Jerry West vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller and Jerry West 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry West 1 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Jerry West 14 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Jerry West 13 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Jerry West 14 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jerry West 1 * Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Jerry West 10 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 12 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Jerry West 4 * Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jerry West 5 Cody Zeller 0

Scoring Leader Jerry West 1 Cody Zeller 0

Assists Leader Jerry West 1 Cody Zeller 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 27.0 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.8 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.7 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 25,192 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Jerry West 5,366 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Jerry West 6,238 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Jerry West 81 * Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Jerry West 23 * Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Jerry West 932 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .474 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .814 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 31.3 (1966) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 7.9 (1962) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 9.7 (1972) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 2.6 (1974) * Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.7 (1974) * Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry West 29.1 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 5.6 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Jerry West 6.3 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 * Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry West 4,457 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Jerry West 855 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Jerry West 970 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Jerry West 0 * Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Jerry West 0 * Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Jerry West 153 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry West .469 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Jerry West - n/a ** Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry West .805 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry West 40.6 (1965) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry West 8.7 (1961) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Jerry West 8.9 (1972) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Jerry West 0.0 (1974) * Cody Zeller 0.8 (2014)

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, this player has no data for the stat.