Quentin Grimes vs. Kyrie Irving Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Kyrie Irving 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.
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 Kyrie Irving, who played 14. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Kyrie Irving 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 |
| Kyrie Irving |
14 |
7 |
2011-12 to 2024-25 |
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +5 | +13.4 | +12.5 | +0.4 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +4.4 | +0.4 | +0.2 | -2.5 | -0.6 | +4.8 | +9.5 | +.065 | +0.2 | +0.5 | +.018 | +3.1 | +3.4 | +.188 |
| Kyrie Irving |
51 |
30.5 |
18.5 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
3.1 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.6 |
.469 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.399 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
.872 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Kyrie Irving played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +12 | +4.8 | +11.2 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +0.5 | +3.8 | +0.8 | | -2.2 | | +4.2 | +9.6 | +.016 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +.005 | +3.1 | +3.5 | +.059 |
| Kyrie Irving |
59 |
34.7 |
22.5 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
3.7 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
2.5 |
8.2 |
18.1 |
.452 |
1.8 |
4.7 |
.391 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.855 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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 |
| Kyrie Irving |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Season 3 |
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Quentin Grimes |
Kyrie Irving |
| Season |
2023-24 | 2013-14 |
| Team |
New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| Honors & Awards |
- |  All-Star Game |
| - | All-Star Game MVP |
| Playoffs |
Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | +20 | +15.1 | +13.8 | +0.4 | +1.2 | +1.6 | +4.8 | +0.8 | +0.2 | -2.2 | -0.8 | +5.1 | +11.0 | +.058 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +.020 | +3.4 | +3.9 | +.105 |
| Kyrie Irving |
71 |
35.2 |
20.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
6.1 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
7.5 |
17.4 |
.430 |
1.7 |
4.8 |
.358 |
4.1 |
4.8 |
.861 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Kyrie Irving played in the postseason in their season 3 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
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: | | +9.6 | +7.1 | +0.1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | +2.2 | +0.5 | | -0.6 | -0.1 | +2.6 | +5.5 | +.001 | +0.1 | +0.6 | +.030 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +.106 |
| Kyrie Irving |
75 |
36.4 |
21.7 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
1.5 |
0.3 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
7.7 |
16.5 |
.468 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
.415 |
4.2 |
4.9 |
.863 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Quentin Grimes |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kyrie Irving |
13 |
35.7 |
19.0 |
0.8 |
2.8 |
3.6 |
3.8 |
1.3 |
0.8 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.2 |
14.2 |
.438 |
2.1 |
4.6 |
.450 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
.841 |
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Additional Years |
* Kyrie Irving played 10 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 5 to 14, from 2016 to 2025—Kyrie Irving played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Kyrie Irving got these achievements: |
| Honors & Awards | 1 All-NBA Second Team
1 All-NBA Third Team
6 All-Star Game
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