Nikola Jokic vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

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

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.

Nikola Jokic played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Nikola Jokic had the first of his seasons in 2015-16, 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.

Rookie Season
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2015-16	2016-17
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Rookie First Team	-
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		%
Nikola Jokic	80	21.7	10.0	2.3	4.7	7.0	2.4	1.0	0.6	1.3	2.6	3.8	7.5	.512	0.4	1.1	.333	1.9	2.4	.811
difference:	+42	+5.7	+2.5	+1.2	+1.6	+2.8	+1.6	+0.6	+0.3	-0.5	-0.9	+0.5	+1.2	+.017	+0.4	+1.0	+.333	+1.1	+1.1	+.158
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 Nikola Jokic nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 4
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2018-19	2019-20
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Nikola Jokic	80	31.3	20.1	2.9	8.0	10.8	7.3	1.4	0.7	3.1	2.9	7.7	15.1	.511	1.0	3.4	.307	3.6	4.4	.821
difference:	+8	+12.9	+11.8	+0.2	+3.2	+3.3	+6.2	+1.2	+0.2	-2.3	-0.6	+4.4	+9.8	+.102	+1.0	+3.4		+1.9	+2.1	+.074
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		%
Nikola Jokic	14	39.8	25.1	3.9	9.1	13.0	8.4	1.1	0.9	2.6	3.9	9.4	18.6	.506	1.6	4.0	.393	4.7	5.6	.846
difference:	+1	+15.2	+16.0	+1.5	+4.3	+5.8	+7.8	+0.9	+0.1	-1.7	-1.3	+6.0	+12.6	+.058	+1.6	+4.0		+2.4	+2.8	+.035
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
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2019-20	2020-21
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Finals	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		%
Nikola Jokic	73	32.0	19.9	2.3	7.5	9.7	7.0	1.2	0.6	3.1	3.0	7.7	14.7	.528	1.1	3.5	.314	3.4	4.1	.817
difference:	+1	+9.7	+10.9	+0.3	+2.9	+2.5	+5.7	+0.9	+0.3	-2.0	-0.4	+4.1	+9.2	+.124	+1.1	+3.4	+.064	+1.5	+1.7	+.028
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		%
Nikola Jokic	19	36.5	24.4	1.9	7.9	9.8	5.7	1.1	0.8	3.3	3.6	9.4	18.1	.519	2.2	5.2	.429	3.5	4.2	.835
difference:	+2	+18.8	+18.1	+0.6	+4.6	+4.0	+5.3	+1.0	+0.1	-2.4	-1.7	+7.4	+14.7	+.077	+2.2	+5.2		+1.2	+1.3	+.039
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
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2020-21	2021-22
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Nikola Jokic	72	34.6	26.4	2.8	8.0	10.8	8.3	1.3	0.7	3.1	2.7	10.2	18.0	.566	1.3	3.3	.388	4.8	5.5	.868
difference:	+4	+10.2	+16.1	+0.1	+2.4	+2.3	+6.7	+0.8	+0.3	-1.6		+6.1	+11.5	+.060	+1.3	+3.3		+2.6	+2.5	+.141
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		%
Nikola Jokic	10	34.5	29.8	3.7	7.9	11.6	5.0	0.6	0.9	2.4	2.3	11.6	22.8	.509	2.0	5.3	.377	4.6	5.5	.836
Ivica Zubac	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2021-22	2022-23
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Nikola Jokic	74	33.5	27.1	2.8	11.0	13.8	7.9	1.5	0.9	3.8	2.6	10.3	17.7	.583	1.3	3.9	.337	5.1	6.3	.810
difference:	+2	+4.9	+16.3	+0.3	+4.2	+3.9	+6.9	+1.1	+0.4	-2.3	-0.3	+6.0	+10.9	+.051	+1.3	+3.9		+2.9	+3.2	+.113
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		%
Nikola Jokic	5	34.2	31.0	3.4	9.8	13.2	5.8	1.6	1.0	4.8	4.0	12.2	21.2	.575	1.0	3.6	.278	5.6	6.6	.848
difference:		+8.2	+21.8	+0.2	+3.4	+3.6	+5.2	+1.0	+0.8	-2.6	-2.4	+8.8	+15.2	+.008	+1.0	+3.6		+3.2	+3.4	+.098
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
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2022-23	2023-24
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Nikola Jokic	69	33.7	24.5	2.4	9.4	11.8	9.8	1.3	0.7	3.6	2.5	9.4	14.8	.632	0.8	2.2	.383	4.9	6.0	.822
difference:	+1	+7.3	+12.8	+0.5	+3.1	+2.6	+8.4	+1.0	+0.5	-2.4	-0.1	+4.4	+7.2	+.017	+0.8	+2.2		+3.1	+3.6	+.099
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		%
Nikola Jokic	20	39.5	30.0	3.5	10.0	13.5	9.5	1.1	1.0	3.5	3.5	11.4	20.7	.548	1.8	3.8	.461	5.6	7.0	.799
difference:	+14	+7.5	+13.8	+0.5	+3.7	+4.2	+8.5	+0.3	+0.5	-2.2		+4.4	+9.0	+.052	+1.8	+3.8		+3.4	+3.7	+.149
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
	Nikola Jokic	Ivica Zubac
Season	2023-24	2024-25
Team	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Nikola Jokic	79	34.6	26.4	2.8	9.5	12.4	9.0	1.4	0.9	3.0	2.5	10.4	17.9	.583	1.1	2.9	.359	4.5	5.5	.817
difference:	+1	+1.8	+9.6	+1.0	+0.6	+0.2	+6.3	+0.7	+0.2	-1.4	-0.4	+3.0	+6.1	+.045	+1.1	+2.9		+2.5	+2.5	+.156
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		%
Nikola Jokic	12	40.2	28.7	3.6	9.8	13.4	8.7	1.4	0.7	3.3	2.7	11.1	20.3	.545	1.2	4.4	.264	5.3	5.9	.901
difference:	+5	+3.6	+11.3	+0.3	+3.5	+3.3	+6.4	+0.7	+0.3	-1.7		+3.4	+8.6	+.114	+1.2	+4.4		+3.3	+2.2	+.363
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
* Nikola Jokic played 1 season more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA. In that period—his season 10 in 2025—Nikola Jokic played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Ivica Zubac, Nikola Jokic got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA First Team 1 All-Star Game