Karl Malone vs. Dave Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave Zeller and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Dave Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Dave Zeller: 1961-62 to 1961-62

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Dave Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Dave Zeller 1

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Dave Zeller 1

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Dave Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Dave Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Dave Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Dave Zeller 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Dave Zeller 0 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Dave Zeller 0

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Dave Zeller 1.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Dave Zeller 0.4

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Dave Zeller 1.0

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Dave Zeller 90

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Dave Zeller 27

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Dave Zeller 58

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Dave Zeller 61

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Dave Zeller .353

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Dave Zeller .750

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Dave Zeller 1.5 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Dave Zeller 0.4 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Dave Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Dave Zeller 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Dave Zeller 0.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Dave Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Dave Zeller 2

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Dave Zeller 1

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Dave Zeller 1

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Dave Zeller 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Dave Zeller .500

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Dave Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Dave Zeller -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Dave Zeller 1.0 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Dave Zeller 0.5 (1962)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Dave Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) 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.