Cody Zeller
Seasons 2013-14–2023-24 · 11 on record · Ht 6-11 · b. 1992
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Player info
| Nickname | The Big Handsome |
|---|---|
| Position | C |
| Number | #40 (also #44) |
| Team | New Orleans Pelicans |
| Height | 6-11 |
| Weight | 240 lb |
| Born | 1992-10-05 |
| College | Indiana |
| Drafted | 2013 · Round 1, Pick 4 · Charlotte Hornets |
| Seasons | 2013-14–2023-24 (11) |
Career averages
7.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.3 APG · 552 games · .520 FG% · .220 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | CHA | 21 | 82 | 17.3 | .426 | 0.000 | .730 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 13.1 | .498 |
| 2014-15 | CHA | 22 | 62 | 24.0 | .461 | 1.000 | .774 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 14.1 | .530 |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 23 | 73 | 24.3 | .529 | .100 | .754 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 8.7 | 16.1 | .592 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 24 | 62 | 27.8 | .571 | 0.000 | .679 | 6.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 10.3 | 16.7 | .604 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 25 | 33 | 19.0 | .545 | .667 | .718 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 7.1 | 15.9 | .602 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 26 | 49 | 25.4 | .551 | .273 | .787 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 10.1 | 17.2 | .611 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 27 | 58 | 23.1 | .524 | .240 | .682 | 7.1 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 18.8 | .576 |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 28 | 48 | 20.9 | .559 | .143 | .714 | 6.8 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 18.2 | .599 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 29 | 27 | 13.1 | .567 | 0.000 | .776 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 5.2 | 17.2 | .627 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 30 | 15 | 14.5 | .627 | 0.000 | .686 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 16.4 | .659 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 31 | 43 | 7.4 | .419 | .333 | .605 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 12.8 | .483 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | CHA | 82 | 3 | 1,416 | 172 | 404 | .426 | 0 | 1 | 146 | 200 | 353 | 92 | 40 | 41 | 87 | 490 |
| 2014-15 | CHA | 62 | 45 | 1,487 | 172 | 373 | .461 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 164 | 362 | 100 | 34 | 49 | 62 | 472 |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 73 | 60 | 1,774 | 231 | 437 | .529 | 1 | 10 | 175 | 232 | 455 | 71 | 57 | 63 | 68 | 638 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 62 | 58 | 1,725 | 253 | 443 | .571 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 196 | 405 | 99 | 62 | 58 | 65 | 639 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 33 | 0 | 627 | 85 | 156 | .545 | 2 | 3 | 61 | 85 | 177 | 31 | 14 | 21 | 33 | 233 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 49 | 47 | 1,243 | 190 | 345 | .551 | 6 | 22 | 111 | 141 | 333 | 102 | 38 | 41 | 62 | 497 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 58 | 39 | 1,341 | 251 | 479 | .524 | 18 | 75 | 122 | 179 | 411 | 88 | 40 | 25 | 75 | 642 |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 48 | 21 | 1,005 | 181 | 324 | .559 | 4 | 28 | 85 | 119 | 328 | 86 | 27 | 17 | 51 | 451 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 27 | 0 | 355 | 51 | 90 | .567 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 49 | 125 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 140 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 15 | 2 | 217 | 37 | 59 | .627 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 35 | 64 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 98 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 43 | 0 | 320 | 26 | 62 | .419 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 38 | 112 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 76 |
| Career | 552 | — | — | 1,649 | 3,172 | .520 | 33 | 150 | 1045 | 1438 | 3125 | 740 | 332 | 330 | 552 | 4,376 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | CHA | 82 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 10.3 | .426 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 12.5 |
| 2014-15 | CHA | 62 | 24.0 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .461 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 11.4 |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 73 | 24.3 | 4.7 | 8.9 | .529 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 12.9 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 62 | 27.8 | 5.3 | 9.2 | .571 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 33 | 19.0 | 4.9 | 9.0 | .545 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 49 | 25.4 | 5.5 | 10.0 | .551 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 14.4 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 58 | 23.1 | 6.7 | 12.9 | .524 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 11.0 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 17.2 |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 48 | 20.9 | 6.5 | 11.6 | .559 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 4.3 | 11.7 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 16.2 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 27 | 13.1 | 5.2 | 9.1 | .567 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 14.2 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 15 | 14.5 | 6.1 | 9.8 | .627 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 16.3 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 43 | 7.4 | 2.9 | 7.0 | .419 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 8.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | CHA | 82 | 1,416 | 13.1 | .498 | 18.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .090 | -2.9 | +0.9 | -2.0 | +0.0 |
| 2014-15 | CHA | 62 | 1,487 | 14.1 | .530 | 15.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | .123 | -2.0 | +1.4 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 2015-16 | CHA | 73 | 1,774 | 16.1 | .592 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 6.3 | .169 | -1.1 | +1.0 | -0.1 | +0.9 |
| 2016-17 | CHA | 62 | 1,725 | 16.7 | .604 | 15.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .157 | -0.9 | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 |
| 2017-18 | CHA | 33 | 627 | 15.9 | .602 | 15.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .145 | -1.2 | +0.0 | -1.2 | +0.1 |
