Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Ivica Zubac: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ivica Zubac and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 14.4 points more than Ivica Zubac in his 10 seasons (24.8 points against 10.4), and he also scored a total of 5,705 points more (12,015 vs. 6,310).

Points Per Game			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.8	+14.4	8
Ivica Zubac	10.4		10

Total Points			Seasons
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	12,015	+5,705	8
Ivica Zubac	6,310		10

Scoring Titles
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	1	+1
Ivica Zubac	0

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	10.8	+3.3	2019	82
Ivica Zubac	7.5		2017	38

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	19.0	+15.3	2020	70
Ivica Zubac	3.7		2018	43

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	23.7	+14.8	2021	35
Ivica Zubac	8.9		2019	59

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	24.5	+16.2	2022	56
Ivica Zubac	8.3		2020	72

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	31.4	+22.4	2023	68
Ivica Zubac	9.0		2021	72

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.1	+19.8	2024	75
Ivica Zubac	10.3		2022	76

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.7	+21.9	2025	76
Ivica Zubac	10.8		2023	76

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	32.8	+21.1	2026	22
Ivica Zubac	11.7		2024	68

Ivica Zubac's additional seasons:

* Ivica Zubac played 2 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 16.6 points in a total of 102 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	13.7	+13.7	2019	6
Ivica Zubac	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	16.3	+16.3	2020	7
Ivica Zubac	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2021	0
Ivica Zubac	5.0	+5.0	2019	4

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2022	0
Ivica Zubac	9.1	+9.1	2020	13

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP	2023	0
Ivica Zubac	6.3	+6.3	2021	17

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	30.2	+30.2	2024	10
Ivica Zubac	-	DNP	2022	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	29.9	+20.7	2025	23
Ivica Zubac	9.2		2023	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
S. Gilgeous-Alexander	-	DNP *	2026	0
Ivica Zubac	16.2	+16.2	2024	6
* season in progress

Ivica Zubac's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Ivica Zubac played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 17.4 points in a total of 7 games.