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Ernie Grunfeld

Ernest Grunfeld (Ernie)

Position: Guard-Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
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
Draft: Milwaukee Bucks, 1st round (11th pick, 11th overall), 1977 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 18, 1977
As Executive: NYK/MIL/WAS franchises, 1991-2013 (Full Record)

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 73 1261 204 461 .443 94 143 .657 70 124 194 145 54 19 98 150 502
1978-79 23 MIL NBA SF 82 1778 326 661 .493 191 251 .761 124 236 360 216 58 15 141 220 843
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 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 SF 79 1584 260 486 .535 0 0 75 101 .743 31 175 206 205 60 15 88 155 595
1981-82 26 KCK NBA SG 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 SF 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 SG 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 SF 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 SF 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

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SG 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 SF 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 SG 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 SF 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 SF 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

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 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 SF 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 SF 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 SF 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 SG 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 SF 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 SG 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 SF 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 SF 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

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1977-78 22 MIL NBA SG 73 1261 12.0 .479 .443 5.8 10.6 8.1 14.6 1.9 0.8 15.8 18.7 97 104 0.6 0.9 1.4 .055
1978-79 23 MIL NBA SF 82 1778 15.2 .546 .493 7.7 14.7 11.2 15.2 1.5 0.4 15.5 19.9 108 105 2.8 1.6 4.3 .117
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 80 1397 10.9 .496 .444 6.4 11.5 8.9 10.1 1.9 0.4 14.5 16.0 101 102 0.6 1.9 2.5 .087
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SF 79 1584 13.7 .561 .535 2.2 12.2 7.2 17.6 1.8 0.5 14.2 16.2 109 105 1.8 1.7 3.5 .106
1981-82 26 KCK NBA SG 81 1892 17.2 .558 .512 3.2 7.7 5.4 21.3 1.8 1.2 13.8 23.1 109 109 2.8 1.5 4.3 .110
1982-83 27 NYK NBA SF 77 1422 8.9 .494 .443 3.4 10.1 6.7 13.5 1.4 0.4 16.7 15.1 98 102 0.2 1.9 2.2 .073
1983-84 28 NYK NBA SG 76 1119 9.6 .499 .461 2.6 10.5 6.6 13.7 1.9 0.4 15.1 17.5 99 105 0.0 1.6 1.6 .069
1984-85 29 NYK NBA SF 69 1061 14.7 .529 .492 4.4 12.4 8.3 14.4 2.3 0.4 8.5 18.3 112 109 1.5 0.9 2.4 .111
1985-86 30 NYK NBA SF 76 1402 9.8 .512 .454 3.2 13.9 8.3 11.9 1.4 0.6 11.0 13.5 108 106 1.0 1.6 2.7 .091
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 11.4 13.6 25.0 .093

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 7 77 17 32 .531 4 5 .800 4 7 11 17 3 1 7 6 38
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 3 32 5 9 .556 0 0 1 3 .333 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 11
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SF 15 633 98 201 .488 2 4 .500 54 67 .806 11 52 63 88 30 9 43 51 252
1982-83 27 NYK NBA SF 6 118 15 34 .441 0 0 18 19 .947 2 6 8 10 7 2 9 17 48
1983-84 28 NYK NBA SG 11 84 11 23 .478 0 0 4 4 1.000 1 8 9 6 2 0 4 12 26
Career NBA 42 944 146 299 .488 2 4 .500 81 98 .827 19 73 92 121 43 12 63 89 375

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 7 11.0 2.4 4.6 .531 0.6 0.7 .800 0.6 1.0 1.6 2.4 0.4 0.1 1.0 0.9 5.4
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 3 10.7 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 3.7
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SF 15 42.2 6.5 13.4 .488 0.1 0.3 .500 3.6 4.5 .806 0.7 3.5 4.2 5.9 2.0 0.6 2.9 3.4 16.8
1982-83 27 NYK NBA SF 6 19.7 2.5 5.7 .441 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.2 .947 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.7 1.2 0.3 1.5 2.8 8.0
1983-84 28 NYK NBA SG 11 7.6 1.0 2.1 .478 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.1 2.4
Career NBA 42 22.5 3.5 7.1 .488 0.1 0.1 .500 1.9 2.3 .827 0.5 1.7 2.2 2.9 1.0 0.3 1.5 2.1 8.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 SG 7 77 7.9 15.0 .531 1.9 2.3 .800 1.9 3.3 5.1 7.9 1.4 0.5 3.3 2.8 17.8
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 3 32 5.6 10.1 .556 0.0 0.0 1.1 3.4 .333 1.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.4 12.4
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SF 15 633 5.6 11.4 .488 0.1 0.2 .500 3.1 3.8 .806 0.6 3.0 3.6 5.0 1.7 0.5 2.4 2.9 14.3
1982-83 27 NYK NBA SF 6 118 4.6 10.4 .441 0.0 0.0 5.5 5.8 .947 0.6 1.8 2.4 3.1 2.1 0.6 2.7 5.2 14.6
1983-84 28 NYK NBA SG 11 84 4.7 9.9 .478 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 1.000 0.4 3.4 3.9 2.6 0.9 0.0 1.7 5.1 11.1
Career NBA 42 944 5.6 11.4 .488 0.1 0.2 .500 3.1 3.7 .827 0.7 2.8 3.5 4.6 1.6 0.5 2.4 3.4 14.3

