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John SalmonsvsBrian Grant

Regular-season careers from the StatVault encyclopedia — the same tables as each player's profile.

SF · VAL group F

John Salmons

2003–2015 · 13 seasons

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PF · VAL group F

Brian Grant

1995–2006 · 12 seasons

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At a glance

John Salmons and Brian Grant: seasons, VAL, honors and league-leading seasons
John Salmons	Stat	Brian Grant
13	Seasons	12
25.2	Career VAL	32.9
6.9 (2010)	Peak-season VAL	6.5 (2001)
—	Black ink (league-leading seasons)	0
—	Gray ink (top-10 finishes)	1

VAL is Value Above League — regular-season production measured against the league at the same position group (NBA VAL board). Black and gray ink count seasons from 2002 on.

Career regular season

Career regular-season statistics both John Salmons and Brian Grant have
John Salmons	Stat	Brian Grant
Career
894	Games	756
Per game
9.3	Points / game	10.5
2.9	Rebounds / game	7.4
2.4	Assists / game	1.2

1 stat not compared

Points, Rebounds, Assists, Steals, Blocks, 3-pointers made, FG %, 3P %, FT %, True shooting %, PER, Win shares — Brian Grant's career line covers 2002–2006 only (the table behind it does not cover 7 early-career seasons).

VAL by ageEach season plotted at the player's age that season, so careers line up by age rather than by calendar.

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Age	John Salmons	Brian Grant
22	—	3.7
23	0.3	5.1
24	0.7	0.6
25	1.4	3.9
26	1.2	2.8
27	3.3	1.2
28	2.4	6.5
29	4.1	3.2
30	6.9	4.8
31	4.9	1.1
32	0	0
33	0	0
34	0	—
35	0	—

Age	John Salmons	Brian Grant
22	—	3.7
23	0.3	5.1
24	0.7	0.6
25	1.4	3.9
26	1.2	2.8
27	3.3	1.2
28	2.4	6.5
29	4.1	3.2
30	6.9	4.8
31	4.9	1.1
32	0	0
33	0	0
34	0	—
35	0	—

Age	John Salmons	Brian Grant
22	—	3.7
23	0.3	5.1
24	0.7	0.6
25	1.4	3.9
26	1.2	2.8
27	3.3	1.2
28	2.4	6.5
29	4.1	3.2
30	6.9	4.8
31	4.9	1.1
32	0	0
33	0	0
34	0	—
35	0	—

Age	John Salmons	Brian Grant
22	—	3.7
23	0.3	5.1
24	0.7	0.6
25	1.4	3.9
26	1.2	2.8
27	3.3	1.2
28	2.4	6.5
29	4.1	3.2
30	6.9	4.8
31	4.9	1.1
32	0	0
33	0	0
34	0	—
35	0	—