Victor Wembanyama vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Victor Wembanyama, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Victor Wembanyama played 2 years in the NBA, 7 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 9. Victor Wembanyama had the first of his seasons in 2023-24, 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 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
| Ivica Zubac | 9 | 6 | 2016-17 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Victor Wembanyama | Ivica Zubac | |
| Season | 2023-24 | 2016-17 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards |  All-Defensive First Team | - |
| Rookie of the Year | - | |
| All-Rookie First Team | - | |
| Blocks Leader | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| difference: | +33 | +13.7 | +13.9 | +1.2 | +5.3 | +6.4 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +2.7 | -2.9 | -0.5 | +4.5 | +10.4 | +.064 | +1.8 | +5.4 | +.325 | +3.3 | +3.9 | +.143 |
| 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 Victor Wembanyama nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Victor Wembanyama | Ivica Zubac | |
| Season | 2024-25 | 2017-18 |
| Team | San Antonio Spurs | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Honors & Awards | Blocks Leader | - |
| All-Star Game | - | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| difference: | +3 | +23.7 | +20.6 | +0.8 | +7.4 | +8.1 | +3.1 | +0.9 | +3.5 | -2.6 | -1.2 | +7.5 | +15.8 | +.024 | +3.1 | +8.8 | +2.5 | +2.9 | +.071 | |
| 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 Victor Wembanyama nor Ivica Zubac played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Ivica Zubac played 7 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Ivica Zubac played in 6 Playoffs. In those 7 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Ivica Zubac got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-Defensive Second Team |