Jeff Green vs. Gary Zeller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Gary Zeller and Jeff Green, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Jeff Green played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Gary Zeller, who played 2. Jeff Green had the first of his seasons in 2007-08, while Gary Zeller had his rookie season in 1970-71. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Jeff Green 16 10 2007-08 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller 2 1 1970-71 to 1971-72

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2007-081970-71
Team Seattle SupersonicsBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayBullets Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 10.5 1.3 3.5 4.7 1.5 0.6 0.6 2.0 2.5 4.0 9.4 .427 0.3 1.0 .276 2.2 3.0 .744
Gary Zeller 50 4.5 1.7 - - 0.5 0.1 - - - 0.9 0.7 2.3 .296 - - - 0.3 0.6 .536
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller 15 4.5 1.7 - - 0.9 0.3 - - - 1.0 0.8 2.3 .343 - - - 0.1 0.5 .286

Season 2

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2008-091971-72
Team Oklahoma City ThunderBaltimore Bullets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 36.8 16.5 1.5 5.1 6.7 2.0 1.0 0.4 2.2 2.6 6.1 13.7 .446 1.2 3.2 .389 3.1 3.9 .788
Gary Zeller 28 16.8 6.7 - - 2.3 1.1 - - - 2.2 3.0 8.2 .362 - - - 0.8 1.3 .629
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2009-10-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 82 37.1 15.1 1.4 4.6 6.0 1.6 1.3 0.9 1.6 2.7 5.9 13.0 .453 1.3 3.8 .333 2.0 2.7 .740
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 37.3 11.8 1.0 3.7 4.7 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.0 2.7 3.8 11.7 .329 1.3 4.5 .296 2.8 3.3 .850
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 4

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2010-11-
Team Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 75 32.4 13.3 1.0 3.8 4.8 1.4 0.7 0.5 1.3 2.8 4.9 10.9 .449 0.9 2.8 .303 2.6 3.3 .811
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 9 19.2 7.3 0.7 2.0 2.7 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.2 2.6 5.9 .434 0.8 1.8 .438 1.4 2.0 .722
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Note: Jeff Green didn't play in 2011-12.

Season 5

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2012-13-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 81 27.8 12.8 0.7 3.2 3.9 1.6 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.2 4.6 10.0 .467 0.9 2.2 .385 2.6 3.3 .808
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 43.0 20.3 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 3.2 3.7 6.2 14.2 .435 1.7 3.7 .455 6.3 7.5 .844
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 6

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2013-14-
Team Boston Celtics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 82 34.2 16.9 0.7 4.0 4.6 1.7 0.7 0.6 2.0 2.2 5.9 14.3 .412 1.6 4.8 .341 3.5 4.3 .795
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 7

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2014-15-
Team Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Grizzlies Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 31.5 15.0 0.8 3.4 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.4 1.4 1.9 5.3 12.4 .430 1.2 3.7 .332 3.1 3.7 .833
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 11 27.1 8.9 0.8 3.9 4.7 1.7 0.5 0.5 1.5 1.6 3.3 9.8 .333 0.4 1.6 .222 2.0 2.4 .846
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2015-16-
Team Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 80 28.2 11.7 0.9 3.2 4.2 1.7 0.7 0.5 1.2 2.1 4.4 10.3 .430 0.8 2.7 .315 2.1 2.8 .745
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 26.5 10.2 0.5 2.7 3.2 0.7 1.0 0.3 0.5 2.0 3.5 7.7 .457 0.7 1.7 .400 2.5 4.2 .600
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2016-17-
Team Orlando Magic-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 69 22.2 9.2 0.6 2.5 3.1 1.2 0.5 0.2 1.1 1.5 3.2 8.1 .394 0.8 2.8 .275 2.1 2.4 .863
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 10

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2017-18-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost NBA Finals-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 23.4 10.8 0.8 2.4 3.2 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.0 1.9 3.8 7.9 .477 0.7 2.2 .312 2.6 3.0 .868
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 22 23.8 7.7 0.3 2.1 2.4 1.5 0.3 0.7 0.8 1.6 2.6 6.5 .408 1.0 3.2 .300 1.5 2.1 .717
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2018-19-
Team Washington Wizards-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 77 27.2 12.3 0.7 3.3 4.0 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.3 2.1 4.2 8.9 .475 1.4 4.2 .347 2.4 2.7 .888
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2019-20-
Team Utah Jazz, Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Rockets Lost West Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 48 20.0 9.4 0.5 2.3 2.8 1.0 0.5 0.4 0.9 1.9 3.3 7.2 .462 1.3 3.8 .339 1.5 1.9 .802
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 12 28.4 11.6 0.4 4.6 5.0 1.6 0.5 0.5 1.3 2.3 4.3 8.6 .495 1.9 4.5 .426 1.2 1.4 .824
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 13

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2020-21-
Team Brooklyn Nets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nets Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 68 27.0 11.0 0.5 3.4 3.9 1.6 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.8 3.8 7.8 .492 1.5 3.7 .412 1.8 2.4 .776
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 6 24.7 8.2 0.7 2.2 2.8 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.3 2.7 5.5 .485 1.7 3.0 .556 1.2 1.3 .875
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 14

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2021-22-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 75 24.7 10.3 0.5 2.5 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.4 0.9 2.0 3.7 7.1 .524 0.7 2.2 .315 2.2 2.6 .833
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 5 22.6 3.8 1.4 2.2 3.6 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.2 3.4 .353 0.6 1.6 .375 0.8 1.0 .800
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2022-23-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 56 19.5 7.8 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.8 1.8 2.9 5.9 .488 0.5 1.9 .288 1.6 2.1 .744
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 20 17.2 4.1 0.3 1.3 1.6 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.5 2.2 1.4 3.1 .452 0.5 1.4 .321 0.9 1.0 .895
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 16

Jeff Green Gary Zeller
Season 2023-24-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green 78 16.8 6.5 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.7 .456 0.7 2.1 .331 1.6 1.9 .819
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Jeff Green ------- --- ----------
Gary Zeller ------- --- ----------