Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Giannis Antetokounmpo, 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.

Giannis Antetokounmpo played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 4. Giannis Antetokounmpo had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 9 2013-14 to 2024-25
Quentin Grimes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Giannis Antetokounmpo Quentin Grimes
Season 2013-142021-22
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 77 24.6 6.8 1.0 3.4 4.4 1.9 0.8 0.8 1.6 2.2 2.2 5.4 .414 0.5 1.5 .347 1.8 2.6 .683
difference:+31+7.5+0.8+0.5+1.9+2.4+0.9+0.1+0.6-1.0-0.6+0.1+0.3+.010+1.1+2.6+.034+1.5+2.2+.001
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 Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Quentin Grimes
Season 2014-152022-23
Team Milwaukee BucksNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 81 31.4 12.7 1.2 5.5 6.7 2.6 0.9 1.0 2.1 3.1 4.7 9.6 .491 0.1 0.5 .159 3.2 4.3 .741
difference:+10+1.5+1.4+0.5+3.0+3.5+0.5+0.2+0.6-1.1-0.6+0.7+1.1+.023+2.1+5.2+.227+2.1+2.9+.055
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 33.5 11.5 2.0 5.0 7.0 2.7 0.5 1.5 1.8 3.0 4.3 11.8 .366 0.0 0.2 .000 2.8 3.8 .739
difference:+3+6.6+6.4+1.7+2.6+4.2+1.3+0.5+0.9-0.7-1.1+2.7+6.7+.062+1.0+3.9+.243+1.8+2.6+.079
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
Giannis Antetokounmpo Quentin Grimes
Season 2015-162023-24
Team Milwaukee BucksNew 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.3 16.9 1.4 6.2 7.7 4.3 1.2 1.4 2.6 3.2 6.4 12.7 .506 0.4 1.4 .257 3.7 5.1 .724
difference:+29+15.2+9.9+1.1+4.5+5.7+3.0+0.5+1.3-2.1-1.7+4.0+6.3+.134+1.2+3.3+.081+3.0+4.2+.032
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 Giannis Antetokounmpo nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Giannis Antetokounmpo Quentin Grimes
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Milwaukee BucksDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Defensive Second Team-
Achievement Most Improved Player-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Bucks 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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 80 35.6 22.9 1.8 7.0 8.8 5.4 1.6 1.9 2.9 3.1 8.2 15.7 .521 0.6 2.3 .272 5.9 7.7 .770
difference:+5+8.8+8.3+1.0+3.5+4.5+2.4+0.6+1.6-1.0-1.3+3.1+4.7+.054+1.6+3.3+.113+3.7+4.8+.013
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%
Giannis Antetokounmpo 6 40.5 24.8 1.7 7.8 9.5 4.0 2.2 1.7 3.3 3.5 10.0 18.7 .536 0.7 1.7 .400 4.2 7.7 .543
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Giannis Antetokounmpo played 8 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2018 to 2025—Giannis Antetokounmpo played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship and one NBA Cup.

In those 8 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Giannis Antetokounmpo got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 7 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 4 All-Defensive First Team
Achievement 1 Defensive Player of the Year
Achievement 1 Cup MVP
Achievement 2 Cup All-Tournament Team
Achievement 8 All-Star Game
Achievement 1 All-Star Game MVP
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