Jim McMillian vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Jim McMillian, 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

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.

Jim McMillian played 9 years in the NBA, 1 more than Ivica Zubac, who played 8. Jim McMillian had the first of his seasons in 1970-71, 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 achivements, 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
Jim McMillian	9	7	1970-71 to 1978-79
Ivica Zubac	8	5	2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1970-71	2016-17
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	81	21.6	8.4	-	-	4.1	1.6	-	-	-	1.5	3.6	7.8	.459	-	-	-	1.2	1.6	.769
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	12	43.5	15.1	-	-	5.4	1.8	-	-	-	2.3	6.6	15.1	.436	-	-	-	1.9	2.8	.676
Ivica Zubac	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1971-72	2017-18
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	80	38.1	18.8	-	-	6.5	2.6	-	-	-	2.6	8.0	16.6	.482	-	-	-	2.7	3.5	.791
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	.000	0.9	1.2	.765

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	15	41.6	19.1	-	-	5.7	1.5	-	-	-	2.9	7.5	16.9	.447	-	-	-	4.0	4.7	.857
Ivica Zubac	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1972-73	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost NBA Finals	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	81	36.5	18.9	-	-	5.5	2.7	-	-	-	2.2	8.1	17.7	.458	-	-	-	2.8	3.3	.845
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		%
Jim McMillian	17	37.1	20.1	-	-	4.8	2.2	-	-	-	2.4	8.4	18.1	.466	-	-	-	3.2	4.4	.733
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
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1973-74	2019-20
Team	Buffalo Braves	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf Semis

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	82	40.5	18.6	2.6	4.8	7.4	3.1	1.6	0.3	-	2.3	7.3	14.8	.494	-	-	-	4.0	4.6	.858
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	.000	1.7	2.3	.747

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	6	37.3	14.5	4.0	4.8	8.8	2.0	0.7	0.2	-	2.3	6.3	15.3	.413	-	-	-	1.8	2.7	.688
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
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1974-75	2020-21
Team	Buffalo Braves	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	62	34.4	14.3	2.0	4.2	6.2	2.5	1.1	0.2	-	2.1	5.6	11.2	.499	-	-	-	3.1	3.7	.840
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		%
Jim McMillian	7	34.3	13.0	1.4	3.4	4.9	2.0	1.6	0.3	-	1.7	5.6	12.3	.453	-	-	-	1.9	2.0	.929
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
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1975-76	2021-22
Team	Buffalo Braves	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Braves Lost East Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	74	35.3	15.8	1.8	3.5	5.3	2.8	1.2	0.2	-	1.9	6.6	12.4	.536	-	-	-	2.5	3.0	.858
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
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	9	38.7	17.2	1.2	2.9	4.1	2.1	1.6	0.4	-	3.2	6.8	14.3	.473	-	-	-	3.7	4.2	.868
Ivica Zubac	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1976-77	2022-23
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	67	32.2	9.9	1.0	3.6	4.6	2.1	0.9	0.1	-	1.5	4.4	9.6	.464	-	-	-	1.0	1.3	.779
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	.000	2.2	3.1	.697

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1977-78	2023-24
Team	New York Knicks	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Knicks Lost East Conf Semis	Clippers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	81	24.4	8.5	1.0	2.6	3.6	2.5	0.9	0.2	1.3	1.4	3.6	7.7	.462	-	-	-	1.4	1.7	.858
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		%
Jim McMillian	6	22.3	8.8	1.5	2.0	3.5	1.8	1.2	0.0	1.2	0.5	4.0	8.8	.453	-	-	-	0.8	1.0	.833
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
	Jim McMillian	Ivica Zubac
Season	1978-79	-
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	-

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Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	23	12.1	3.6	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.4	0.4	0.1	0.7	0.8	1.4	3.2	.446	-	-	-	0.7	0.9	.810
Ivica Zubac	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Jim McMillian	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ivica Zubac	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Jim McMillian vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Jim McMillian, 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

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9