Nate Robinson vs. Tyler Zeller Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyler Zeller and Nate Robinson, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Nate Robinson played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Tyler Zeller, who played 8. Nate Robinson had the first of his seasons in 2005-06, while Tyler Zeller had his rookie season in 2012-13. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Nate Robinson 11 3 2005-06 to 2015-16
Tyler Zeller 8 4 2012-13 to 2019-20

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2005-062012-13
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 72 21.4 9.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.6 2.8 3.2 7.8 .407 0.8 2.0 .397 2.1 2.8 .752
Tyler Zeller 77 26.4 7.9 2.1 3.6 5.7 1.2 0.5 0.9 1.2 3.3 3.2 7.3 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.0 .764
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2006-072013-14
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 64 21.2 10.1 0.9 1.5 2.4 1.4 0.8 0.1 1.1 2.5 3.5 8.2 .434 1.3 3.3 .390 1.7 2.2 .777
Tyler Zeller 70 15.0 5.7 1.5 2.6 4.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.9 2.0 2.2 4.1 .538 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 1.7 .719
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2007-082014-15
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 72 26.2 12.7 0.7 2.4 3.1 2.9 0.8 0.0 1.4 2.6 4.6 10.9 .423 1.3 4.1 .332 2.1 2.7 .786
Tyler Zeller 82 21.1 10.2 1.8 3.9 5.7 1.4 0.2 0.6 0.9 2.5 4.1 7.5 .549 0.0 0.0 - 1.9 2.3 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller 4 22.5 8.5 0.5 4.0 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.3 3.8 7.3 .517 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .800

Season 4
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2008-092015-16
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 74 29.9 17.2 1.3 2.6 3.9 4.1 1.3 0.1 1.9 2.8 6.1 13.9 .437 1.7 5.2 .325 3.4 4.0 .841
Tyler Zeller 60 11.8 6.1 1.0 1.9 3.0 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.8 1.6 2.3 4.8 .476 0.0 0.0 - 1.5 1.8 .815
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller 3 12.7 6.0 1.3 3.7 5.0 0.7 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.3 2.3 5.0 .467 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.0 .667

Season 5
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2009-102016-17
Team New York Knicks, Boston CelticsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Celtics Lost NBA FinalsCeltics Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 56 19.9 10.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 2.9 0.9 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.8 8.8 .436 1.6 4.0 .390 0.9 1.2 .746
Tyler Zeller 51 10.3 3.5 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.2 1.5 3.1 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .564
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 17 7.5 4.2 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.4 0.9 1.4 3.8 .375 0.6 1.9 .333 0.7 0.9 .800
Tyler Zeller 11 7.1 2.9 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.3 .520 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.7 .750

Season 6
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2010-112017-18
Team Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City ThunderBrooklyn Nets, Milwaukee Bucks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf FinalsBucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 59 17.2 6.8 0.3 1.3 1.5 1.9 0.5 0.1 1.2 1.9 2.5 6.4 .399 1.1 3.4 .325 0.6 0.7 .818
Tyler Zeller 66 16.8 6.7 1.7 3.0 4.6 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.9 2.8 5.1 .560 0.2 0.4 .357 0.9 1.2 .722
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 3 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.0 0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 2.3 .286 0.7 2.0 .333 0.7 0.7 1.000
Tyler Zeller 7 9.4 1.6 0.3 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.1 1.6 0.6 0.7 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 0.6 .750

Season 7
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2011-122018-19
Team Golden State WarriorsAtlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 51 23.4 11.2 0.3 1.7 2.0 4.5 1.2 0.0 1.5 2.3 4.0 9.5 .424 1.3 3.5 .365 1.8 2.2 .832
Tyler Zeller 6 15.5 7.7 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.7 0.2 0.5 0.7 3.3 2.7 5.0 .533 0.0 0.2 .000 2.3 3.0 .778
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2012-132019-20
Team Chicago BullsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bulls Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 82 25.4 13.1 0.4 1.9 2.2 4.4 1.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 4.9 11.2 .433 1.7 4.2 .405 1.6 2.1 .799
Tyler Zeller 2 2.0 1.0 1.5 0.5 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 12 33.7 16.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 4.4 1.0 0.2 2.7 3.2 5.9 13.6 .436 1.8 5.4 .338 2.6 3.4 .756
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2013-14-
Team Denver Nuggets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 44 19.7 10.4 0.5 1.4 1.8 2.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.1 3.7 8.7 .428 1.3 3.5 .377 1.6 1.9 .835
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2014-15-
Team Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 42 14.1 5.7 0.4 0.8 1.2 2.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.1 .345 0.7 2.7 .277 0.7 1.1 .674
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Nate Robinson Tyler Zeller
Season 2015-16-
Team New Orleans Pelicans-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson 2 11.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Nate Robinson ------- --- ----------
Tyler Zeller ------- --- ----------
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