Karl Malone vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Gary Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Gary Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.