Paul Arizin vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Paul Arizin, 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.
Paul Arizin played 10 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Paul Arizin had the first of his seasons in 1950-51, 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 |
| Paul Arizin |
10 |
8 |
1950-51 to 1961-62 |
| Ivica Zubac |
9 |
6 |
2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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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 | % |
| Paul Arizin |
65 |
- |
17.2 |
- |
- |
9.8 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
4.4 |
5.4 |
13.3 |
.407 |
- |
- |
- |
6.4 |
8.1 |
.793 |
| difference: | +27 | | +9.7 | | | +5.6 | +1.3 | | | | -2.7 | +2.1 | +7.0 | +.122 | | | | +5.6 | +6.8 | +.140 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
2 |
- |
20.5 |
- |
- |
10.0 |
1.5 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
7.0 |
13.5 |
.519 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.813 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
66 |
44.5 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
11.3 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
8.3 |
18.5 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.7 |
.818 |
| difference: | +23 | +35.0 | +21.7 | | | +8.4 | +2.0 | | | | -2.7 | +6.9 | +15.7 | +.052 | | | | +7.9 | +9.5 | +.053 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
3 |
40.0 |
25.7 |
- |
- |
12.7 |
2.7 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
8.0 |
17.7 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
9.7 |
11.0 |
.879 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Paul Arizin didn't play in 1952-53 and 1953-54.
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
72 |
41.0 |
21.0 |
- |
- |
9.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
7.3 |
18.4 |
.399 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.776 |
| difference: | +13 | +23.4 | +12.1 | | | +3.3 | +1.8 | | | | -1.5 | +3.7 | +12.0 | +.160 | | | | +4.6 | +6.0 | +.026 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
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 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
72 |
37.8 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
7.5 |
2.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
19.1 |
.448 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
8.7 |
.810 |
| difference: | | +19.4 | +15.9 | | | | +1.5 | | | | -1.6 | +5.3 | +13.8 | +.165 | | | | +5.3 | +6.4 | +.063 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
10 |
40.9 |
28.9 |
- |
- |
8.4 |
2.9 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
10.3 |
22.9 |
.450 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.838 |
| difference: | +3 | +16.3 | +19.8 | | | +1.2 | +2.3 | | | | -0.5 | +6.9 | +16.9 | +.114 | | | | +6.0 | +7.1 | +.027 |
| 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 |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
71 |
39.0 |
25.6 |
- |
- |
7.9 |
2.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
20.4 |
.422 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
10.0 |
.829 |
| difference: | +1 | +16.7 | +16.6 | | | +0.7 | +0.8 | | | | -1.3 | +5.0 | +14.9 | +.230 | | | | +6.4 | +7.6 | +.040 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
2 |
11.0 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
4.0 |
0.5 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.375 |
- |
- |
- |
1.5 |
2.5 |
.600 |
| difference: | +15 | +6.7 | +1.8 | | | +1.8 | +0.1 | | | | -0.4 | +0.5 | +0.6 | +.221 | | | | +0.8 | +0.4 | +.196 |
| 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 |
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6th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
68 |
35.0 |
20.7 |
- |
- |
7.4 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
7.1 |
18.1 |
.393 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.0 |
.809 |
| difference: | +8 | +10.6 | +10.4 | | | +1.1 | +0.4 | | | | -0.8 | +3.0 | +11.6 | +.233 | | | | +4.3 | +5.0 | +.082 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
8 |
38.6 |
23.5 |
- |
- |
7.8 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
8.3 |
21.1 |
.391 |
- |
- |
- |
7.0 |
9.0 |
.778 |
| Ivica Zubac |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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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 | % |
| Paul Arizin |
70 |
40.0 |
26.4 |
- |
- |
9.1 |
1.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
9.0 |
20.9 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
8.4 |
10.3 |
.813 |
| difference: | +6 | +11.4 | +15.6 | | | +0.8 | +0.7 | | | | -0.9 | +4.7 | +14.1 | +.203 | | | | +6.2 | +7.2 | +.116 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
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 |
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8th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
72 |
36.4 |
22.3 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
2.3 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
8.2 |
19.4 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
5.8 |
7.3 |
.798 |
| difference: | +4 | +10.0 | +10.6 | | | +0.6 | +0.9 | | | | -1.1 | +3.2 | +11.8 | +.225 | | | | +4.0 | +4.9 | +.075 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
9 |
41.2 |
26.3 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
9.3 |
21.7 |
.431 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
8.8 |
.873 |
| difference: | +3 | +9.2 | +10.1 | | | +0.3 | +2.7 | | | | -0.3 | +2.3 | +10.0 | +.169 | | | | +5.5 | +5.5 | +.223 |
| 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 |
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9th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
79 |
37.2 |
23.2 |
- |
- |
8.6 |
2.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
8.2 |
19.4 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.1 |
.833 |
| difference: | +1 | +4.4 | +6.4 | | | +4.0 | +0.3 | | | | -2.1 | +0.8 | +7.6 | +.203 | | | | +4.7 | +5.1 | +.172 |
| 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 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Paul Arizin |
3 |
41.7 |
22.3 |
- |
- |
8.7 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
5.7 |
7.3 |
22.3 |
.328 |
- |
- |
- |
7.7 |
11.0 |
.697 |
| difference: | +4 | +5.1 | +4.9 | | | +1.4 | +1.7 | | | | -3.0 | +0.4 | +10.6 | +.331 | | | | +5.7 | +7.3 | +.159 |
| 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 |
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Additional Years |
* Paul Arizin played 1 season more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA.
In that period—his season 10 in 1962—Paul Arizin played in the Playoffs. In that extra year over Ivica Zubac, Paul Arizin got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Star Game
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NBA Champion