Anthony Davis vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Anthony Davis, 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.

Anthony Davis played 14 years in the NBA, 9 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 5. Anthony Davis had the first of his seasons in 2012-13, 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
Anthony Davis 14 6 2012-13 to 2025-26
Quentin Grimes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Anthony Davis Quentin Grimes
Season 2012-132021-22
Team New Orleans HornetsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 64 28.8 13.5 2.6 5.6 8.2 1.0 1.2 1.8 1.4 2.5 5.5 10.6 .516 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 3.5 .751
difference:+18+11.7+7.5+2.1+4.1+6.2+0.5+1.6-0.8-0.9+3.4+5.5+.112+1.6+4.0+.381+2.3+3.1+.067
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Anthony Davis Quentin Grimes
Season 2013-142022-23
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East Conf Semis
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 67 35.2 20.8 3.1 7.0 10.0 1.6 1.3 2.8 1.6 3.0 7.8 15.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 5.2 6.6 .791
difference:+4+5.3+9.5+2.4+4.5+6.8+0.5+0.6+2.4-0.6-0.5+3.8+6.5+.051+2.2+5.6+.164+4.1+5.2+.005
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 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

Season 3
Anthony Davis Quentin Grimes
Season 2014-152023-24
Team New Orleans PelicansNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Blocks Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Pelicans Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 68 36.1 24.4 2.5 7.7 10.2 2.2 1.5 2.9 1.4 2.1 9.4 17.6 .535 0.0 0.2 .083 5.5 6.8 .805
difference:+17+16.0+17.4+2.2+6.0+8.2+0.9+0.8+2.8-0.9-0.6+7.0+11.2+.163+1.6+4.5+.255+4.8+5.9+.049
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 4 43.0 31.5 2.3 8.8 11.0 2.0 1.3 3.0 3.3 3.0 11.8 21.8 .540 0.0 0.5 .000 8.0 9.0 .889
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Anthony Davis Quentin Grimes
Season 2015-162024-25
Team New Orleans PelicansDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 61 35.5 24.3 2.1 8.1 10.3 1.9 1.3 2.0 2.0 2.4 9.2 18.6 .493 0.6 1.8 .324 5.3 7.0 .758
difference:+14+8.7+9.7+1.3+4.6+6.0+1.1+0.3+1.7-0.1-0.6+4.1+7.6+.026+1.6+3.8+.061+3.1+4.1+.001
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Anthony Davis Quentin Grimes
Season 2016-172025-26
Team New Orleans PelicansPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Achievement All-Star Game MVP-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Anthony Davis 75 36.1 28.0 2.3 9.5 11.8 2.1 1.3 2.2 2.4 2.2 10.3 20.3 .505 0.5 1.8 .299 6.9 8.6 .802
difference:+62+4.9+11.2+1.9+6.0+8.0+2.2+0.4+1.6-0.5-0.3+5.0+9.1+.029+2.0+4.4+.101+3.2+4.1+.026
Quentin Grimes 13 31.2 16.8 0.4 3.5 3.8 4.3 0.9 0.6 2.9 2.5 5.3 11.2 .476 2.5 6.2 .400 3.7 4.5 .828
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Anthony Davis nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 5

Additional Years

* Anthony Davis played 9 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 14, from 2018 to 2026—Anthony Davis played in 5 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 9 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Anthony Davis got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 3 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Blocks Leader
Achievement 1 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 6 All-Star Game
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