Jalen Suggs vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Jalen Suggs, 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.

Jalen Suggs played 4 years in the NBA, 5 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Jalen Suggs had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, 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
Jalen Suggs 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Ivica Zubac 9 6 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jalen Suggs Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-222016-17
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jalen Suggs 48 27.2 11.8 0.5 3.0 3.6 4.4 1.2 0.4 3.0 3.0 4.1 11.4 .361 0.9 4.1 .214 2.6 3.4 .773
difference:+10+11.2+4.3+0.6+0.1+0.6+3.6+0.8+0.5-2.2-1.3+0.8+5.1+.168+0.9+4.0+.214+1.8+2.1+.120
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
* Neiher Jalen Suggs nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Jalen Suggs Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-232017-18
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid 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%
Jalen Suggs 53 23.5 9.9 1.0 2.0 3.0 2.9 1.3 0.5 1.8 2.3 3.5 8.4 .419 1.2 3.8 .327 1.6 2.2 .723
difference:+10+14.0+6.2+0.2+0.1+2.3+1.1+0.2-1.2-1.2+2.1+5.6+.081+1.2+3.8+0.7+1.0+.042
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
* Neiher Jalen Suggs nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Jalen Suggs Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-242018-19
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Playoffs Magic 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%
Jalen Suggs 75 27.0 12.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 2.7 1.4 0.6 1.8 2.7 4.5 9.5 .471 2.0 5.1 .397 1.6 2.1 .756
difference:+16+9.4+3.7+1.3+1.8+3.0+1.6+1.2+0.3-0.6-0.4+0.9+3.1+.088+2.0+5.1+0.1+.046
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%
Jalen Suggs 7 33.1 14.7 1.6 3.6 5.1 3.3 1.3 0.4 2.9 2.6 4.7 11.7 .402 2.0 6.9 .292 3.3 4.3 .767
difference:+3+23.3+9.7+1.2+0.8+0.4+3.0+0.8+0.1-1.9-1.3+2.4+7.2+.098+2.0+6.9+2.8+3.5+.100
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
Jalen Suggs Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252019-20
Team Orlando MagicLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
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%
Jalen Suggs 35 28.6 16.2 0.7 3.4 4.0 3.7 1.5 0.9 2.9 2.8 5.6 13.7 .410 2.2 6.9 .314 2.8 3.1 .882
difference:+37+10.2+7.9+2.0+1.4+3.5+2.6+1.3-2.1-0.5+2.3+8.4+.203+2.2+6.9+1.1+0.8+.135
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%
Jalen Suggs 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

Additional Years

* Ivica Zubac played 5 seasons more than Jalen Suggs in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—Ivica Zubac played in 4 Playoffs.

In those 5 extra years over Jalen Suggs, Ivica Zubac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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