Quentin Grimes vs. Ricky Rubio Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ricky Rubio 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 Ricky Rubio, who played 12. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ricky Rubio 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
Ricky Rubio 12 3 2011-12 to 2022-23

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quentin Grimes Ricky Rubio
Season 2021-222011-12
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+5+17.1+4.6+2.2+2.2+7.2+1.5-2.6-0.8+1.3+4.4+.047+0.8+1.8+.041+2.8+3.4+.119
Ricky Rubio 41 34.2 10.6 0.5 3.7 4.2 8.2 2.2 0.2 3.2 2.4 3.4 9.5 .357 0.8 2.3 .340 3.1 3.8 .803
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Quentin Grimes Ricky Rubio
Season 2022-232012-13
Team New York KnicksMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+14+0.2+0.6+0.1+0.7+0.8+5.2+1.7+0.3-2.0+0.8+0.5+.108+1.7+4.1+.093+2.6+3.2+.003
Ricky Rubio 57 29.7 10.7 0.8 3.2 4.0 7.3 2.4 0.1 3.0 2.5 3.2 9.0 .360 0.5 1.6 .293 3.7 4.6 .799
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
Ricky Rubio DNP------ --- ----------

Season 3
Quentin Grimes Ricky Rubio
Season 2023-242013-14
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+31+12.1+2.5+0.4+1.7+2.2+7.3+1.6-2.2-1.2+0.7+1.8+.009+1.1+3.1+.007+2.1+2.6+.046
Ricky Rubio 82 32.2 9.5 0.7 3.4 4.2 8.6 2.3 0.1 2.7 2.7 3.1 8.2 .381 0.5 1.6 .331 2.8 3.5 .802
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
Quentin Grimes Ricky Rubio
Season 2024-252014-15
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersMinnesota Timberwolves
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:+53+4.7+4.3+0.1+1.3+1.4+5.8+0.7+0.3-1.0-0.9+1.6+1.0+.111+1.6+3.3+.130+0.4+0.3+.046
Ricky Rubio 22 31.5 10.3 0.9 4.8 5.7 8.8 1.7 0.0 2.9 2.7 3.5 10.0 .356 0.6 2.3 .255 2.6 3.2 .803
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Ricky Rubio played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Ricky Rubio played 8 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 12, from 2016 to 2023—Ricky Rubio played in 3 Playoffs.

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