Damian Lillard vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Damian Lillard, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Damian Lillard played 13 years in the NBA, 4 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Damian Lillard had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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 achievements, 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 |
| Damian Lillard |
13 |
10 |
2012-13 to 2024-25 |
| Ivica Zubac |
9 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season |
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Damian Lillard |
Ivica Zubac |
| Season |
2012-13 | 2016-17 |
| Team |
Portland Trail Blazers | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |
 Rookie of the Year | - |
| All-Rookie First Team | - |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
82 |
38.6 |
19.0 |
0.5 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
6.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
6.7 |
15.7 |
.429 |
2.3 |
6.1 |
.368 |
3.3 |
3.9 |
.844 |
| difference: | +44 | +22.6 | +11.5 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.1 | +5.7 | +0.5 | +0.7 | -2.2 | -0.4 | +3.4 | +9.4 | +.100 | +2.3 | +6.0 | +.368 | +2.5 | +2.6 | +.191 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Damian Lillard nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.8 |
20.7 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
5.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
15.9 |
.424 |
2.7 |
6.8 |
.394 |
4.5 |
5.2 |
.871 |
| difference: | +39 | +26.3 | +17.0 | +0.6 | +1.3 | +0.6 | +5.0 | +0.6 | | -1.8 | -1.3 | +5.3 | +13.1 | +.076 | +2.7 | +6.8 | | +3.6 | +4.0 | +.106 |
| 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 |
- |
0.9 |
1.2 |
.765 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
11 |
42.4 |
22.9 |
1.1 |
4.0 |
5.1 |
6.5 |
1.0 |
0.1 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.439 |
2.5 |
6.4 |
.386 |
5.4 |
6.0 |
.894 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
82 |
35.7 |
21.0 |
0.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
6.2 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
7.2 |
16.6 |
.434 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.343 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.864 |
| difference: | +23 | +18.1 | +12.1 | +1.3 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +5.1 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -1.5 | -0.3 | +3.6 | +10.2 | +.125 | +2.4 | +7.0 | | +2.5 | +2.8 | +.062 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
5 |
40.2 |
21.6 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
7.8 |
19.2 |
.406 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
.161 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
.781 |
| difference: | +1 | +30.4 | +16.6 | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.5 | +4.3 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -1.7 | +5.5 | +14.7 | +.094 | +1.0 | +6.2 | | +4.5 | +5.6 | +.114 |
| 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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.7 |
25.1 |
0.6 |
3.4 |
4.0 |
6.8 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.2 |
8.2 |
19.7 |
.419 |
3.1 |
8.1 |
.375 |
5.5 |
6.2 |
.892 |
| difference: | +3 | +17.3 | +16.8 | +2.1 | +1.4 | +3.5 | +5.7 | +0.7 | +0.5 | -2.4 | -0.1 | +4.9 | +14.4 | +.194 | +3.1 | +8.1 | | +3.8 | +3.9 | +.145 |
| 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 |
- |
1.7 |
2.3 |
.747 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
11 |
39.7 |
26.5 |
1.1 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
6.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
8.1 |
22.0 |
.368 |
3.8 |
9.7 |
.393 |
6.5 |
7.1 |
.910 |
| difference: | +2 | +15.1 | +17.4 | +1.3 | +1.6 | +2.9 | +5.7 | +1.1 | +0.5 | -2.1 | -0.5 | +4.7 | +16.0 | +.196 | +3.8 | +9.7 | | +4.2 | +4.3 | +.099 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
75 |
35.9 |
27.0 |
0.6 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
5.9 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
8.8 |
19.8 |
.444 |
2.9 |
7.7 |
.370 |
6.5 |
7.3 |
.895 |
| difference: | +3 | +13.6 | +18.0 | +2.0 | +0.3 | +2.3 | +4.6 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -1.5 | -0.6 | +5.2 | +14.3 | +.208 | +2.9 | +7.6 | +.120 | +4.6 | +4.9 | +.106 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
4 |
37.8 |
