Alex Caruso vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Alex Caruso, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Alex Caruso played 9 years in the NBA, 4 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 5. Alex Caruso had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Quentin Grimes had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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 |
| Alex Caruso |
9 |
4 |
2017-18 to 2025-26 |
| Quentin Grimes |
5 |
1 |
2021-22 to 2025-26 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
37 |
15.2 |
3.6 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.1 |
.431 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.302 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
.700 |
| difference: | +9 | +1.9 | +2.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.5 | -0.2 | +0.7 | +2.0 | +.027 | +1.2 | +2.9 | +.079 | +0.3 | +0.4 | +.016 |
| Quentin Grimes |
46 |
17.1 |
6.0 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.1 |
.404 |
1.6 |
4.1 |
.381 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
.684 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Alex Caruso nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
25 |
21.2 |
9.2 |
0.8 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.1 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.2 |
3.1 |
6.9 |
.445 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.480 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
.797 |
| difference: | +46 | +8.7 | +2.1 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +1.0 | +0.3 | | -0.7 | -0.3 | +0.9 | +1.6 | +.023 | +1.2 | +3.7 | +.094 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.001 |
| Quentin Grimes |
71 |
29.9 |
11.3 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.468 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
.386 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.796 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Quentin Grimes |
9 |
26.9 |
5.1 |
0.3 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
5.1 |
.304 |
1.0 |
4.1 |
.243 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.818 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
64 |
18.4 |
5.5 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
1.9 |
4.5 |
.412 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
.333 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.734 |
| difference: | +13 | +1.7 | +1.5 | | | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -0.3 | | +0.5 | +1.9 | +.040 | +1.0 | +2.8 | +.005 | +0.4 | +0.6 | +.022 |
| Quentin Grimes |
51 |
20.1 |
7.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
.372 |
1.6 |
4.7 |
.338 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
.756 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
21 |
24.3 |
6.5 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.6 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.425 |
0.8 |
2.9 |
.279 |
1.1 |
1.4 |
.800 |
| Quentin Grimes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
58 |
21.0 |
6.4 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.436 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
.401 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.645 |
| difference: | +17 | +5.8 | +8.2 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1.4 | +0.2 | +0.1 | | -0.6 | -0.1 | +2.8 | +5.7 | +.031 | +1.3 | +3.2 | +.016 | +1.4 | +1.6 | +.112 |
| Quentin Grimes |
75 |
26.8 |
14.6 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
4.3 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
5.1 |
11.0 |
.467 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
.385 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
.757 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
6 |
20.2 |
5.8 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
6.3 |
.368 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
.294 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
| Quentin Grimes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
41 |
28.0 |
7.4 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.398 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.333 |
1.4 |
1.8 |
.795 |
| difference: | +22 | +5.1 | +9.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.1 | -1.4 | -0.2 | +2.9 | +5.9 | +.050 | +1.4 | +3.3 | +.036 | +2.4 | +2.6 | +.062 |
| Quentin Grimes |
19 |
33.1 |
17.0 |
0.6 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
4.3 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
5.4 |
12.1 |
.448 |
2.4 |
6.4 |
.369 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
.857 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Alex Caruso |
4 |
28.3 |
6.3 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.8 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.391 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
.389 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
| Quentin Grimes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Alex Caruso played 4 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2023 to 2026—Alex Caruso played in one postseason and won the NBA Championship. In those 4 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Alex Caruso got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards |  1 All-Defensive First Team
1 All-Defensive Second Team
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NBA Champion