Jimmy Butler vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Jimmy Butler 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

Jimmy Butler

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jimmy Butler: 2011-12 to 2023-24
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jimmy Butler 0 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Jimmy Butler 13 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Jimmy Butler 11 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Jimmy Butler 6 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gary Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jimmy Butler 5 Gary Zeller 0

Steals Leader Jimmy Butler 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 Jimmy Butler 18.3 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 5.3 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.3 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.6 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.4 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 14,934 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 4,351 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 3,474 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 1,323 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 361 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 814 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .470 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .329 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .844 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 23.9 (2017) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.9 (2021) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.1 (2021) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.1 (2021) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 (2016) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 21.3 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 6.2 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 4.6 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 1.7 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.6 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Jimmy Butler 2,534 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Jimmy Butler 734 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Jimmy Butler 551 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Jimmy Butler 202 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Jimmy Butler 68 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Jimmy Butler 119 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jimmy Butler .460 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Jimmy Butler .347 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Jimmy Butler .830 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jimmy Butler 27.4 (2022) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.5 (2021) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Jimmy Butler 7.0 (2021) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Jimmy Butler 2.4 (2015) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Jimmy Butler 0.8 (2017) Gary 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.