Quentin Grimes vs. Ron Harper Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ron Harper 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, 11 less than Ron Harper, who played 15. Quentin Grimes had the first of his seasons in 2021-22, while Ron Harper had his rookie season in 1986-87. 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
Ron Harper 15 10 1986-87 to 2000-01

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Quentin Grimes Ron Harper
Season 2021-221986-87
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
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:+36+20.3+16.9+1.6+1.2+2.8+3.8+1.8+0.8-3.6-1.4+6.9+14.6+.051+1.4+3.0+.168+4.4+6.5
Ron Harper 82 37.4 22.9 2.1 2.7 4.8 4.8 2.5 1.0 4.2 3.0 9.0 19.7 .455 0.2 1.1 .213 4.7 6.9 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Ron Harper played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Quentin Grimes Ron Harper
Season 2022-231987-88
Team New York KnicksCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+2.2+4.1+0.4+0.3+0.7+2.8+1.4+0.5-1.8-0.3+2.0+4.3+.004+2.1+5.3+.236+2.3+3.5+.091
Ron Harper 57 32.1 15.4 1.1 2.8 3.9 4.9 2.1 0.9 2.8 2.8 6.0 12.8 .464 0.1 0.4 .150 3.4 4.9 .705
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:+5+6.6+12.7+0.7+1.6+2.2+2.4+1.8+0.4-1.7-0.4+5.9+10.7+.172+1.0+3.6+.243+1.8+2.8+.130
Ron Harper 4 33.5 17.8 1.0 4.0 5.0 3.8 2.8 1.0 2.8 2.3 7.5 15.8 .476 0.0 0.5 .000 2.8 4.0 .688

Season 3
Quentin Grimes Ron Harper
Season 2023-241988-89
Team New York Knicks, Detroit PistonsCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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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+14.7+11.6+1.2+1.8+3.0+4.0+1.6+0.8-2.3-1.2+4.8+7.6+.139+1.2+3.3+.088+3.2+4.3+.005
Ron Harper 82 34.8 18.6 1.5 3.5 5.0 5.3 2.3 0.9 2.8 2.7 7.2 14.0 .511 0.4 1.4 .250 3.9 5.2 .751
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------
Ron Harper 5 37.8 19.6 1.4 2.8 4.2 4.0 2.2 0.8 1.4 4.0 7.8 13.8 .565 0.0 0.4 .000 4.0 5.2 .769

Season 4
Quentin Grimes Ron Harper
Season 2024-251989-90
Team Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ersCleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers
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:+40+12.3+8.2+1.3+0.3+1.6+2.2+1.3+0.9-1.0-1.2+3.5+7.2+.006+1.8+4.1+.110+3.0+3.7+.031
Ron Harper 35 39.1 22.8 2.1 3.8 5.9 5.2 2.3 1.2 2.9 3.0 8.6 18.2 .473 0.4 1.5 .275 5.2 6.6 .788
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Quentin Grimes nor Ron Harper played in the postseason in their season 4

Additional Years

* Ron Harper played 11 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 5 to 15, from 1991 to 2001—Ron Harper played in 8 Playoffs and won 5 NBA Championships.

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