Paul Pierce vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) 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.