LaMelo Ball vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and LaMelo Ball, 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / 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.

LaMelo Ball played 6 years in the NBA, 4 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 10. LaMelo Ball had the first of his seasons in 2020-21, 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
LaMelo Ball 6 0 2020-21 to 2025-26
Ivica Zubac 10 6 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2020-212016-17
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement Rookie of the Year-
Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
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%
LaMelo Ball 51 28.8 15.7 1.2 4.7 5.9 6.1 1.6 0.4 2.8 2.7 5.7 13.2 .436 1.8 5.1 .352 2.5 3.2 .758
difference:+13+12.8+8.2+0.1+1.6+1.7+5.3+1.2+0.5-2.0-1.0+2.4+6.9+.093+1.8+5.0+.352+1.7+1.9+.105
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 LaMelo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-222017-18
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
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%
LaMelo Ball 75 32.3 20.1 1.4 5.2 6.7 7.6 1.6 0.4 3.3 3.2 7.2 16.7 .429 2.9 7.5 .389 2.8 3.2 .872
difference:+32+22.8+16.4+0.4+3.4+3.8+7.0+1.4+0.1-2.7-2.1+5.8+13.9+.071+2.9+7.5+1.9+2.0+.107
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 LaMelo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2022-232018-19
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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%
LaMelo Ball 36 35.2 23.3 1.2 5.3 6.4 8.4 1.3 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.2 20.0 .411 4.0 10.6 .376 2.8 3.4 .836
difference:+23+17.6+14.4+0.7+1.1+0.3+7.3+1.1+0.6-2.4-1.0+4.6+13.6+.148+4.0+10.6+1.1+1.3+.034
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%
LaMelo Ball DNP------ --- ----------
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
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2023-242019-20
Team Charlotte HornetsLos 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%
LaMelo Ball 22 32.3 23.9 1.3 3.8 5.1 8.0 1.8 0.2 3.8 3.6 8.3 19.2 .433 3.2 9.0 .355 4.1 4.7 .865
difference:+50+13.9+15.6+1.4+1.0+2.4+6.9+1.6+0.7-3.0-1.3+5.0+13.9+.180+3.2+9.0+2.4+2.4+.118
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%
LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252020-21
Team Charlotte HornetsLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
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%
LaMelo Ball 47 32.0 25.2 1.0 3.9 4.9 7.4 1.1 0.3 3.6 3.3 8.6 21.3 .405 3.8 11.2 .339 4.1 4.9 .843
difference:+25+9.7+16.2+1.6+0.7+2.3+6.1+0.8+0.6-2.5-0.7+5.0+15.8+.247+3.8+11.1+.089+2.2+2.5+.054
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%
LaMelo Ball 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
LaMelo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2025-262021-22
Team Charlotte HornetsLos 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%
LaMelo Ball 16 28.9 19.4 1.1 4.9 6.0 8.5 1.1 0.2 3.3 3.1 6.7 17.3 .386 2.4 8.6 .285 3.6 4.1 .877
difference:+60+4.5+9.1+1.8+0.7+2.5+6.9+0.6+0.8-1.8-0.4+2.6+10.8+.240+2.4+8.6+1.4+1.1+.150
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 LaMelo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 6

Additional Years

* Ivica Zubac played 4 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 10, from 2023 to 2026—Ivica Zubac played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 4 extra years over LaMelo Ball, Ivica Zubac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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