Tristan Thompson vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Tristan Thompson 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

Tristan Thompson

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tristan Thompson: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tristan Thompson 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Tristan Thompson 13 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Tristan Thompson 8 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Tristan Thompson 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.7 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 8.1 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.0 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.5 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 6,753 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 6,294 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 776 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 376 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 515 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 779 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .521 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .256 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .597 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 12.0 (2020) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.2 (2019) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 2.1 (2020) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 (2013) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.1 (2017) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 6.9 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 7.6 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Tristan Thompson 669 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Tristan Thompson 735 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Tristan Thompson 73 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Tristan Thompson 30 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Tristan Thompson 70 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Tristan Thompson 97 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tristan Thompson .560 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Tristan Thompson .000 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Tristan Thompson .617 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.4 (2021) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Tristan Thompson 10.8 (2015) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.4 (2017) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Tristan Thompson 0.8 (2021) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Tristan Thompson 1.2 (2021) 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.