Norris Cole vs. Ivica Zubac Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ivica Zubac and Norris Cole, 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 / 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.

Norris Cole played 6 years in the NBA, 2 less than Ivica Zubac, who played 8. Norris Cole had the first of his seasons in 2011-12, 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
Norris Cole 6 5 2011-12 to 2016-17
Ivica Zubac 8 5 2016-17 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2011-122016-17
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Norris Cole 65 19.4 6.8 0.3 1.1 1.4 2.0 0.7 0.0 1.6 1.9 2.7 6.9 .393 0.3 1.2 .276 1.0 1.3 .776
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 %
Norris Cole 19 8.9 1.8 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.3 0.6 1.9 .324 0.2 0.6 .250 0.4 0.5 .778
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2012-132017-18
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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 %
Norris Cole 80 19.9 5.6 0.2 1.4 1.6 2.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.9 2.2 5.3 .421 0.4 1.2 .357 0.7 1.0 .650
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 %
Norris Cole 21 19.9 6.1 0.3 1.6 1.9 2.0 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.9 2.3 4.9 .480 0.8 1.5 .531 0.7 0.9 .737
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2013-142018-19
Team Miami HeatLos Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Heat Lost NBA FinalsClippers 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 %
Norris Cole 82 24.6 6.4 0.2 1.7 2.0 3.0 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.9 2.5 6.1 .414 0.7 2.1 .345 0.6 0.8 .779
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 %
Norris Cole 20 20.2 4.6 0.1 1.1 1.1 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.7 1.6 3.9 .410 0.8 2.0 .375 0.7 0.8 .867
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
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2014-152019-20
Team Miami Heat, New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdClippers 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 %
Norris Cole 75 24.4 7.6 0.2 1.9 2.1 3.4 0.8 0.2 1.3 1.7 3.1 7.4 .412 0.7 2.3 .313 0.8 1.1 .716
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 %
Norris Cole 4 26.5 8.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 0.0 0.3 2.0 3.8 3.8 9.0 .417 0.8 3.5 .214 0.5 0.8 .667
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
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2015-162020-21
Team New Orleans PelicansLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayClippers 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 %
Norris Cole 45 26.6 10.6 0.2 3.1 3.4 3.7 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.3 4.4 10.8 .405 0.7 2.3 .324 1.2 1.4 .800
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 %
Norris Cole ------- --- ----------
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
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season 2016-172021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderLos Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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 %
Norris Cole 13 9.6 3.3 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.5 1.4 1.2 4.0 .308 0.2 1.0 .231 0.6 0.8 .800
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 %
Norris Cole 4 6.3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.5 1.0 0.5 2.0 .250 0.3 1.0 .250 0.0 0.0 -
Ivica Zubac ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season -2022-23
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Norris Cole ------- --- ----------
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 %
Norris Cole ------- --- ----------
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
Norris Cole Ivica Zubac
Season -2023-24
Team -Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -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 %
Norris Cole ------- --- ----------
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 %
Norris Cole ------- --- ----------
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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