Quentin Grimes vs. Kendrick Perkins Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kendrick Perkins 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

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, 10 less than Kendrick Perkins, who played 14. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kendrick Perkins had his rookie season in 2003-04. 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
Kendrick Perkins 14 9 2003-04 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season

Jump to season:

1-2-3-4

Rookie Season
Quentin Grimes Kendrick Perkins
Season 2021-222003-04
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+36+13.6+3.8+0.6+0.6+0.7+0.7-0.1-1.0+1.3+3.6+.129+1.6+4.1+0.3+0.5+.017
Kendrick Perkins 10 3.5 2.2 0.5 0.9 1.4 0.3 0.0 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.8 1.5 .533 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 0.9 .667
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Quentin Grimes Kendrick Perkins
Season 2022-232004-05
Team New York KnicksBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCeltics Lost East Conf 1st Rd
more >>
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:+11+20.8+8.8+0.2+0.4+0.3+1.7+0.5+0.2-0.3-0.9+3.1+6.5+.003+2.2+5.7+0.5+0.4+.158
Kendrick Perkins 60 9.1 2.5 0.9 2.1 2.9 0.4 0.2 0.6 0.7 1.6 0.9 2.0 .471 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .638
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:+3+22.4+3.6+0.2+1.9+1.8+1.4+1.0+0.1-0.6-0.7+0.9+4.3+.496+1.0+4.1+0.8+0.7+.485
Kendrick Perkins 6 4.5 1.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.2 0.7 0.8 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.5 .333

Season 3
Quentin Grimes Kendrick Perkins
Season 2023-242005-06
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+17+0.5+1.8+1.8+2.2+3.9+0.3+0.4+1.4-1.1-1.4+0.4+2.5+.143+1.6+4.7+0.5+1.0+.141
Kendrick Perkins 68 19.6 5.2 2.1 3.9 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 1.6 2.9 2.0 3.9 .515 0.0 0.0 - 1.2 1.9 .615
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Quentin Grimes Kendrick Perkins
Season 2024-252006-07
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
more >>
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:+3+4.9+10.1+0.8+0.1+0.9+1.7+0.7+1.0-0.3-1.2+3.3+7.3+.024+2.2+5.6+1.4+1.5+.157
Kendrick Perkins 72 21.9 4.5 1.6 3.6 5.2 1.3 0.3 1.3 1.6 3.0 1.8 3.7 .491 0.0 0.0 - 0.8 1.4 .600
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Kendrick Perkins played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Kendrick Perkins played 10 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2008 to 2018—Kendrick Perkins played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship.

Share: