Gary Payton vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Cody Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Cody Zeller 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Cody Zeller 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)