Dell Curry vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Dell Curry, 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

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.

Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 12 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 4. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, 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
Dell Curry 16 10 1986-87 to 2001-02
Quentin Grimes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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1-2-3-4

Rookie Season
Dell Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 1986-872021-22
Team Utah JazzNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Jazz Lost West Conf 1st RdDid 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%
Dell Curry 67 9.5 4.9 0.4 0.7 1.2 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 4.9 .426 0.3 0.9 .283 0.4 0.6 .789
difference:+21+7.6+1.1+0.1+0.8+0.8+0.1+0.3+0.1-0.1-0.3+0.2+.022+1.3+3.2+.098+0.1+0.2+.105
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
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dell Curry 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.5 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Dell Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 1987-882022-23
Team Cleveland CavaliersNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Cavaliers Lost East Conf 1st RdKnicks 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%
Dell Curry 79 19.0 10.0 0.5 1.6 2.1 1.9 1.2 0.3 1.4 1.6 4.3 9.4 .458 0.4 1.0 .346 1.0 1.3 .782
difference:+8+10.9+1.3+0.2+0.9+1.1+0.2+0.5+0.1-0.4-0.9+0.3+0.9+.010+1.8+4.7+.040+0.1+0.1+.014
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%
Dell Curry 2 8.5 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 .250 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 -
difference:+7+18.4+4.1+0.2+2.4+2.3+0.4+1.0+0.1-1.1-1.4+1.1+3.1+.054+1.0+3.6+.243+1.0+1.2
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
Dell Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 1988-892023-24
Team Charlotte HornetsNew 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%
Dell Curry 48 16.9 11.9 0.5 1.6 2.2 1.0 0.9 0.1 0.9 1.4 5.3 10.9 .491 0.4 1.1 .345 0.8 1.0 .870
difference:+3+3.2+4.9+0.2+0.1+0.2+0.3+0.2-0.4-0.1+2.9+4.5+.119+1.2+3.6+.007+0.1+0.1+.114
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 Dell Curry nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Dell Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 1989-902024-25
Team Charlotte HornetsDallas 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%
Dell Curry 67 27.8 16.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 2.4 1.5 0.4 1.5 2.2 6.9 14.8 .466 0.8 2.2 .354 1.4 1.6 .923
difference:+8+1.0+1.4+0.3+1.5+1.8+0.6+0.5+0.1-0.4-0.4+1.8+3.8+.001+1.4+3.4+.031+0.8+1.3+.166
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 Dell Curry nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Dell Curry played 12 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 16, from 1991 to 2002—Dell Curry played in 8 Playoffs.

In those 12 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Dell Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
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