Lonzo Ball vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Lonzo 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.

Player comparisons:
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.

Lonzo Ball played 7 years in the NBA, 3 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 10. Lonzo Ball 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
Lonzo Ball 7 0 2017-18 to 2025-26
Ivica Zubac 10 6 2016-17 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Los Angeles LakersLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Lonzo Ball 52 34.2 10.2 1.3 5.6 6.9 7.2 1.7 0.8 2.6 2.3 3.9 10.8 .360 1.7 5.7 .305 0.6 1.4 .451
difference:+14+18.2+2.7+0.2+2.5+2.7+6.4+1.3+0.1-1.8-0.6+0.6+4.5+.169+1.7+5.6+.305+0.2+0.1+.202
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 Lonzo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Los Angeles LakersLos 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%
Lonzo Ball 47 30.3 9.9 1.1 4.2 5.3 5.4 1.5 0.4 2.2 2.4 3.9 9.7 .406 1.6 4.9 .329 0.4 1.0 .417
difference:+4+20.8+6.2+0.1+2.4+2.4+4.8+1.3+0.1-1.6-1.3+2.5+6.9+.094+1.6+4.9+0.5+0.2+.348
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 Lonzo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2019-202018-19
Team New Orleans PelicansLos 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%
Lonzo Ball 63 32.1 11.8 1.1 5.0 6.1 7.0 1.4 0.6 3.1 2.0 4.4 10.9 .403 2.3 6.3 .375 0.7 1.2 .566
difference:+4+14.5+2.9+0.8+0.8+5.9+1.2+0.3-1.9-0.3+0.8+4.5+.156+2.3+6.3+1.0+0.9+.236
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%
Lonzo 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
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2020-212019-20
Team New Orleans PelicansLos 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%
Lonzo Ball 55 31.8 14.6 0.6 4.2 4.8 5.7 1.5 0.6 2.2 1.9 5.3 12.7 .414 3.1 8.3 .378 0.9 1.2 .781
difference:+17+13.4+6.3+2.1+0.6+2.7+4.6+1.3+0.3-1.4-0.4+2.0+7.4+.199+3.1+8.3+0.8+1.1+.034
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%
Lonzo 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
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Chicago BullsLos 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 34.6 13.0 1.0 4.4 5.4 5.1 1.8 0.9 2.3 2.4 4.6 10.9 .423 3.1 7.4 .423 0.6 0.8 .750
difference:+37+12.3+4.0+1.6+0.2+1.8+3.8+1.5-1.2-0.2+1.0+5.4+.229+3.1+7.3+.173+1.3+1.6+.039
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%
Lonzo 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

Note: Lonzo Ball didn't play in 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Season 6
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2024-252021-22
Team Chicago BullsLos 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%
Lonzo Ball 35 22.2 7.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 3.3 1.3 0.5 1.2 1.6 2.5 6.9 .366 1.9 5.6 .344 0.6 0.8 .815
difference:+41+2.2+2.7+2.2+2.9+5.1+1.7+0.8+0.5-0.3-1.1+1.6+0.4+.260+1.9+5.6+1.6+2.2+.088
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 Lonzo Ball nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 6

Season 7
Lonzo Ball Ivica Zubac
Season 2025-262022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 6 24.3 5.8 1.3 3.0 4.3 5.3 1.0 0.0 2.8 1.2 2.0 6.3 .316 1.3 4.7 .286 0.5 0.8 .600
difference:+70+4.3+5.0+1.8+3.8+5.6+4.3+0.6+1.3-1.3-1.7+2.3+0.5+.318+1.3+4.7+1.7+2.3+.097
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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Lonzo Ball 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

Additional Years

* Ivica Zubac played 3 seasons more than Lonzo Ball in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2024 to 2026—Ivica Zubac played in two Playoffs.

In those 3 extra years over Lonzo Ball, Ivica Zubac got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Defensive Second Team
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