Ernie Grunfeld GF

Born: Apr 24, 1955 (68 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Satu Mare, Romania

Nationality: Romania / United States

Height: 6-6 (198cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1977 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 11, Milwaukee Bucks

Pre-Draft Team: Tennessee (Sr)

High School: Forest Hills High School [Queens, New York (United States)]

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NBA

9 Years Of Service

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 MIL 73 - 17.3 6.88 2.79 6.32 .443 - - - 1.29 1.96 .657 0.96 1.70 2.66 1.99 0.74 0.26 1.34 2.05
1978-79 MIL 82 - 21.7 10.28 3.98 8.06 .493 - - - 2.33 3.06 .761 1.51 2.88 4.39 2.63 0.71 0.18 1.72 2.68
1979-80 KCK 80 - 17.5 5.92 2.33 5.25 .443 0.01 0.03 .500 1.26 1.64 .771 1.09 1.81 2.90 1.36 0.70 0.11 1.01 1.89
1980-81 KCK 79 - 20.1 7.53 3.29 6.15 .535 0.00 0.00 .000 0.95 1.28 .743 0.39 2.22 2.61 2.59 0.76 0.19 1.11 1.96
1981-82 KCK 81 11 23.4 12.72 5.19 10.15 .511 0.02 0.17 .143 2.32 2.83 .821 0.68 1.57 2.25 3.41 0.89 0.48 1.83 2.36
1982-83 NYK 77 0 18.5 5.39 2.17 4.90 .443 0.00 0.05 .000 1.05 1.27 .827 0.55 1.57 2.12 1.77 0.52 0.13 1.09 2.23
1983-84 NYK 76 6 14.7 5.24 2.18 4.76 .459 0.03 0.12 .222 0.84 1.09 .771 0.32 1.28 1.59 1.42 0.57 0.09 0.93 1.99
1984-85 NYK 69 0 15.4 6.59 2.72 5.57 .490 0.03 0.12 .250 1.12 1.51 .740 0.59 1.59 2.19 1.52 0.72 0.10 0.58 1.87
1985-86 NYK 76 0 18.4 5.45 1.96 4.68 .419 0.34 0.80 .426 1.18 1.42 .833 0.55 2.16 2.71 1.57 0.51 0.17 0.66 2.53
CAREER   693 17 18.6 7.40 2.98 6.25 .477 0.06 0.18 .337 1.39 1.80 .770 0.74 1.87 2.62 2.05 0.68 0.19 1.16 2.18

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 MIL 73 - 1,261 502 204 461 .443 - - - 94 143 .657 70 124 194 145 54 19 98 150
1978-79 MIL 82 - 1,778 843 326 661 .493 - - - 191 251 .761 124 236 360 216 58 15 141 220
1979-80 KCK 80 - 1,397 474 186 420 .443 1 2 .500 101 131 .771 87 145 232 109 56 9 81 151
1980-81 KCK 79 - 1,584 595 260 486 .535 0 0 .000 75 101 .743 31 175 206 205 60 15 88 155
1981-82 KCK 81 11 1,892 1,030 420 822 .511 2 14 .143 188 229 .821 55 127 182 276 72 39 148 191
1982-83 NYK 77 0 1,422 415 167 377 .443 0 4 .000 81 98 .827 42 121 163 136 40 10 84 172
1983-84 NYK 76 6 1,119 398 166 362 .459 2 9 .222 64 83 .771 24 97 121 108 43 7 71 151
1984-85 NYK 69 0 1,061 455 188 384 .490 2 8 .250 77 104 .740 41 110 151 105 50 7 40 129
1985-86 NYK 76 0 1,402 414 149 356 .419 26 61 .426 90 108 .833 42 164 206 119 39 13 50 192
CAREER   693 17 12,916 5,126 2,066 4,329 .477 33 98 .337 961 1,248 .770 516 1,299 1,815 1,419 472 134 801 1,511

