Jim Chones vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Jim Chones, 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

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.

Jim Chones and Ivica Zubac both played 8 years in the NBA. Jim Chones had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, 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
Jim Chones 8 6 1974-75 to 1981-82
Ivica Zubac 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1974-752016-17
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos 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 %
Jim Chones 72 33.7 14.5 2.2 7.2 9.4 1.8 0.7 1.7 - 3.4 6.2 12.7 .487 - - - 2.1 3.1 .679
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 %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1975-762017-18
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf FinalsDid 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 %
Jim Chones 82 33.4 15.8 2.4 6.6 9.0 2.0 0.5 1.1 - 2.9 6.9 15.3 .448 - - - 2.1 3.2 .662
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 %
Jim Chones 7 34.6 15.0 2.0 5.1 7.1 0.9 0.1 0.9 - 3.3 6.7 16.3 .412 - - - 1.6 2.6 .611
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1976-772018-19
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.0 12.9 2.5 5.9 8.4 1.3 0.4 0.9 - 3.1 5.5 11.9 .463 - - - 1.9 2.6 .731
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 %
Jim Chones 3 33.0 13.0 3.7 6.7 10.3 1.0 0.0 0.3 - 3.0 5.3 9.0 .593 - - - 2.3 2.3 1.000
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
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1977-782019-20
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdClippers 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 %
Jim Chones 82 35.4 15.0 2.7 7.6 10.3 1.6 0.6 0.7 2.2 2.9 6.4 13.6 .472 - - - 2.2 3.0 .720
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 %
Jim Chones 2 41.0 15.0 1.5 6.0 7.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 3.5 6.5 13.5 .481 - - - 2.0 4.0 .500
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
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1978-792020-21
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos 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 %
Jim Chones 82 34.8 13.4 3.2 7.1 10.3 2.2 0.6 1.2 2.3 3.4 5.8 13.1 .440 - - - 1.9 2.6 .735
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 %
Jim Chones ------- --- ----------
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
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1979-802021-22
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Jim Chones 82 29.2 10.6 1.7 5.1 6.9 1.8 0.7 0.8 2.1 3.3 4.5 9.3 .489 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .740
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 %
Jim Chones 16 27.4 7.4 2.0 4.5 6.5 1.8 0.5 0.4 2.0 3.8 3.0 7.4 .407 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.1 .676
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1980-812022-23
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West 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 %
Jim Chones 82 31.2 10.8 2.2 5.8 8.0 1.9 0.5 1.2 1.9 4.0 4.6 9.2 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.4 .653
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 %
Jim Chones 3 22.3 8.0 2.0 3.7 5.7 0.3 0.3 1.3 1.0 3.0 3.3 5.7 .588 0.0 0.0 - 1.3 2.7 .500
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
Jim Chones Ivica Zubac
Season 1981-822023-24
Team Washington BulletsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bullets Lost East Conf SemisClippers 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 %
Jim Chones 59 14.7 3.1 0.7 2.5 3.1 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.9 1.3 2.9 .433 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.8 .783
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 %
Jim Chones 5 6.0 1.0 0.2 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.2 1.6 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.6 .333
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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