De'Aaron Fox vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and De'Aaron Fox, 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.

De'Aaron Fox played 8 years in the NBA, 4 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 4. De'Aaron Fox 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
De'Aaron Fox 8 1 2017-18 to 2024-25
Quentin Grimes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
De'Aaron Fox Quentin Grimes
Season 2017-182021-22
Team Sacramento KingsNew 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%
De'Aaron Fox 73 27.8 11.6 0.5 2.3 2.8 4.4 1.0 0.3 2.4 2.2 4.5 10.9 .412 0.6 2.1 .307 1.9 2.7 .723
difference:+27+10.7+5.6+0.8+0.8+3.4+0.3+0.1-1.8-0.6+2.4+5.8+.008+1.0+2.0+.074+1.6+2.3+.039
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 De'Aaron Fox nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
De'Aaron Fox Quentin Grimes
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Sacramento KingsNew 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%
De'Aaron Fox 81 31.4 17.3 0.5 3.2 3.8 7.3 1.6 0.6 2.8 2.5 6.2 13.6 .458 1.1 2.9 .371 3.7 5.1 .727
difference:+10+1.5+6.0+0.2+0.7+0.6+5.2+0.9+0.2-1.8+2.2+5.1+.010+1.1+2.8+.015+2.6+3.7+.069
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%
De'Aaron Fox 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
De'Aaron Fox Quentin Grimes
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Sacramento KingsNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
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%
De'Aaron Fox 51 32.0 21.1 0.7 3.2 3.8 6.8 1.5 0.5 3.1 2.8 7.7 16.0 .480 1.1 3.6 .292 4.7 6.7 .705
difference:+11.9+14.1+0.4+1.5+1.8+5.5+0.8+0.4-2.6-1.3+5.3+9.6+.108+0.5+1.1+.046+4.0+5.8+.051
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 De'Aaron Fox nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
De'Aaron Fox Quentin Grimes
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Sacramento KingsDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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%
De'Aaron Fox 58 35.1 25.2 0.6 2.9 3.5 7.2 1.5 0.5 3.0 2.9 9.1 19.1 .477 1.8 5.5 .322 5.2 7.2 .719
difference:+17+8.3+10.6+0.2+0.6+0.8+4.2+0.5+0.2-1.1-1.1+4.0+8.1+.010+0.4+0.1+.063+3.0+4.3+.038
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 De'Aaron Fox nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* De'Aaron Fox played 4 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 8, from 2022 to 2025—De'Aaron Fox played in one postseason.

In those 4 extra years over Quentin Grimes, De'Aaron Fox got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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