Pau Gasol vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Pau Gasol, 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.

Pau Gasol played 18 years in the NBA, 9 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Pau Gasol had the first of his seasons in 2001-02, 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
Pau Gasol	18	12	2001-02 to 2018-19
Ivica Zubac	9	6	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2001-02	2016-17
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	Rookie of the Year	-
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		%
Pau Gasol	82	36.7	17.6	2.9	6.0	8.9	2.7	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.4	6.7	13.0	.518	0.0	0.1	.200	4.1	5.8	.709
difference:	+44	+20.7	+10.1	+1.8	+2.9	+4.7	+1.9	+0.1	+1.2	-1.9	-0.7	+3.4	+6.7	+.011			+.200	+3.3	+4.5	+.056
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 Pau Gasol nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2002-03	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		%
Pau Gasol	82	36.0	19.0	2.3	6.4	8.8	2.8	0.4	1.8	2.6	2.7	6.9	13.6	.510	0.0	0.1	.100	5.1	6.9	.736
difference:	+39	+26.5	+15.3	+1.3	+4.6	+5.9	+2.2	+0.2	+1.5	-2.0	-1.6	+5.5	+10.8	+.010		+0.1		+4.2	+5.7	+.029
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 Pau Gasol nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2003-04	2018-19
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Pau Gasol	78	31.5	17.7	2.6	5.1	7.7	2.5	0.6	1.7	2.4	2.4	6.5	13.4	.482	0.1	0.2	.267	4.7	6.6	.714
difference:	+19	+13.9	+8.8	+0.7	+0.9	+1.6	+1.4	+0.4	+0.8	-1.2	-0.1	+2.9	+7.0	+.077	+0.1	+0.2		+3.0	+4.5	+.088
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		%
Pau Gasol	4	33.5	18.5	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.5	1.0	1.5	1.3	2.5	7.0	12.3	.571	0.0	0.0	-	4.5	5.0	.900
difference:		+23.7	+13.5	+1.8	+1.2	+0.5	+2.2	+0.5	+1.0	-0.3	-1.2	+4.7	+7.8	+.071				+4.0	+4.2	+.233
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
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2004-05	2019-20
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Pau Gasol	56	32.0	17.8	2.3	5.0	7.3	2.4	0.7	1.7	2.4	2.6	6.4	12.4	.514	0.0	0.1	.167	5.0	6.6	.768
difference:	+16	+13.6	+9.5	+0.4	+0.2	+0.2	+1.3	+0.5	+0.8	-1.6	-0.3	+3.1	+7.1	+.099		+0.1		+3.3	+4.3	+.021
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		%
Pau Gasol	4	33.0	21.3	3.8	3.8	7.5	2.5	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.0	9.8	20.0	.488	0.3	0.3	1.000	1.5	3.0	.500
difference:	+9	+8.4	+12.2	+1.4	+1.0	+0.3	+1.9	+0.3	+1.0	-0.9	-0.4	+6.4	+14.0	+.076	+0.3	+0.3		+0.8	+0.2	+.311
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
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2005-06	2020-21
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Grizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Pau Gasol	80	39.2	20.4	2.4	6.5	8.9	4.6	0.6	1.9	2.9	2.3	7.5	14.9	.503	0.0	0.2	.250	5.3	7.7	.689
difference:	+8	+16.9	+11.4	+0.2	+1.9	+1.7	+3.3	+0.3	+1.0	-1.8	-0.3	+3.9	+9.4	+.149		+0.1		+3.4	+5.3	+.100
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		%
Pau Gasol	4	39.5	20.3	1.0	5.8	6.8	3.0	0.5	1.3	2.8	2.8	7.3	16.8	.433	0.0	0.3	.000	5.8	7.5	.767
difference:	+13	+21.8	+14.0	+1.5	+2.5	+1.0	+2.6	+0.4	+0.6	-1.9	-0.9	+5.3	+13.4	+.163		+0.3		+3.5	+4.6	+.029
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
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2006-07	2021-22
Team	Memphis Grizzlies	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		%
Pau Gasol	59	36.2	20.8	2.5	7.3	9.8	3.4	0.5	2.1	2.7	2.3	7.8	14.5	.538	0.1	0.2	.273	5.1	6.8	.748
difference:	+17	+11.8	+10.5	+0.4	+1.7	+1.3	+1.8		+1.1	-1.2	-0.4	+3.7	+8.0	+.088	+0.1	+0.2		+2.9	+3.8	+.021
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 Pau Gasol nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 6


Season 7
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2007-08	2022-23
Team	Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	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		%
Pau Gasol	66	35.6	18.9	2.3	6.0	8.4	3.2	0.5	1.5	1.9	2.1	7.2	13.5	.534	0.1	0.2	.250	4.4	5.5	.807
difference:	+10	+7.0	+8.1	+0.8	+0.8	+1.5	+2.2	+0.1	+0.2	-0.4	-0.8	+2.9	+6.7	+.100	+0.1	+0.2		+2.2	+2.4	+.110
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		%
Pau Gasol	21	39.8	16.9	2.6	6.7	9.3	4.0	0.5	1.9	2.1	2.9	6.7	12.7	.530	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.0	.692
difference:	+16	+13.8	+7.7	+0.6	+0.3	+0.3	+3.4	+0.1	+1.7	-0.1	-1.3	+3.3	+6.7	+.037				+1.0	+1.8	+.058
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
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2008-09	2023-24
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
Honors & Awards	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		%
Pau Gasol	81	37.0	18.9	3.2	6.4	9.6	3.5	0.6	1.0	1.9	2.1	7.3	12.9	.567	0.0	0.0	-	4.2	5.4	.781
difference:	+13	+10.6	+7.2	+0.3	+0.1	+0.4	+2.1	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-0.5	+2.3	+5.3	+.082				+2.4	+3.0	+.058
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		%
Pau Gasol	23	40.5	18.3	3.0	7.9	10.8	2.5	0.8	2.0	1.9	3.0	7.0	12.0	.580	0.0	0.0	-	4.3	6.1	.714
difference:	+17	+8.5	+2.1		+1.6	+1.5	+1.5		+1.5	-0.6	-0.5		+0.3	+.020				+2.1	+2.8	+.064
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
	Pau Gasol	Ivica Zubac
Season	2009-10	2024-25
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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		%
Pau Gasol	65	37.0	18.3	3.7	7.6	11.3	3.4	0.6	1.7	2.2	2.3	7.0	13.0	.536	0.0	0.1	.000	4.4	5.6	.790
difference:	+15	+4.2	+1.5	+0.1	+1.3	+1.3	+0.7	+0.1	+0.6	-0.6	-0.2	+0.4	+1.2	+.092		+0.1		+2.4	+2.6	+.129
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		%
Pau Gasol	23	39.7	19.6	4.0	7.1	11.1	3.5	0.4	2.1	1.9	2.7	7.2	13.3	.539	0.0	0.1	.000	5.2	6.9	.759
difference:	+16	+3.1	+2.2	+0.1	+0.8	+1.0	+1.2	+0.3	+1.1	-0.3		+0.5	+1.6	+.120		+0.1		+3.2	+3.2	+.221
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
* Pau Gasol played 9 seasons more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2011 to 2019—Pau Gasol played in 6 Playoffs. In those 9 extra years over Ivica Zubac, Pau Gasol got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	2 All-NBA Second Team 3 All-Star Game

Pau Gasol vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Pau Gasol, 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