Manu Ginobili vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Manu Ginobili, 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.

Manu Ginobili played 16 years in the NBA, 11 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 5. Manu Ginobili had the first of his seasons in 2002-03, 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
Manu Ginobili 16 15 2002-03 to 2017-18
Quentin Grimes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Manu Ginobili Quentin Grimes
Season 2002-032021-22
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 69 20.7 7.6 0.7 1.7 2.3 2.0 1.4 0.2 1.4 2.5 2.5 5.8 .438 0.7 2.1 .345 1.8 2.5 .737
difference:+23+3.6+1.6+0.2+0.2+0.3+1.0+0.7-0.8-0.9+0.4+0.7+.034+0.9+2.0+.036+1.5+2.1+.053
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%
Manu Ginobili 24 27.5 9.4 1.2 2.6 3.8 2.9 1.7 0.4 1.5 2.6 3.0 7.7 .386 1.2 3.0 .384 2.3 3.1 .757
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 2
Manu Ginobili Quentin Grimes
Season 2003-042022-23
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisKnicks 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%
Manu Ginobili 77 29.4 12.8 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.8 1.8 0.2 2.1 2.4 4.3 10.2 .418 1.1 3.2 .359 3.1 3.9 .802
difference:+6+0.5+1.5+0.4+0.9+1.3+1.7+1.1+0.2-1.1-0.1+0.3+1.7+.050+1.1+2.5+.027+2.0+2.5+.006
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%
Manu Ginobili 10 27.9 13.0 1.5 3.8 5.3 3.1 1.7 0.1 2.1 3.0 4.2 9.4 .447 1.0 3.5 .286 3.6 4.4 .818
difference:+1+1.0+7.9+1.2+1.4+2.5+1.7+0.7+0.5-1.0-1.1+2.6+4.3+.143+0.6+.043+2.6+3.2
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
Manu Ginobili Quentin Grimes
Season 2004-052023-24
Team San Antonio SpursNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 74 29.6 16.0 1.0 3.4 4.4 3.9 1.6 0.4 2.3 2.6 5.0 10.5 .471 1.3 3.5 .376 4.8 6.0 .803
difference:+23+9.5+9.0+0.7+1.7+2.4+2.6+0.9+0.3-1.8-1.1+2.6+4.1+.099+0.3+1.2+.038+4.1+5.1+.047
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%
Manu Ginobili 23 33.7 20.8 0.8 5.0 5.8 4.2 1.2 0.3 2.9 3.0 6.3 12.4 .507 1.8 4.2 .438 6.4 8.0 .795
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Manu Ginobili Quentin Grimes
Season 2005-062024-25
Team San Antonio SpursDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Spurs Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 65 27.9 15.1 0.6 2.9 3.5 3.6 1.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 4.8 10.3 .462 1.3 3.3 .382 4.3 5.5 .778
difference:+10+1.1+0.5+0.2+0.6+0.8+0.6+0.6+0.1-0.6+0.3+0.7+.005+0.9+2.3+.003+2.1+2.6+.021
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%
Manu Ginobili 13 32.8 18.4 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 2.5 3.3 5.8 12.1 .484 1.1 3.2 .333 5.6 6.7 .839
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5
Manu Ginobili Quentin Grimes
Season 2006-072025-26
Team San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid 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%
Manu Ginobili 75 27.5 16.5 0.8 3.6 4.4 3.5 1.5 0.4 2.1 2.1 5.3 11.4 .464 1.7 4.3 .396 4.3 5.0 .860
difference:+51+5.9+0.3+0.2+0.2+1.0+0.6-0.5-0.1+0.1+0.4+.024+0.7+2.2+.027+0.9+1.0+.003
Quentin Grimes 24 33.4 16.2 0.8 3.4 4.2 4.5 0.9 0.4 2.6 2.0 5.2 11.8 .440 2.4 6.5 .369 3.4 4.0 .863
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Manu Ginobili 20 30.1 16.7 0.8 4.7 5.5 3.7 1.7 0.2 2.1 3.1 5.0 12.4 .401 1.9 5.0 .384 4.9 5.8 .836
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Manu Ginobili played 11 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 16, from 2008 to 2018—Manu Ginobili played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

In those 11 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Manu Ginobili got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Sixth Man of the Year
Achievement 1 All-Star Game
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