Darius Garland vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Darius Garland, 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.

Darius Garland played 7 years in the NBA, 2 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 5. Darius Garland had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, 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
Darius Garland 7 3 2019-20 to 2025-26
Quentin Grimes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Darius Garland Quentin Grimes
Season 2019-202021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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%
Darius Garland 59 30.9 12.3 0.5 1.4 1.9 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.6 1.6 4.7 11.8 .401 1.8 5.0 .355 1.1 1.2 .875
difference:+13+13.8+6.3+0.1+0.1+2.9+0.1-2.0+2.6+6.7+.003+0.2+0.9+.026+0.8+0.8+.191
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 Darius Garland nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Darius Garland Quentin Grimes
Season 2020-212022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
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%
Darius Garland 54 33.1 17.4 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.1 1.2 0.1 3.0 2.0 6.7 14.9 .451 1.9 4.9 .395 2.1 2.4 .848
difference:+17+3.2+6.1+0.3+0.5+0.8+4.0+0.5+0.3-2.0-0.5+2.7+6.4+.017+0.3+0.8+.009+1.0+1.0+.052
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%
Darius Garland 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

Darius Garland Quentin Grimes
Season 2021-222023-24
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Did not playDid 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%
Darius Garland 68 35.7 21.7 0.6 2.7 3.3 8.6 1.3 0.1 3.6 1.7 8.0 17.3 .462 2.6 6.7 .383 3.2 3.5 .892
difference:+17+15.6+14.7+0.3+1.0+1.3+7.3+0.6-3.1-0.2+5.6+10.9+.090+1.0+2.0+.045+2.5+2.6+.136
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
* Neiher Darius Garland nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Darius Garland Quentin Grimes
Season 2022-232024-25
Team Cleveland CavaliersDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Darius Garland 69 35.5 21.6 0.4 2.3 2.7 7.8 1.2 0.1 2.9 2.1 7.6 16.4 .462 2.4 6.0 .410 4.0 4.7 .863
difference:+6+8.7+7.0+0.4+1.2+1.6+4.8+0.2+0.2-1.0-0.3+2.5+5.4+.005+0.2+0.4+.025+1.8+1.8+.106
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 5 37.8 20.6 0.0 1.8 1.8 5.0 1.6 0.2 3.6 3.4 7.0 16.0 .438 2.4 6.2 .387 4.2 5.0 .840
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Darius Garland Quentin Grimes
Season 2023-242025-26
Team Cleveland CavaliersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf SemisDid not play
(season in progress)
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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%
Darius Garland 57 33.4 18.0 0.5 2.1 2.7 6.5 1.3 0.1 3.1 1.7 6.6 14.8 .446 2.3 6.2 .371 2.6 3.1 .834
difference:+29+1.5+3.2+0.1+1.0+1.1+2.2+0.4+0.3-0.7-0.2+1.9+3.8+.022+0.1+0.1+.019+0.6+0.6+.040
Quentin Grimes 28 31.9 14.8 0.6 3.1 3.8 4.3 0.9 0.4 2.4 1.9 4.7 11.0 .424 2.2 6.3 .352 3.2 3.7 .874
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Darius Garland 12 36.0 15.7 0.1 3.5 3.6 5.8 1.1 0.2 2.3 2.8 6.1 14.3 .427 2.1 5.9 .352 1.4 1.8 .810
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Darius Garland played 2 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 7, from 2025 to 2026—Darius Garland played in one postseason.

In those 2 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Darius Garland got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-Star Game