Donovan Mitchell vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Donovan Mitchell, 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.
Donovan Mitchell played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Donovan Mitchell had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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 |
| Donovan Mitchell |
8 |
8 |
2017-18 to 2024-25 |
| Ivica Zubac |
9 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
79 |
33.4 |
20.5 |
0.7 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
7.5 |
17.2 |
.437 |
2.4 |
7.0 |
.340 |
3.0 |
3.8 |
.805 |
| difference: | +41 | +17.4 | +13.0 | +0.4 | | +0.5 | +2.9 | +1.1 | +0.6 | -1.9 | -1.0 | +4.2 | +10.9 | +.092 | +2.4 | +6.9 | +.340 | +2.2 | +2.5 | +.152 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
11 |
37.4 |
24.4 |
0.8 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
9.3 |
22.1 |
.420 |
2.3 |
7.3 |
.313 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
.907 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
77 |
33.7 |
23.8 |
0.8 |
3.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
2.7 |
8.6 |
19.9 |
.432 |
2.4 |
6.7 |
.362 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
.806 |
| difference: | +34 | +24.2 | +20.1 | +0.2 | +1.5 | +1.2 | +3.6 | +1.2 | +0.1 | -2.2 | -1.6 | +7.2 | +17.1 | +.068 | +2.4 | +6.7 | | +3.2 | +3.9 | +.041 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
5 |
38.6 |
21.4 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
5.0 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
4.2 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
22.4 |
.321 |
2.2 |
8.6 |
.256 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
.727 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
69 |
34.3 |
24.0 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
4.4 |
4.3 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
8.7 |
19.4 |
.449 |
2.5 |
6.9 |
.366 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.863 |
| difference: | +10 | +16.7 | +15.1 | +1.1 | +0.6 | +1.7 | +3.2 | +0.8 | +0.7 | -1.5 | -0.2 | +5.1 | +13.0 | +.110 | +2.5 | +6.9 | | +2.3 | +2.6 | +.061 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
7 |
37.7 |
36.3 |
0.9 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
4.9 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
4.1 |
1.6 |
11.9 |
22.4 |
.529 |
4.7 |
9.1 |
.516 |
7.9 |
8.3 |
.948 |
| difference: | +3 | +27.9 | +31.3 | +1.9 | +1.3 | +0.5 | +4.6 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -3.1 | -0.3 | +9.6 | +17.9 | +.029 | +4.7 | +9.1 | | +7.4 | +7.5 | +.281 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
53 |
33.4 |
26.4 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.2 |
9.0 |
20.6 |
.438 |
3.4 |
8.7 |
.386 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
.845 |
| difference: | +19 | +15.0 | +18.1 | +1.8 | +1.3 | +3.1 | +4.1 | +0.8 | +0.6 | -2.0 | -0.1 | +5.7 | +15.3 | +.175 | +3.4 | +8.7 | | +3.3 | +3.7 | +.098 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
10 |
34.6 |
32.3 |
0.3 |
3.9 |
4.2 |
5.5 |
1.1 |
0.2 |
2.8 |
2.0 |
10.5 |
23.5 |
.447 |
5.0 |
11.5 |
.435 |
6.3 |
7.6 |
.829 |
| difference: | +3 | +10.0 | +23.2 | +2.1 | +0.9 | +3.0 | +4.9 | +0.9 | +0.6 | -1.9 | -0.6 | +7.1 | +17.5 | +.117 | +5.0 | +11.5 | | +4.0 | +4.8 | +.018 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
67 |
33.8 |
25.9 |
0.8 |
3.4 |
4.2 |
5.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
3.0 |
2.4 |
9.2 |
20.5 |
.448 |
3.5 |
9.8 |
.355 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
.853 |
| difference: | +5 | +11.5 | +16.9 | +1.8 | +1.2 | +3.0 | +4.0 | +1.2 | +0.7 | -1.9 | -0.2 | +5.6 | +15.0 | +.204 | +3.5 | +9.7 | +.105 | +2.1 | +2.3 | +.064 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
6 |
38.2 |
25.5 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
8.8 |
22.2 |
.398 |
1.7 |
8.0 |
.208 |
6.2 |
7.0 |
.881 |
| difference: | +11 | +20.5 | +19.2 | +1.5 | | +1.5 | +5.3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -0.4 | +6.8 | +18.8 | +.198 | +1.7 | +8.0 | | +3.9 | +4.1 | +.085 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
68 |
35.8 |
28.3 |
0.9 |
3.3 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
10.0 |
20.6 |
.484 |
3.6 |
9.3 |
.386 |
4.7 |
5.4 |
.867 |
| difference: | +8 | +11.4 | +18.0 | +2.0 | +2.3 | +4.2 | +2.8 | +1.0 | +0.6 | -1.1 | -0.2 | +5.9 | +14.1 | +.142 | +3.6 | +9.3 | | +2.5 | +2.4 | +.140 |
| 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 |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
5 |
41.4 |
23.2 |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
2.8 |
9.0 |
20.8 |
.433 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
.289 |
2.6 |
3.6 |
.722 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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7th 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
55 |
35.3 |
26.6 |
0.8 |
4.3 |
5.1 |
6.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
9.1 |
19.8 |
.462 |
3.3 |
9.0 |
.368 |
5.0 |
5.8 |
.865 |
| difference: | +21 | +6.7 | +15.8 | +2.3 | +2.5 | +4.8 | +5.1 | +1.4 | +0.8 | -1.3 | -0.8 | +4.8 | +13.0 | +.172 | +3.3 | +9.0 | | +2.8 | +2.7 | +.168 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
10 |
38.2 |
29.6 |
0.6 |
4.8 |
5.4 |
4.7 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
10.7 |
22.5 |
.476 |
2.9 |
8.2 |
.354 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
.815 |
| difference: | +5 | +12.2 | +20.4 | +2.6 | +1.6 | +4.2 | +4.1 | +0.7 | +0.1 | -0.6 | -1.3 | +7.3 | +16.5 | +.091 | +2.9 | +8.2 | | +2.9 | +3.3 | +.065 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
71 |
31.4 |
24.0 |
0.8 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
1.3 |
0.2 |
2.1 |
2.0 |
8.2 |
18.6 |
.443 |
3.3 |
8.9 |
.368 |
4.2 |
5.1 |
.823 |
| difference: | +3 | +5.0 | +12.3 | +2.1 | +2.6 | +4.7 | +3.6 | +1.0 | +1.0 | -0.9 | -0.6 | +3.2 | +11.0 | +.206 | +3.3 | +8.9 | | +2.4 | +2.7 | +.100 |
| 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 | % |
| Donovan Mitchell |
9 |
32.0 |
29.6 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
4.7 |
3.9 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
9.6 |
21.6 |
.443 |
3.1 |
9.3 |
.333 |
7.3 |
9.9 |
.742 |
| difference: | +3 | | +13.4 | +1.8 | +2.9 | +4.6 | +2.9 | +1.1 | +0.2 | -0.6 | -1.5 | +2.6 | +9.9 | +.157 | +3.1 | +9.3 | | +5.1 | +6.6 | +.092 |
| 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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Additional Years |
* Ivica Zubac played 1 season more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.
In that period—his season 9 in 2025—Ivica Zubac played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Donovan Mitchell, Ivica Zubac got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive Second Team
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