Quentin Grimes vs. Isaiah Thomas Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Isaiah Thomas and Quentin Grimes, 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.

Quentin Grimes played 4 years in the NBA, 8 less than Isaiah Thomas, who played 12. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Isaiah Thomas had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Quentin Grimes 4 1 2021-22 to 2024-25
Isaiah Thomas 12 4 2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quentin Grimes Isaiah Thomas
Season 2021-222011-12
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
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%
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
difference:+19+8.4+5.5+0.2+0.3+0.6+3.1+0.1+0.1-1.0-0.3+1.8+3.7+.044+0.3+0.7+.002+2.1+2.4+.148
Isaiah Thomas 65 25.5 11.5 0.7 1.8 2.6 4.1 0.8 0.1 1.6 1.9 3.9 8.8 .448 1.3 3.4 .379 2.4 2.8 .832
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Isaiah Thomas played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Quentin Grimes Isaiah Thomas
Season 2022-232012-13
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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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%
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
difference:+8+3.0+2.6+0.3+0.8+1.2+1.9+0.1+0.4-0.8-0.4+0.6+2.0+.028+0.7+1.6+.028+2.1+2.2+.086
Isaiah Thomas 79 26.9 13.9 0.4 1.7 2.0 4.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 2.1 4.6 10.5 .440 1.5 4.1 .358 3.2 3.6 .882
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
Isaiah Thomas DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Quentin Grimes Isaiah Thomas
Season 2023-242013-14
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsSacramento Kings
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%
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
difference:+21+14.6+13.3+0.4+0.6+0.9+5.0+0.6-2.5-1.1+4.5+8.8+.081+0.2+0.4+.011+4.1+4.8+.094
Isaiah Thomas 72 34.7 20.3 0.7 2.3 2.9 6.3 1.3 0.1 3.0 2.6 6.9 15.2 .453 1.8 5.1 .349 4.8 5.7 .850
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Isaiah Thomas played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Quentin Grimes Isaiah Thomas
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersPhoenix Suns, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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%
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
difference:+8+1.0+1.8+0.3+1.7+2.0+1.2+0.1+0.2-0.2-0.4+0.1+0.9+.047+0.3+0.4+.012+2.3+2.3+.111
Isaiah Thomas 67 25.8 16.4 0.5 1.8 2.3 4.2 0.9 0.1 2.1 2.2 5.0 11.9 .420 1.9 5.2 .373 4.5 5.2 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------
Isaiah Thomas 4 29.8 17.5 0.3 2.8 3.0 7.0 0.8 0.0 3.5 2.5 4.5 13.5 .333 0.8 4.5 .167 7.8 8.0 .969

Additional Years

* Isaiah Thomas played 8 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2016 to 2024—Isaiah Thomas played in 3 Playoffs.

In those 8 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Isaiah Thomas got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-Star Game
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