Ernest Grunfeld (Ernie)
Position: Guard-Forward
Height: 6-6 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: April 24, 1955 in Satu-Mare, Romania
High School: Forest Hills in Forest Hills, New York
College: University of Tennessee
Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall) of the 1977 NBA draft.
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Milwaukee Bucks 1978-1979 |
Kansas City Kings 1980-1982 |
New York Knickerbockers 1983 |
New York Knickerbockers 1984-1986 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | MIL | NBA | 73 | 1261 | 204 | 461 | .443 | 94 | 143 | .657 | 70 | 124 | 194 | 145 | 54 | 19 | 98 | 150 | 502 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 1778 | 326 | 661 | .493 | 191 | 251 | .761 | 124 | 236 | 360 | 216 | 58 | 15 | 141 | 220 | 843 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | KCK | NBA | 80 | 1397 | 186 | 420 | .443 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 101 | 131 | .771 | 87 | 145 | 232 | 109 | 56 | 9 | 81 | 151 | 474 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | KCK | NBA | 79 | 1584 | 260 | 486 | .535 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 101 | .743 | 31 | 175 | 206 | 205 | 60 | 15 | 88 | 155 | 595 | ||
| 1981-82 | 26 | KCK | NBA | 81 | 11 | 1892 | 420 | 822 | .511 | 2 | 14 | .143 | 188 | 229 | .821 | 55 | 127 | 182 | 276 | 72 | 39 | 148 | 191 | 1030 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 0 | 1422 | 167 | 377 | .443 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 81 | 98 | .827 | 42 | 121 | 163 | 136 | 40 | 10 | 84 | 172 | 415 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 6 | 1119 | 166 | 362 | .459 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 64 | 83 | .771 | 24 | 97 | 121 | 108 | 43 | 7 | 71 | 151 | 398 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 0 | 1061 | 188 | 384 | .490 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 77 | 104 | .740 | 41 | 110 | 151 | 105 | 50 | 7 | 40 | 129 | 455 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 0 | 1402 | 148 | 355 | .417 | 26 | 61 | .426 | 90 | 108 | .833 | 42 | 164 | 206 | 119 | 39 | 13 | 50 | 192 | 412 |
| Career | NBA | 693 | 17 | 12916 | 2065 | 4328 | .477 | 33 | 98 | .337 | 961 | 1248 | .770 | 516 | 1299 | 1815 | 1419 | 472 | 134 | 801 | 1511 | 5124 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | MIL | NBA | 73 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 6.3 | .443 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .657 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.9 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 21.7 | 4.0 | 8.1 | .493 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .761 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 10.3 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | KCK | NBA | 80 | 17.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.3 | 1.6 | .771 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 5.9 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | KCK | NBA | 79 | 20.1 | 3.3 | 6.2 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .743 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 7.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 26 | KCK | NBA | 81 | 11 | 23.4 | 5.2 | 10.1 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .143 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .821 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 12.7 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 0 | 18.5 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.3 | .827 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 5.4 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 6 | 14.7 | 2.2 | 4.8 | .459 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .222 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .771 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.2 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 0 | 15.4 | 2.7 | 5.6 | .490 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .250 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .740 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 6.6 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 0 | 18.4 | 1.9 | 4.7 | .417 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .426 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .833 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| Career | NBA | 693 | 17 | 18.6 | 3.0 | 6.2 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .337 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .770 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 7.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | MIL | NBA | 73 | 1261 | 5.8 | 13.2 | .443 | 2.7 | 4.1 | .657 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 14.3 | ||||
| 1978-79 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 1778 | 6.6 | 13.4 | .493 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .761 | 2.5 | 4.8 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 17.1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | 24 | KCK | NBA | 80 | 1397 | 4.8 | 10.8 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .771 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 12.2 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | KCK | NBA | 79 | 1584 | 5.9 | 11.0 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .743 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 13.5 | ||
