Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Tyler Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tyler Zeller and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Tyler Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Tyler Zeller: 2012-13 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tyler Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Tyler Zeller 8

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Tyler Zeller 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Tyler Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Tyler Zeller 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tyler Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Tyler Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Tyler Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Tyler Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Tyler Zeller 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Tyler Zeller 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tyler Zeller 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Tyler Zeller 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Tyler Zeller 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Tyler Zeller 6.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Tyler Zeller 4.4

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Tyler Zeller 0.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Tyler Zeller 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Tyler Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Tyler Zeller 2,873

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Tyler Zeller 1,820

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Tyler Zeller 367

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Tyler Zeller 104

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Tyler Zeller 241

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Tyler Zeller 414

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Tyler Zeller .508

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Tyler Zeller .286

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Tyler Zeller .764

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Tyler Zeller 10.2 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Tyler Zeller 5.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Tyler Zeller 1.4 (2015)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Tyler Zeller 0.5 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Tyler Zeller 0.9 (2013)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Tyler Zeller 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Tyler Zeller 2.6

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Tyler Zeller 0.6

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Tyler Zeller 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Tyler Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Tyler Zeller 95

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Tyler Zeller 66

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Tyler Zeller 15

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Tyler Zeller 6

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Tyler Zeller 8

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Tyler Zeller 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Tyler Zeller .527

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Tyler Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Tyler Zeller .739

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Tyler Zeller 8.5 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Tyler Zeller 5.0 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2017)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Tyler Zeller 0.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Tyler Zeller 0.7 (2016)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.