic vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

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

Jusuf Nurkic

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jusuf Nurkic: 2014-15 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Jusuf Nurkic 10 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Jusuf Nurkic 5 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Jusuf Nurkic 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 12.1 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 8.9 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.5 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 0.9 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 6,538 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 4,821 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 1,353 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 496 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 613 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 539 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .503 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .280 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .667 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 17.6 (2020) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.1 (2022) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2020) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.4 (2020) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.0 (2020) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.5 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 9.5 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 2.7 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.1 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.0 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jusuf Nurkic 230 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Jusuf Nurkic 190 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Jusuf Nurkic 53 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Jusuf Nurkic 22 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Jusuf Nurkic 20 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .489 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .211 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jusuf Nurkic .714 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 14.2 (2020) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 11.0 (2017) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 4.0 (2017) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jusuf Nurkic 1.5 (2024) 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.