| 2018-19 | CHA | 49 | 1,243 | 17.2 | .611 | 16.3 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 3.9 | .150 | -0.6 | +0.7 | +0.1 | +0.7 |
| 2019-20 | CHA | 58 | 1,341 | 18.8 | .576 | 20.8 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | .129 | +0.2 | -0.8 | -0.6 | +0.5 |
| 2020-21 | CHA | 48 | 1,005 | 18.2 | .599 | 18.3 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 3.3 | .156 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.5 | +0.4 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 27 | 355 | 17.2 | .627 | 15.9 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .143 | -1.2 | -1.0 | -2.1 | +0.0 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 15 | 217 | 16.4 | .659 | 18.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .147 | -2.0 | -0.7 | -2.8 | +0.0 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 43 | 320 | 12.8 | .483 | 12.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .124 | -2.9 | +0.3 | -2.6 | +0.0 |
| Career | 552 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33.6 | — | — | — | — | +4.1 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 4 | 13.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.8 | .333 | — | .372 |
| 2015-16 | 7 | 19.1 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .553 | — | .624 |
| 2022-23 | 23 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .571 | — | .553 |
| 2023-24 | 4 | nan | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | — | — |
| Career | 38 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .537 | — | .567 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 315 | 7.3 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 177–138 |
| Away | 302 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 124–178 |
| In wins | 301 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 1.2 | 301–0 |
| In losses | 316 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 0–316 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 27 | 7.4 | 4.3 | 1.1 | 14–13 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 24 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 5–19 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 29 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 17–12 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2–2 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 25 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 12–13 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 31 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 11–20 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 16 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 7–9 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 20 | 7.4 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 9–11 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 24 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 20–4 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 16 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 7–9 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 17 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 7–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 26 | 9.2 | 5.9 | 1.2 | 14–12 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 16 | 6.9 | 5.9 | 0.9 | 5–11 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 7–8 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 15 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 7–8 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 26 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 12–14 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 15–13 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 17 | 6.6 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 11–6 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 10 | 8.5 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 3–7 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 27 | 6.2 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 15–12 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 14 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 3–11 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 31 | 7.7 | 5.2 | 1.2 | 19–12 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 26 | 7.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 14–12 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 18 | 7.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 7–11 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 14 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 7–7 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 16 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 13–3 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 17 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 2.4 | 4–13 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 23 | 6.4 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 13–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 17 | 5.6 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 5–12 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 28 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 16–12 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2023-24
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 66% | .512 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 26% | .250 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 2% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 2% | 0.000 |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 5% | .333 |
Average shot distance 3.8 ft · 14% of attempts were dunks · 0% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2012-13 | $3,857,040 |
| 2013-14 | $3,857,040 |
| 2014-15 | $4,030,560 |
| 2015-16 | $4,204,200 |
| 2016-17 | $5,318,313 |
| 2017-18 | $12,584,270 |
| 2018-19 | $13,528,090 |
| 2019-20 | $14,471,910 |
| 2020-21 | $15,415,730 |
| 2021-22 | $2,389,641 |
| 2022-23 | $743,921 |
| 2023-24 | $3,196,448 |
| 2024-25 | $3,500,000 |
| Career earnings | $87,097,163 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Cody Zeller play for?
Cody Zeller plays C for the New Orleans Pelicans.
What are Cody Zeller's career stats?
Cody Zeller has averaged 7.9 PPG, 5.7 RPG, 1.3 APG over 11 seasons (2013-14–2023-24).
How much does Cody Zeller make?
Cody Zeller's salary is $3,500,000 for the 2024-25 season, with career earnings of about $87.1M.
How tall is Cody Zeller?
Cody Zeller is 6-11 (240 lb).
When was Cody Zeller drafted?
Cody Zeller was drafted in 2013, round 1, pick 4, by the Charlotte Hornets.