Gary Payton vs. Dave Zeller Comparison

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

Dave Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Dave Zeller: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Dave Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Dave Zeller 1

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Dave Zeller 1

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Dave Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Dave Zeller 0

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

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Dave Zeller 0 *

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

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Dave Zeller 0 *

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Dave Zeller 0 *

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Dave Zeller 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Dave Zeller 0.4

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Dave Zeller 1.0

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Dave Zeller 90

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Dave Zeller 27

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Dave Zeller 58

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Dave Zeller 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Dave Zeller .353

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Dave Zeller .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Dave Zeller 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Dave Zeller 0.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Dave Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Dave Zeller 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Dave Zeller 0.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Dave Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Dave Zeller 2

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Dave Zeller 1

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Dave Zeller 1

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Dave Zeller 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Dave Zeller .500

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Dave Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Dave 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.