27.8 |
1.0 |
3.5 |
4.5 |
3.3 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
22.5 |
.433 |
2.3 |
8.0 |
.281 |
6.0 |
6.3 |
.960 |
| difference: | +13 | +20.1 | +21.5 | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +1.2 | +0.2 | -2.4 | -0.9 | +7.8 | +19.1 | +.163 | +2.3 | +8.0 | | +3.7 | +3.4 | +.164 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
73 |
36.6 |
26.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.6 |
8.5 |
19.4 |
.439 |
3.1 |
8.6 |
.361 |
6.8 |
7.4 |
.916 |
| difference: | +3 | +12.2 | +16.6 | +2.1 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +5.0 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -1.3 | -1.1 | +4.4 | +12.9 | +.187 | +3.1 | +8.6 | | +4.6 | +4.4 | +.189 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
4 |
40.5 |
18.5 |
0.8 |
3.8 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
2.0 |
6.3 |
17.8 |
.352 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
.300 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
.882 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
80 |
35.5 |
25.8 |
0.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
1.9 |
8.5 |
19.2 |
.444 |
3.0 |
8.0 |
.369 |
5.9 |
6.4 |
.912 |
| difference: | +4 | +6.9 | +15.0 | +2.2 | +3.0 | +5.3 | +5.9 | +0.7 | +0.9 | -1.2 | -1.0 | +4.2 | +12.4 | +.190 | +3.0 | +8.0 | | +3.7 | +3.3 | +.215 |
| 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 |
- |
2.2 |
3.1 |
.697 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
16 |
40.6 |
26.9 |
0.5 |
4.3 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
2.5 |
8.6 |
20.6 |
.418 |
3.7 |
9.9 |
.373 |
5.9 |
7.1 |
.833 |
| difference: | +11 | +14.6 | +17.7 | +2.7 | +2.1 | +4.8 | +6.0 | +1.1 | +0.1 | -1.6 | -0.9 | +5.2 | +14.6 | +.149 | +3.7 | +9.9 | | +3.5 | +3.9 | +.083 |
| 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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
66 |
37.5 |
30.0 |
0.5 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
8.0 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
9.5 |
20.4 |
.463 |
4.1 |
10.2 |
.401 |
7.0 |
7.8 |
.888 |
| difference: | +2 | +11.1 | +18.3 | +2.4 | +2.5 | +4.9 | +6.6 | +0.8 | +0.9 | -1.7 | -0.9 | +4.5 | +12.8 | +.186 | +4.1 | +10.2 | | +5.2 | +5.4 | +.165 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
4 |
35.8 |
24.3 |
0.3 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
3.5 |
1.0 |
6.5 |
16.0 |
.406 |
3.3 |
8.3 |
.394 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
.970 |
| difference: | +2 | +3.8 | +8.1 | +2.7 | +3.0 | +5.8 | +3.3 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -2.5 | +0.5 | +4.3 | +.194 | +3.3 | +8.3 | | +5.8 | +5.0 | +.320 |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
67 |
35.8 |
28.8 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
4.2 |
7.5 |
0.9 |
0.3 |
3.0 |
1.5 |
9.0 |
19.9 |
.451 |
4.1 |
10.5 |
.391 |
6.7 |
7.2 |
.928 |
| difference: | +13 | +3.0 | +12.0 | +3.3 | +5.2 | +8.4 | +4.8 | +0.2 | +0.8 | -1.4 | -0.6 | +1.6 | +8.1 | +.177 | +4.1 | +10.5 | | +4.7 | +4.2 | +.267 |
| Ivica Zubac |
80 |
32.8 |
16.8 |
3.8 |
8.9 |
12.6 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
7.4 |
11.8 |
.628 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.661 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Damian Lillard |
6 |
41.3 |
34.3 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
10.2 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
10.3 |
22.3 |
.463 |
5.8 |
13.0 |
.449 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
.940 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.7 | +16.9 | +3.7 | +2.1 | +5.8 | +7.9 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.6 | -1.2 | +2.6 | +10.6 | +.196 | +5.8 | +13.0 | | +5.8 | +4.6 | +.402 |
| Ivica Zubac |
7 |
36.6 |
17.4 |
3.9 |
6.3 |
10.1 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.7 |
7.7 |
11.7 |
.659 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
2.0 |
3.7 |
.538 |
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Additional Years |
* Damian Lillard played 4 seasons more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2022 to 2025—Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs and one NBA Cup. In those 4 extra years over Ivica Zubac, Damian Lillard got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Third Team
1 Cup All-Tournament Team
3 All-Star Game
1 All-Star Game MVP
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