Domantas Sabonis vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Domantas Sabonis, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Domantas Sabonis and Ivica Zubac both played 10 years in the NBA. Domantas Sabonis had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, 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
Domantas Sabonis 10 4 2016-17 to 2025-26
Ivica Zubac 10 6 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2016-172016-17
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 81 20.1 5.9 0.6 3.0 3.6 1.0 0.5 0.4 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.9 .399 0.6 2.0 .321 0.5 0.8 .657
difference:+43+4.1+1.6+0.5+0.1+0.6+0.2+0.1+0.5-0.2-0.8+0.9+0.4+.130+0.6+1.9+.321+0.3+0.5+.004
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 2 3.0 2.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 2.0 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000
Ivica Zubac DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2017-182017-18
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.5 11.6 2.2 5.5 7.7 2.0 0.5 0.4 1.9 3.0 4.6 8.9 .514 0.2 0.5 .351 2.3 3.0 .750
difference:+31+15.0+7.9+1.2+3.7+4.8+1.4+0.3+0.1-1.3-1.9+3.2+6.1+.014+0.2+0.5+1.4+1.8+.015
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 7 23.7 12.4 2.0 2.6 4.6 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.1 5.1 8.9 .581 0.1 1.0 .143 2.0 2.6 .778
Ivica Zubac DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pacers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 74 24.8 14.1 2.5 6.8 9.3 2.9 0.6 0.4 2.2 3.2 5.6 9.5 .590 0.1 0.2 .529 2.8 3.9 .715
difference:+15+7.2+5.2+0.6+2.6+3.2+1.8+0.4+0.5-1.0-0.9+2.0+3.1+.031+0.1+0.2+1.1+1.8+.087
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 4 24.0 8.5 1.8 5.5 7.3 4.0 0.8 0.3 1.3 3.0 3.0 7.3 .414 0.3 1.0 .250 2.3 3.5 .643
difference:+14.2+3.5+1.0+2.7+1.8+3.7+0.3+0.2-0.3-1.7+0.7+2.8+.086+0.3+1.0+1.8+2.7+.024
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

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Semis
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.8 18.5 3.0 9.4 12.4 5.0 0.8 0.5 2.7 3.1 7.4 13.7 .540 0.3 1.1 .254 3.5 4.8 .723
difference:+10+16.4+10.2+0.3+4.6+4.9+3.9+0.6+0.4-1.9-0.8+4.1+8.4+.073+0.3+1.1+1.8+2.5+.024
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Indiana PacersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf Finals
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 62 36.0 20.3 2.4 9.5 12.0 6.7 1.2 0.5 3.4 3.3 7.8 14.6 .535 0.8 2.6 .321 3.9 5.3 .732
difference:+10+13.7+11.3+0.2+4.9+4.8+5.4+0.9+0.4-2.3-0.7+4.2+9.1+.117+0.8+2.5+.071+2.0+2.9+.057
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Indiana Pacers, Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 62 34.5 18.9 3.2 8.9 12.1 5.2 1.0 0.4 3.1 3.3 7.1 12.5 .573 0.6 2.0 .312 4.0 5.4 .741
difference:+14+10.1+8.6+0.3+3.3+3.6+3.6+0.5+0.6-1.6-0.6+3.0+6.0+.053+0.6+2.0+1.8+2.4+.014
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
* Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 79 34.6 19.1 3.2 9.1 12.3 7.3 0.8 0.5 2.9 3.5 7.3 11.9 .615 0.4 1.1 .373 4.1 5.5 .742
difference:+3+6.0+8.3+0.1+2.3+2.4+6.3+0.4+0.8-1.4-0.6+3.0+5.1+.019+0.4+1.1+1.9+2.4+.045
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 7 34.7 16.4 4.4 6.6 11.0 4.7 1.4 0.9 3.7 4.0 7.0 14.1 .495 0.1 0.7 .200 2.3 4.0 .571
difference:+2+8.7+7.2+1.2+0.2+1.4+4.1+0.8+0.7-1.5-2.4+3.6+8.1+.072+0.1+0.7+0.1+0.8+.179
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

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Third Team-
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 82 35.7 19.4 3.6 10.1 13.7 8.2 0.9 0.6 3.3 3.0 7.7 13.0 .594 0.4 1.1 .379 3.6 5.1 .704
difference:+14+9.3+7.7+0.7+3.8+4.5+6.8+0.6+0.6-2.1-0.4+2.7+5.4+.055+0.4+1.1+1.8+2.7+.019
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252024-25
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
Achievement Rebounds Leader-
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 70 34.7 19.1 3.8 10.1 13.9 6.0 0.7 0.4 2.9 3.3 7.5 12.8 .590 0.9 2.2 .417 3.1 4.1 .754
difference:+10+1.9+2.3+1.2+1.3+3.3+0.7-1.3-1.2+0.1+1.0+.038+0.9+2.2+1.1+1.1+.093
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 10

Domantas Sabonis Ivica Zubac
Season 2025-262025-26
Team Sacramento KingsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Domantas Sabonis 4 33.5 12.5 3.5 10.3 13.8 3.3 1.3 0.3 2.8 4.0 5.8 11.5 .500 0.5 2.3 .222 0.5 1.3 .400
difference:+1+4.7+2.7+1.3+3.9+5.2+0.9+1.3+1.1-1.0-2.0+0.8+1.3+.147+0.5+2.3+1.5+0.9+.509
Ivica Zubac 5 28.8 15.2 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.4 0.0 1.4 1.8 2.0 6.6 10.2 .647 0.0 0.0 - 2.0 2.2 .909
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Domantas Sabonis nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 10