James Worthy vs. Dave Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Zeller and James Worthy 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

James Worthy

vs.

Dave Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94
Dave Zeller: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Worthy 3 Dave Zeller 0

NBA Seasons James Worthy 12 Dave Zeller 1

Playoffs Played James Worthy 9 Dave Zeller 1

All-Star Games James Worthy 7 Dave Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP James Worthy 1 Dave Zeller 0 *

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Worthy 2 Dave Zeller 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 17.6 Dave Zeller 1.5

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.1 Dave Zeller 0.4

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.0 Dave Zeller 1.0

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.1 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 16,320 Dave Zeller 90

Total Rebounds James Worthy 4,708 Dave Zeller 27

Total Assists James Worthy 2,791 Dave Zeller 58

Total Steals James Worthy 1,041 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 624 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 926 Dave Zeller 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .521 Dave Zeller .353

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .241 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .769 Dave Zeller .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.4 (1991) Dave Zeller 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.4 (1985) Dave Zeller 0.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.7 (1992) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.4 (1992) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.0 (1986) Dave Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Worthy 21.1 Dave Zeller 1.0

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 5.2 Dave Zeller 0.5

Assists Per Game James Worthy 3.2 Dave Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.2 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 0.7 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points James Worthy 3,022 Dave Zeller 2

Total Rebounds James Worthy 747 Dave Zeller 1

Total Assists James Worthy 463 Dave Zeller 1

Total Steals James Worthy 177 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks James Worthy 96 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games James Worthy 143 Dave Zeller 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Worthy .544 Dave Zeller .500

3-Point Percentage James Worthy .209 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage James Worthy .727 Dave Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Worthy 24.8 (1989) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game James Worthy 6.7 (1989) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game James Worthy 4.4 (1988) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game James Worthy 1.6 (1990) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game James Worthy 1.2 (1987) 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.