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1977-78 22 MIL NBA SG 7 77 18.4 .556 .531 5.7 9.4 7.6 29.7 1.7 0.7 17.0 20.9 108 105 0.1 0.1 0.2 .128
1979-80 24 KCK NBA SF 3 32 9.9 .533 .556 3.1 0.0 1.7 0.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 13.3 116 111 0.0 0.0 0.1 .081
1980-81 25 KCK NBA SF 15 633 15.7 .547 .493 2.0 9.7 5.8 23.0 2.5 0.9 15.7 19.7 105 102 0.7 0.8 1.5 .117
1982-83 27 NYK NBA SF 6 118 12.5 .567 .441 2.0 5.9 4.0 12.1 2.9 1.0 17.5 18.6 107 107 0.1 0.1 0.2 .093
1983-84 28 NYK NBA SG 11 84 8.0 .525 .478 1.4 10.7 6.0 9.9 1.2 0.0 13.9 14.2 104 114 0.0 0.0 0.1 .037
Career NBA 42 944 14.6 .548 .492 2.3 9.0 5.6 20.3 2.3 0.8 15.6 19.0 106 105 1.0 1.0 2.1 .106

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 9 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Ernie Grunfeld 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Mike Glenn 90.6 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.5
Tony Allen 88.0 5.1 4.7 4.2 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
Darrell Griffith 87.1 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4
Scott Brooks 86.9 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 0.7
Henry Bibby 86.4 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.0 1.0
Tom Henderson 85.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.4
Eric Piatkowski 85.0 5.5 4.5 3.9 3.6 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.0 1.2
Bill Hanzlik 84.7 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Anthony Peeler 84.1 4.1 3.7 3.2 2.7 2.5 2.4 1.1 0.8 0.6
Darrell Walker 82.0 6.3 3.8 3.7 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 2.1 0.8
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ernie Grunfeld 4.3 4.3 3.5 2.7 2.5 2.4 2.2 1.6 1.4
Mike Glenn 90.5 4.4 3.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.1 1.9 1.5 0.1
Bill Hanzlik 89.5 4.7 4.1 3.5 2.9 2.4 2.2 1.9 1.3 1.0 0.7
Tony Allen 88.0 5.1 4.7 4.2 2.7 2.7 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.6
Rex Chapman 87.6 4.5 4.2 3.9 3.3 3.0 2.5 1.9 1.4 0.9 0.1 -0.2 -0.7
Darrell Griffith 86.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 2.8 2.5 2.5 2.1 0.8 0.4 0.0
Henry Bibby 86.4 4.7 4.1 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.3 1.5 1.0 1.0
Scott Brooks 86.0 4.6 3.3 2.9 2.7 2.6 2.1 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.7
Tom Henderson 85.4 4.7 4.5 3.1 2.4 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.3 0.4
Lionel Hollins 84.0 5.2 4.0 3.4 2.9 2.5 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.1 0.1
Lucious Harris 83.7 5.1 4.7 4.1 3.1 2.8 2.5 2.1 1.3 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.4

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1973-74 18 TENNESSEE 26 180 363 93 128 188 453 .496 .727 17.4 7.2
1974-75 19 TENNESSEE 20 184 401 107 132 128 475 .459 .811 23.8 6.4
1975-76 20 TENNESSEE 27 255 485 173 214 172 683 .526 .808 25.3 6.4
1976-77 21 TENNESSEE 28 248 463 142 179 176 638 .536 .793 22.8 6.3
Career 101 867 1712 515 653 664 2249 .506 .789 22.3 6.6

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

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 (925)

Transactions

January 13, 1977: Traded by the Cleveland Cavaliers (as a 1977 1st round draft pick) with Rowland Garrett and a 1978 1st round draft pick (George Johnson) to the Milwaukee Bucks for Gary Brokaw and Elmore Smith.

June 10, 1977: Drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1st round (11th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft.

October 9, 1979: Traded by the Milwaukee Bucks with a 1980 2nd round draft pick (Dick Miller) to the Kansas City Kings for Richard Washington.

September 10, 1982: Signed as a veteran free agent with the New York Knicks.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
1985-86 New York Knicks NBA $275,000
Career (may be incomplete) $275,000

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