Cody Zeller vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Cody Zeller, 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.

Cody Zeller played 11 years in the NBA, 3 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 8. Cody Zeller had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, while Ivica Zubac had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
Cody Zeller 11 3 2013-14 to 2023-24
Ivica Zubac 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2013-142016-17
Team Charlotte BobcatsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Bobcats Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Cody Zeller 82 17.3 6.0 1.4 2.9 4.3 1.1 0.5 0.5 1.1 2.1 2.1 4.9 .426 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 2.4 .730
Ivica Zubac 38 16.0 7.5 1.1 3.1 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.9 0.8 1.7 3.3 6.3 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .653
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller 4 13.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 2.3 0.5 0.0 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.8 2.3 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 1.0 .500
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2014-152017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
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 %
Cody Zeller 62 24.0 7.6 1.6 4.3 5.8 1.6 0.5 0.8 1.0 2.5 2.8 6.0 .461 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.0 2.6 .774
Ivica Zubac 43 9.5 3.7 1.0 1.8 2.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.8 .500 0.0 0.0 .000 0.9 1.2 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2015-162018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hornets Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West 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 %
Cody Zeller 73 24.3 8.7 1.9 4.3 6.2 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.9 2.8 3.2 6.0 .529 0.0 0.1 .100 2.4 3.2 .754
Ivica Zubac 59 17.6 8.9 1.9 4.2 6.1 1.1 0.2 0.9 1.2 2.3 3.6 6.4 .559 0.0 0.0 - 1.7 2.1 .802
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller 7 19.6 8.4 1.3 4.0 5.3 0.3 0.1 0.4 1.0 2.9 3.0 5.4 .553 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.0 .810
Ivica Zubac 4 9.8 5.0 2.8 2.8 5.5 0.3 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.5 .500 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.8 .667

Season 4
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller 62 27.8 10.3 2.2 4.4 6.5 1.6 1.0 0.9 1.0 3.0 4.1 7.1 .571 0.0 0.0 .000 2.1 3.2 .679
Ivica Zubac 72 18.4 8.3 2.7 4.8 7.5 1.1 0.2 0.9 0.8 2.3 3.3 5.3 .613 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.3 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac 13 24.6 9.1 2.4 4.8 7.2 0.6 0.2 0.8 0.9 2.6 3.4 6.0 .564 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.8 .811

Season 5
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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 %
Cody Zeller 33 19.0 7.1 2.0 3.3 5.4 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.5 2.6 4.7 .545 0.1 0.1 .667 1.8 2.6 .718
Ivica Zubac 72 22.3 9.0 2.6 4.6 7.2 1.3 0.3 0.9 1.1 2.6 3.6 5.5 .652 0.0 0.1 .250 1.9 2.4 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac 17 17.7 6.3 2.5 3.3 5.8 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.9 1.9 2.0 3.4 .596 0.0 0.0 - 2.3 2.9 .796

Season 6
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
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 %
Cody Zeller 49 25.4 10.1 2.2 4.6 6.8 2.1 0.8 0.8 1.3 3.3 3.9 7.0 .551 0.1 0.4 .273 2.3 2.9 .787
Ivica Zubac 76 24.4 10.3 2.9 5.6 8.5 1.6 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.7 4.1 6.5 .626 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.0 .727
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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 %
Cody Zeller 58 23.1 11.1 2.8 4.3 7.1 1.5 0.7 0.4 1.3 2.4 4.3 8.3 .524 0.3 1.3 .240 2.1 3.1 .682
Ivica Zubac 76 28.6 10.8 3.1 6.8 9.9 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.5 2.9 4.3 6.8 .634 0.0 0.0 .000 2.2 3.1 .697
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac 5 26.0 9.2 3.2 6.4 9.6 0.6 0.6 0.2 2.2 1.6 3.4 6.0 .567 0.0 0.0 - 2.4 3.2 .750

Season 8
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West 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 %
Cody Zeller 48 20.9 9.4 2.5 4.4 6.8 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.1 2.5 3.8 6.8 .559 0.1 0.6 .143 1.8 2.5 .714
Ivica Zubac 68 26.4 11.7 2.9 6.3 9.2 1.4 0.3 1.2 1.2 2.6 5.0 7.6 .649 0.0 0.0 - 1.8 2.4 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac 6 32.0 16.2 3.0 6.3 9.3 1.0 0.8 0.5 1.3 3.5 7.0 11.7 .600 0.0 0.0 - 2.2 3.3 .650

Season 9
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-22-
Team Portland Trail Blazers-
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 %
Cody Zeller 27 13.1 5.2 1.9 2.8 4.6 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.7 2.1 1.9 3.3 .567 0.0 0.1 .000 1.4 1.8 .776
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 10
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-23-
Team Miami Heat-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA 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 %
Cody Zeller 15 14.5 6.5 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.9 2.2 2.5 3.9 .627 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.3 .686
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller 21 8.3 2.2 0.5 1.8 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.6 1.3 1.0 1.7 .571 0.0 0.0 - 0.3 0.7 .400
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 11
Cody Zeller Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-24-
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 %
Cody Zeller 43 7.4 1.8 1.1 1.5 2.6 0.9 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.4 .419 0.0 0.1 .333 0.5 0.9 .605
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Cody Zeller ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------
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