Stephen Curry vs. Quentin Grimes Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Quentin Grimes and Stephen Curry, 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.

Stephen Curry played 17 years in the NBA, 12 more than Quentin Grimes, who played 5. Stephen Curry had the first of his seasons in 2009-10, while Quentin Grimes had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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
Stephen Curry 17 10 2009-10 to 2025-26
Quentin Grimes 5 1 2021-22 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Stephen Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 2009-102021-22
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
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%
Stephen Curry 80 36.2 17.5 0.6 3.9 4.5 5.9 1.9 0.2 3.0 3.2 6.6 14.3 .462 2.1 4.8 .437 2.2 2.5 .885
difference:+34+19.1+11.5+0.1+2.4+2.5+4.9+1.2-2.4-1.6+4.5+9.2+.058+0.5+0.7+.056+1.9+2.1+.201
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Stephen Curry nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2

Stephen Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 2010-112022-23
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKnicks Lost East 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%
Stephen Curry 74 33.6 18.6 0.7 3.2 3.9 5.8 1.5 0.3 3.1 3.1 6.8 14.2 .480 2.0 4.6 .442 2.9 3.1 .934
difference:+3+3.7+7.3+0.7+0.7+3.7+0.8+0.1-2.1-0.6+2.8+5.7+.012+0.2+1.1+.056+1.8+1.7+.138
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry DNP------ --- ----------
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

Season 3

Stephen Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 2011-122023-24
Team Golden State WarriorsNew York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
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%
Stephen Curry 26 28.2 14.7 0.6 2.8 3.4 5.3 1.5 0.3 2.5 2.4 5.6 11.4 .490 2.1 4.7 .455 1.5 1.8 .809
difference:+25+8.1+7.7+0.3+1.1+1.4+4.0+0.8+0.2-2.0-0.9+3.2+5.0+.118+0.5+.117+0.8+0.9+.053
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Stephen Curry nor Quentin Grimes played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4

Stephen Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 2012-132024-25
Team Golden State WarriorsDallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf SemisDid 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%
Stephen Curry 78 38.2 22.9 0.8 3.3 4.0 6.9 1.6 0.2 3.1 2.5 8.0 17.8 .451 3.5 7.7 .453 3.4 3.7 .900
difference:+3+11.4+8.3+0.2+0.3+3.9+0.6+0.1-1.2-0.7+2.9+6.8+.016+1.3+2.1+.068+1.2+0.8+.143
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 12 41.4 23.4 0.4 3.4 3.8 8.1 1.7 0.2 3.3 2.9 8.5 19.6 .434 3.5 8.8 .396 2.9 3.2 .921
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Season 5

Stephen Curry Quentin Grimes
Season 2013-142025-26
Team Golden State WarriorsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA Second Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Warriors Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 78 36.5 24.0 0.6 3.7 4.3 8.5 1.6 0.2 3.8 2.5 8.4 17.7 .471 3.3 7.9 .424 3.9 4.5 .885
difference:+71+4.9+7.0+0.2+0.1+3.5+0.3+0.4-0.7-0.2+3.1+5.7+.031+0.6+1.2+.020+0.2+0.4+.120
Quentin Grimes 7 31.6 17.0 0.6 3.9 4.4 5.0 1.3 0.6 3.1 2.7 5.3 12.0 .440 2.7 6.7 .404 3.7 4.9 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Stephen Curry 7 42.3 23.0 0.6 3.0 3.6 8.4 1.7 0.1 3.7 2.6 7.3 16.6 .440 3.1 8.1 .386 5.3 6.0 .881
Quentin Grimes DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Stephen Curry played 12 seasons more than Quentin Grimes in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 6 to 17, from 2015 to 2026—Stephen Curry played in 8 Playoffs and won 4 NBA Championships.

In those 12 extra years over Quentin Grimes, Stephen Curry got these achievements:

Honors & AwardsAchievement 1 Finals MVP
Achievement 2 Season MVP
Achievement 4 All-NBA First Team
Achievement 4 All-NBA Second Team
Achievement 2 All-NBA Third Team
Achievement 1 Clutch Player of the Year
Achievement 2 Scoring Leader
Achievement 1 Steals Leader
Achievement 10 All-Star Game
Achievement 2 All-Star Game MVP