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Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Ajay Mitchell vs Quentin Grimes

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Mitchell · Grimes

Ajay Mitchell: Day-To-Day (Calf · Leg · Right).

Ajay Mitchell
Mitchell
Thunder
2025-26
Grimes
Lakers
Quentin Grimes
57
Games
availability
75
25.8
Minutes
per game
29.4
13.6
Points
per game
13.4
3.3
Rebounds
per game
3.6
3.6
Assists
per game
3.3
1.5
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.4
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
48.5%
Field goal %
45.0%
34.7%
Three-point %
3.1 vs 5.1 attempts
33.4%
87.0%
Free throw %
84.0%
58.5%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
21.0%
Usage
USG%
18.3%
19.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.9%
6.2%
Rebound %
of available
5.8%
+15.6
Net rating
on court
-0.1
11.6%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.2%
+8.8
Plus-minus
per game
+0.1
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Ajay Mitchell scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (13.6 vs 13.4), on Mitchell's heavier usage (21.0% vs 18.3%).

Efficiency is a wash: true shooting within a point of each other (58.5% vs 58.5%).

Playmaking goes to Mitchell (3.6 vs 3.3 assists), the glass to Grimes (3.6 vs 3.3 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Grimes played 18 more games (75 vs 57 of 82).

With Mitchell on the floor his team outscored opponents by +15.6 per 100 possessions, against -0.1 for Grimes; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Mitchell $2.9M through 2027-28, Grimes $14.0M through 2029-30. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Mitchell
2025-26
Grimes
50-7
Record when playing
42-33
13.4
Points at home
13.5
13.8
Points on the road
13.3
13.7
Points in wins
14.3
13.0
Points in losses
12.3
26
Season high
31
0
30-point games
1
1
Double-doubles
2
Mitchell · last 5
Fri, May 22 at SAS2 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Wed, May 20 vs SAS10 pts · 0 reb · 2 ast
Mon, May 18 vs SAS4 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Mon, May 11 at LAL28 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
Sat, May 9 at LAL24 pts · 4 reb · 10 ast
Grimes · last 5
Sun, May 10 vs NYK6 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 8 vs NYK6 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Wed, May 6 at NYK7 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Mon, May 4 at NYK5 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Sat, May 2 at BOS3 pts · 6 reb · 4 ast
Mitchell · contract
2026-27$2.9M
2027-28team option$2.9M
Grimes · contract
2026-27$14.0M
2027-28$14.7M
2028-29$15.3M
2029-30player option$16.0M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).