Dwyane Wade vs. Ivica Zubac: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ivica Zubac and Dwyane Wade to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Dwyane Wade is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Ivica Zubac.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Dwyane Wade has better scoring stats than Ivica Zubac in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 16 NBA regular seasons played, Dwyane Wade averages 11.6 points more than Ivica Zubac in his 10 seasons (22.0 points against 10.4), and he also scored a total of 16,830 points more (23,165 vs. 6,335).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwyane Wade 22.0
+11.6
16
Ivica Zubac 10.4
10

Total Points

Seasons
Dwyane Wade 23,165
+16,830
16
Ivica Zubac 6,335
10

Scoring Titles

Dwyane Wade 1
Scoring leader
+1
Ivica Zubac 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dwyane Wade has a better career point average than Ivica Zubac (+12.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,444).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwyane Wade 22.3
+12.5
13
Ivica Zubac 9.8
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwyane Wade 3,954
+3,444
13
Ivica Zubac 510
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 3
+3
Ivica Zubac 0

40+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 34
+34
Ivica Zubac 0

30+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 220
+216
Ivica Zubac 4

20+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 629
+579
Ivica Zubac 50

10+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 970
+647
Ivica Zubac 323

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwyane Wade 1,051
+472
Ivica Zubac 579

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwyane Wade 3
Ivica Zubac 29
+26

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 7
+7
Ivica Zubac 0

30+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 34
+34
Ivica Zubac 0

20+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 111
+108
Ivica Zubac 3

10+ Point Games

Dwyane Wade 171
+145
Ivica Zubac 26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwyane Wade 177
+129
Ivica Zubac 48

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwyane Wade 0
Ivica Zubac 4
+4

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dwyane Wade 22.0 8.0 16.7 48.0 0.5 1.8 29.3 5.4 7.1 76.5 16 1,054
difference:+11.6+3.7+9.7+13.5+0.5+1.8+21.0+3.6+4.6+4.0+6+446
Ivica Zubac 10.4 4.3 7.0 61.5 0.0 0.0 8.3 1.8 2.5 72.5 10 608

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dwyane Wade 23,165 8,454 17,617 48.0 549 1,874 29.3 5,708 7,463 76.5 16 1,054
difference:+16,830+5,828+13,347+13.5+548+1,862+21.0+4,626+5,971+4.0+6+446
Ivica Zubac 6,335 2,626 4,270 61.5 1 12 8.3 1,082 1,492 72.5 10 608

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dwyane Wade 22.3 8.2 17.3 47.4 0.6 1.7 33.8 5.4 6.9 78.0 13 177
difference:+12.5+4.4+10.9+12.3+0.6+1.7+33.8+3.3+4.0+5.2+7+125
Ivica Zubac 9.8 3.8 6.4 59.7 0.0 0.0 - 2.1 2.9 72.8 6 52

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dwyane Wade 3,954 1,450 3,062 47.4 103 305 33.8 951 1,220 78.0 13 177
difference:+3,444+1,250+2,727+12.3+103+305+33.8+841+1,069+5.2+7+125
Ivica Zubac 510 200 335 59.7 0 0 - 110 151 72.8 6 52

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 16.2
+8.7
200461
Ivica Zubac 7.5
201738

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 24.1
+20.4
200577
Ivica Zubac 3.7
201843

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 27.2
+18.3
2006NBA Champion75
Ivica Zubac 8.9
201959

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+19.1
200751
Ivica Zubac 8.3
202072

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 24.6
+15.6
200851
Ivica Zubac 9.0
202172

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade Scoring leader30.2
+19.9
200979
Ivica Zubac 10.3
202276

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 26.6
+15.8
201077
Ivica Zubac 10.8
202376

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 25.5
+13.8
201176
Ivica Zubac 11.7
202468

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 22.1
+5.3
2012NBA Champion49
Ivica Zubac 16.8
202580

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 21.2
+5.3
2013NBA Champion69
Ivica Zubac 15.9
202624

Dwyane Wade's additional seasons:

* Dwyane Wade played 6 seasons more than Ivica Zubac in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 16, from 2014 to 2019—he averaged 17.3 points in a total of 389 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.5 ppg and his lowest 11.4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 18.0
+18.0
200413
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 27.4
+27.4
200514
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 28.4
+23.4
2006NBA Champion23
Ivica Zubac 5.0
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 23.5
+14.4
20074
Ivica Zubac 9.1
202013

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade -
DNP
20080
Ivica Zubac 6.3
+6.3
202117

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 29.1
+29.1
20097
Ivica Zubac -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 33.2
+24.0
20105
Ivica Zubac 9.2
20235

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 24.5
+8.3
201121
Ivica Zubac 16.2
20246

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 22.8
+5.4
2012NBA Champion23
Ivica Zubac 17.4
20257

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwyane Wade 15.9
+15.9
2013NBA Champion22
Ivica Zubac -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dwyane Wade's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dwyane Wade played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.4 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.4 ppg and his lowest 15.