Rudy Gay vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) 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.