Kyle Lowry vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Kyle Lowry, 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 / Stats Rankings / 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.

Kyle Lowry played 19 years in the NBA, 10 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Kyle Lowry had the first of his seasons in 2006-07, 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
Kyle Lowry	19	11	2006-07 to 2024-25
Ivica Zubac	9	6	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2006-07	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	10	17.5	5.6	1.2	1.9	3.1	3.2	1.4	0.1	1.2	2.0	1.4	3.8	.368	0.3	0.8	.375	2.5	2.8	.893
difference:	+28	+1.5	+1.9	+0.1	+1.2	+1.1	+2.4	+1.0	+0.8	-0.4	-0.3	+1.9	+2.5	+.161	+0.3	+0.7	+.375	+1.7	+1.5	+.240
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 Kyle Lowry nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2007-08	2017-18
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	82	25.5	9.6	0.5	2.5	3.0	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.5	2.3	3.1	7.2	.432	0.4	1.7	.257	3.0	4.2	.698
difference:	+39	+16.0	+5.9	+0.5	+0.7	+0.1	+3.0	+0.9		-0.9	-1.2	+1.7	+4.4	+.068	+0.4	+1.7		+2.1	+3.0	+.067
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 Kyle Lowry nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2008-09	2018-19
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Clippers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	77	21.8	7.6	0.3	2.1	2.5	3.6	0.9	0.2	1.5	1.9	2.5	5.6	.435	0.3	1.3	.255	2.4	2.9	.801
difference:	+18	+4.2	+1.3	+1.6	+2.1	+3.6	+2.5	+0.7	+0.7	-0.3	-0.4	+1.1	+0.8	+.124	+0.3	+1.3		+0.7	+0.8	+.001
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		%
Kyle Lowry	13	19.5	5.3	0.6	2.3	2.9	2.5	0.9	0.1	1.3	1.8	1.6	4.8	.333	0.3	1.2	.250	1.8	2.4	.742
difference:	+9	+9.7	+0.3	+2.2	+0.5	+2.6	+2.2	+0.4	+0.4	-0.3	-0.5	+0.7	+0.3	+.167	+0.3	+1.2		+1.3	+1.6	+.075
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
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2009-10	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	68	24.3	9.1	1.3	2.3	3.6	4.5	0.9	0.1	1.7	2.5	2.7	6.8	.397	0.5	2.0	.272	3.2	3.8	.827
difference:	+4	+5.9	+0.8	+1.4	+2.5	+3.9	+3.4	+0.7	+0.8	-0.9	-0.2	+0.6	+1.5	+.216	+0.5	+2.0		+1.5	+1.5	+.080
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	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
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2010-11	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	75	34.2	13.5	1.2	2.9	4.1	6.7	1.4	0.3	2.1	2.8	4.6	10.8	.426	1.7	4.6	.376	2.6	3.3	.765
difference:	+3	+11.9	+4.5	+1.4	+1.7	+3.1	+5.4	+1.1	+0.6	-1.0	-0.2	+1.0	+5.3	+.226	+1.7	+4.5	+.126	+0.7	+0.9	+.024
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		%
Kyle Lowry	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
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2011-12	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	47	32.1	14.3	0.8	3.7	4.5	6.6	1.6	0.3	2.8	2.8	4.5	10.9	.409	1.7	4.5	.374	3.6	4.2	.864
difference:	+29	+7.7	+4.0	+2.1	+1.9	+4.0	+5.0	+1.1	+0.7	-1.3	-0.1	+0.4	+4.4	+.217	+1.7	+4.5		+1.4	+1.2	+.137
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 Kyle Lowry nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2012-13	2022-23
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	68	29.7	11.6	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.4	1.4	0.4	2.3	3.2	3.7	9.2	.401	1.5	4.1	.362	2.8	3.5	.795
difference:	+8	+1.1	+0.8	+2.3	+2.9	+5.2	+5.4	+1.0	+0.9	-0.8	-0.3	+0.6	+2.4	+.233	+1.5	+4.1		+0.6	+0.4	+.098
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2013-14	2023-24
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Clippers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	79	36.2	17.9	1.1	3.6	4.7	7.4	1.5	0.2	2.5	3.4	5.8	13.7	.423	2.4	6.3	.380	4.0	4.9	.813
difference:	+11	+9.8	+6.2	+1.8	+2.7	+4.5	+6.0	+1.2	+1.0	-1.3	-0.8	+0.8	+6.1	+.226	+2.4	+6.3		+2.2	+2.5	+.090
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		%
Kyle Lowry	7	38.7	21.1	1.3	3.4	4.7	4.7	0.9	0.0	2.9	3.9	6.3	15.6	.404	2.4	6.1	.395	6.1	7.0	.878
difference:	+1	+6.7	+4.9	+1.7	+2.9	+4.6	+3.7	+0.1	+0.5	-1.6	-0.4	+0.7	+3.9	+.196	+2.4	+6.1		+3.9	+3.7	+.228
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
	Kyle Lowry	Ivica Zubac
Season	2014-15	2024-25
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Raptors Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Clippers 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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	70	34.5	17.8	0.8	3.9	4.7	6.8	1.6	0.2	2.5	3.0	6.1	14.9	.412	1.9	5.6	.338	3.6	4.5	.808
difference:	+10	+1.7	+1.0	+3.0	+5.0	+7.9	+4.1	+0.9	+0.9	-0.9	-0.9	+1.3	+3.1	+.216	+1.9	+5.6		+1.6	+1.5	+.147
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	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Kyle Lowry	4	32.8	12.3	1.8	3.8	5.5	4.8	1.3	0.0	3.0	4.5	4.5	14.3	.316	1.3	5.8	.217	2.0	2.8	.727
difference:	+3	+3.8	+5.1	+2.1	+2.5	+4.6	+2.5	+0.6	+1.0	-1.4	-1.8	+3.2	+2.6	+.343	+1.3	+5.8			+0.9	+.189
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


Additional Years
* Kyle Lowry played 10 seasons more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2016 to 2025—Kyle Lowry played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Ivica Zubac, Kyle Lowry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game

Kyle Lowry vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

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

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years