Rick Barry vs. Gary Zeller Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Zeller and Rick Barry 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

Rick Barry

vs.

Gary Zeller

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rick Barry: 1965-66 to 1979-80
Gary Zeller: 1970-71 to 1971-72

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rick Barry 1 Gary Zeller 0

NBA Seasons Rick Barry 10 Gary Zeller 2

Playoffs Played Rick Barry 7 Gary Zeller 1

All-Star Games Rick Barry 8 Gary Zeller 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Rick Barry 1 * Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA First Team Rick Barry 5 Gary Zeller 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rick Barry 6 Gary Zeller 0

Scoring Leader Rick Barry 1 Gary Zeller 0

Steals Leader Rick Barry 1 * Gary Zeller 0 *

Rookie of The Year Rick Barry 1 Gary Zeller 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 23.2 Gary Zeller 3.5

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 Gary Zeller 1.2

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 5.1 Gary Zeller 0.5

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.0 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.5 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 18,395 Gary Zeller 271

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 5,168 Gary Zeller 92

Total Assists Rick Barry 4,017 Gary Zeller 37

Total Steals Rick Barry 1,104 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 269 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 794 Gary Zeller 78

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .449 Gary Zeller .340

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .330 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .900 Gary Zeller .587

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 35.6 (1967) Gary Zeller 6.7 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 10.6 (1966) Gary Zeller 2.3 (1972)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.3 (1979) Gary Zeller 1.1 (1972)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.7 (1977) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rick Barry 24.8 Gary Zeller 1.7

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 5.6 Gary Zeller 0.9

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 4.6 Gary Zeller 0.3

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.2 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 0.8 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Rick Barry 1,833 Gary Zeller 26

Total Rebounds Rick Barry 418 Gary Zeller 13

Total Assists Rick Barry 340 Gary Zeller 4

Total Steals Rick Barry 106 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Blocks Rick Barry 39 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Total Games Rick Barry 74 Gary Zeller 15

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rick Barry .426 Gary Zeller .343

3-Point Percentage Rick Barry .250 * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Rick Barry .875 Gary Zeller .286

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rick Barry 34.7 (1967) Gary Zeller 1.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Rick Barry 7.5 (1967) Gary Zeller 0.9 (1971)

Assists Per Game Rick Barry 6.5 (1976) Gary Zeller 0.3 (1971)

Steals Per Game Rick Barry 2.9 (1975) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Rick Barry 1.1 (1976) * Gary Zeller - n/a **

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. ** 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.