Quentin Grimes vs. Jalen Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jalen Williams 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 5 years in the NBA, 1 more than Jalen Williams, who played 4. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Jalen Williams had his rookie season in 2022-23. 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 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26
Jalen Williams 4 2 2022-23 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quentin Grimes Jalen Williams
Season 2021-222022-23
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+29+13.2+8.1+0.6+1.9+2.5+2.3+0.7+0.3-1.0-0.9+3.4+5.5+.117+0.6+1.4+.025+1.8+2.1+.128
Jalen Williams 75 30.3 14.1 1.1 3.4 4.5 3.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.5 5.5 10.6 .521 1.0 2.7 .356 2.1 2.5 .812
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Quentin Grimes Jalen Williams
Season 2022-232023-24
Team New York KnicksOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisThunder Lost West 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%
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:+1.4+7.8+0.2+1.0+0.8+2.4+0.4+0.2-0.7+3.5+5.5+.072+0.7+2.3+.041+1.4+1.7+.018
Jalen Williams 71 31.3 19.1 0.5 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 2.5 7.5 14.0 .540 1.5 3.4 .427 2.5 3.1 .814
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
difference:+1+10.8+13.6+1.0+3.1+4.0+4.0+0.7+0.1-0.8-0.2+5.9+10.9+.165+0.5+0.2+.142+1.2+1.5+.003
Jalen Williams 10 37.7 18.7 1.3 5.5 6.8 5.4 1.7 0.5 1.9 2.1 7.5 16.0 .469 1.5 3.9 .385 2.2 2.7 .815

Season 3
Quentin Grimes Jalen Williams
Season 2023-242024-25
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-NBA Third Team
-Achievement All-Defensive Second Team
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayNBA Champion NBA Champion
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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:+18+12.3+14.6+0.6+2.8+3.3+3.8+0.9+0.6-1.7-0.8+5.8+10.5+.112+0.2+0.2+.027+2.7+3.4+.033
Jalen Williams 69 32.4 21.6 0.9 4.5 5.3 5.1 1.6 0.7 2.2 2.3 8.2 16.9 .484 1.8 4.9 .365 3.4 4.3 .789
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------
Jalen Williams 23 34.6 21.4 1.0 4.5 5.5 4.8 1.4 0.4 1.8 2.2 7.7 17.2 .449 1.5 5.0 .304 4.4 5.6 .789

Season 4
Quentin Grimes Jalen Williams
Season 2024-252025-26
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersOklahoma City Thunder
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%
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:+66+2.2+3.0+0.2+1.1+0.8+2.3+0.7+0.4-0.1-0.3+1.5+3.4+.013+1.1+2.8+.015+1.1+0.7+.181
Jalen Williams 9 29.0 17.6 0.6 4.6 5.1 5.3 1.7 0.7 1.8 2.1 6.6 14.4 .454 1.1 2.8 .400 3.3 3.6 .938
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Jalen Williams played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Quentin Grimes played 1 season more than Jalen Williams in the NBA.

In that period—his season 5 in 2026—Quentin Grimes didn't play in the postseason.

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