| 1981-82 | 26 | KCK | NBA | 81 | 11 | 1892 | 8.0 | 15.6 | .511 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .143 | 3.6 | 4.4 | .821 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 19.6 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 0 | 1422 | 4.2 | 9.5 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.1 | 2.5 | .827 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 10.5 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 6 | 1119 | 5.3 | 11.6 | .459 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .222 | 2.1 | 2.7 | .771 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 12.8 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 0 | 1061 | 6.4 | 13.0 | .490 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .250 | 2.6 | 3.5 | .740 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 15.4 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 0 | 1402 | 3.8 | 9.1 | .417 | 0.7 | 1.6 | .426 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .833 | 1.1 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.9 | 10.6 |
| Career | NBA | 693 | 17 | 12916 | 5.8 | 12.1 | .477 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .337 | 2.7 | 3.5 | .770 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 14.3 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 22 | MIL | NBA | 73 | 1261 | 12.0 | .479 | .443 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 8.1 | 14.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 15.8 | 18.7 | 97 | 104 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 5 | 9 | -2.0 |
| 1978-79 | 23 | MIL | NBA | 82 | 1778 | 15.2 | .546 | .493 | 7.7 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 15.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 15.5 | 19.9 | 108 | 105 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 11 | 11 | 0.0 |
| 1979-80 | 24 | KCK | NBA | 80 | 1397 | 10.9 | .496 | .444 | 6.4 | 11.5 | 8.9 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 101 | 102 | 1.6 | 5.7 | 7 | 9 | -1.0 |
| 1980-81 | 25 | KCK | NBA | 79 | 1584 | 13.7 | .561 | .535 | 2.2 | 12.2 | 7.2 | 17.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 16.2 | 109 | 105 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 10 | 8 | 1.0 |
| 1981-82 | 26 | KCK | NBA | 81 | 1892 | 17.2 | .558 | .512 | 3.2 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 21.3 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 13.8 | 23.1 | 109 | 109 | 7.4 | 4.1 | 11 | 13 | -1.0 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 77 | 1422 | 8.9 | .494 | .443 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 6.7 | 13.5 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 98 | 102 | 0.6 | 5.4 | 6 | 10 | -2.0 |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 1119 | 9.6 | .499 | .461 | 2.6 | 10.5 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 15.1 | 17.5 | 99 | 105 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 5 | 8 | -1.5 |
| 1984-85 | 29 | NYK | NBA | 69 | 1061 | 14.7 | .529 | .492 | 4.4 | 12.4 | 8.3 | 14.4 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 8.5 | 18.3 | 112 | 109 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 5 | 6 | -0.5 |
| 1985-86 | 30 | NYK | NBA | 76 | 1402 | 9.8 | .512 | .454 | 3.2 | 13.9 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 11.0 | 13.5 | 108 | 106 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 6 | 7 | -0.5 |
| Career | NBA | 693 | 12916 | 12.7 | .525 | .481 | 4.4 | 11.5 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 17.8 | 105 | 105 | 28.7 | 37.0 | 66 | 81 | -7.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1977-78 | 22 | MIL | NBA | 7 | 77 | 17 | 32 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 38 | .531 | .800 | 11.0 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | |||
| 1979-80 | 24 | KCK | NBA | 3 | 32 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | .556 | .333 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | |
| 1980-81 | 25 | KCK | NBA | 15 | 633 | 98 | 201 | 2 | 4 | 54 | 67 | 11 | 63 | 88 | 30 | 9 | 43 | 51 | 252 | .488 | .500 | .806 | 42.2 | 16.8 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
| 1982-83 | 27 | NYK | NBA | 6 | 118 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 48 | .441 | .947 | 19.7 | 8.0 | 1.3 | 1.7 | |
| 1983-84 | 28 | NYK | NBA | 11 | 84 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 26 | .478 | 1.000 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | |
| Career | NBA | 42 | 944 | 146 | 299 | 2 | 4 | 81 | 98 | 19 | 92 | 118 | 43 | 12 | 63 | 89 | 375 | .488 | .500 | .827 | 22.5 | 8.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | ||
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Honors 1976-77 NCAA AP All-America (2nd) |
Games 1978-79 NBA 82 (1) |
3-Pt Field Goal Pct 1985-86 NBA .426 (3) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (797) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $250,000 |
| 1985-86 | New York Knickerbockers | NBA | $275,000 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $525,000 |