Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary 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.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Gary Zeller 1

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

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Gary Zeller 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Zeller 0

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

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

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

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

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Gary Zeller 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary Zeller 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Gary Zeller 0 *

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Gary 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 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

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. ** 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.