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

Jordan Poole vs Quentin Grimes

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Poole · Grimes
Jordan Poole
Poole
Pelicans
2025-26
Grimes
Lakers
Quentin Grimes
39
Games
availability
75
23.9
Minutes
per game
29.4
13.4
Points
per game
13.4
2.0
Rebounds
per game
3.6
3.1
Assists
per game
3.3
1.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.3
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.8
37.2%
Field goal %
45.0%
33.3%
Three-point %
7.4 vs 5.1 attempts
33.4%
86.0%
Free throw %
84.0%
53.0%
True shooting
TS%
58.5%
23.5%
Usage
USG%
18.3%
18.5%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.9%
3.7%
Rebound %
of available
5.8%
-7.9
Net rating
on court
-0.1
7.3%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.2%
-3.7
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

Quentin Grimes scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (13.4 vs 13.4), on Poole's heavier usage (23.5% vs 18.3%).

Grimes is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 58.5% to 53.0%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Grimes (3.3 vs 3.1 assists), the glass to Grimes (3.6 vs 2.0 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Grimes played 36 more games (75 vs 39 of 82).

With Grimes on the floor his team outscored opponents by -0.1 per 100 possessions, against -7.9 for Poole; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Poole $34.0M through 2026-27, 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
Poole
2025-26
Grimes
16-23
Record when playing
42-33
13.5
Points at home
13.5
13.3
Points on the road
13.3
12.4
Points in wins
14.3
14.1
Points in losses
12.3
34
Season high
31
2
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
2
Poole · last 5
Fri, Apr 10 at BOS11 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs UTA34 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Sun, Mar 29 vs HOU0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Mar 27 at TOR12 pts · 2 reb · 6 ast
Thu, Mar 19 vs LAC5 pts · 0 reb · 3 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
Poole · contract
2026-27$34.0M
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).