Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Cody Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Cody Zeller and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Cody Zeller: 2013-14 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cody Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Cody Zeller 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Cody Zeller 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Cody Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Cody Zeller 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Cody Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Cody Zeller 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Cody Zeller 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Cody Zeller 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cody Zeller 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Cody Zeller 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Cody Zeller 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Cody Zeller 7.9

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Cody Zeller 5.7

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Cody Zeller 1.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Cody Zeller 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Cody Zeller 4,376

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Cody Zeller 3,125

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Cody Zeller 740

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Cody Zeller 332

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Cody Zeller 330

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Cody Zeller 552

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Cody Zeller .520

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Cody Zeller .220

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Cody Zeller .727

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Cody Zeller 11.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Cody Zeller 7.1 (2020)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Cody Zeller 2.1 (2019)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Cody Zeller 1.0 (2017)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Cody Zeller 0.9 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Cody Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Cody Zeller 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Cody Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Cody Zeller 0.1

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Cody Zeller 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Cody Zeller 113

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Cody Zeller 94

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Cody Zeller 11

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Cody Zeller 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Cody Zeller 10

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Cody Zeller 32

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Cody Zeller .537

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Cody Zeller -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Cody Zeller .625

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Cody Zeller 8.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Cody Zeller 5.3 (2016)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Cody Zeller 0.5 (2014)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Cody Zeller 0.1 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.