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1977-78 MIL 73 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .092 1.48 0.55 0.31 38 35 .521 0.60 0.90 1.40
1978-79 MIL 82 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 1.53 0.41 0.38 38 44 .463 2.80 1.60 4.30
1979-80 KCK 80 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 1.35 0.69 0.31 46 34 .575 0.60 1.90 2.50
1980-81 KCK 79 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130 2.33 0.68 0.21 37 41 .474 1.80 1.70 3.50
1981-82 KCK 81 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 .193 1.86 0.49 0.28 29 52 .358 2.80 1.50 4.30
1982-83 NYK 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 1.62 0.48 0.26 42 35 .545 0.20 1.90 2.20
1983-84 NYK 76 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 1.52 0.61 0.23 46 30 .605 - 1.60 1.60
1984-85 NYK 69 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .085 2.62 1.25 0.27 21 48 .304 1.50 0.90 2.40
1985-86 NYK 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .090 2.38 0.78 0.30 22 54 .289 1.00 1.71 2.72
CAREER   693 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 .110 1.77 0.59 0.29 319 373 .461 11.30 13.71 24.92

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1977-78 MIL 73 - .479 .443 5.75 10.58 8.12 14.57 15.76 1.89 0.78 18.70 109.99 -0.10 1.09 96.7 103.5 12.01
1978-79 MIL 82 - .546 .493 7.72 14.66 11.19 15.20 15.45 1.47 0.45 19.93 125.41 0.17 1.28 107.9 105.0 15.19
1979-80 KCK 80 - .496 .444 6.44 11.52 8.89 10.12 14.50 1.87 0.37 15.97 171.38 -0.60 1.13 101.2 102.2 10.83
1980-81 KCK 79 - .561 .535 2.19 12.21 7.23 17.57 14.23 1.79 0.54 16.18 127.76 3.09 1.22 108.7 105.3 13.75
1981-82 KCK 81 11 .558 .512 3.18 7.74 5.40 21.31 13.82 1.80 1.20 23.10 147.48 1.89 1.25 109.0 108.4 17.21
1982-83 NYK 77 0 .494 .443 3.42 10.10 6.72 13.50 16.66 1.39 0.43 15.09 126.95 0.50 1.10 98.1 102.1 8.91
1983-84 NYK 76 6 .499 .461 2.61 10.51 6.57 13.70 15.12 1.86 0.38 17.49 145.19 0.09 1.10 99.5 104.7 9.63
1984-85 NYK 69 0 .529 .492 4.36 12.38 8.25 14.36 8.51 2.28 0.40 18.30 148.00 2.90 1.18 112.5 108.8 14.65
1985-86 NYK 76 0 .513 .455 3.22 13.77 8.25 12.02 11.02 1.37 0.57 13.59 167.81 2.17 1.16 107.7 106.0 9.79
CAREER   693 17 .525 .481 4.41 11.51 7.90 15.05 14.10 1.73 0.60 17.88 158.40 1.14 1.18 105.1 105.1 12.72

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NBA Transactions

Jun 10, 1977 - The Milwaukee Bucks selected Ernie Grunfeld in Round 1 with Pick 11 in the 1977 NBA Draft.
Aug 19, 1977 - Ernie Grunfeld signed a multi-year contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Oct 9, 1979 - Ernie Grunfeld was acquired by the Kansas City Kings from the Milwaukee Bucks in a trade.
Jul 1, 1982 - Ernie Grunfeld, previously with the Kansas City Kings, became a free agent.
Sep 10, 1982 - Ernie Grunfeld signed a multi-year contract with the New York Knicks.
Jul 1, 1986 - Ernie Grunfeld, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Oct 3, 1986 - The New York Knicks renounced their free-agent exception rights to Ernie Grunfeld.

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NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 MIL 7 - 11.0 5.43 2.43 4.57 .531 - - - 0.57 0.71 .800 0.57 1.00 1.57 2.43 0.43 0.14 1.00 0.86
1979-80 KCK 3 - 10.7 3.67 1.67 3.00 .556 0.00 0.00 .000 0.33 1.00 .333 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.00 1.00
1980-81 KCK 15 - 42.2 16.80 6.53 13.40 .488 0.13 0.27 .500 3.60 4.47 .806 0.73 3.47 4.20 5.87 2.00 0.60 2.87 3.40
1982-83 NYK 6 0 19.7 8.00 2.50 5.67 .441 0.00 0.00 .000 3.00 3.17 .947 0.33 1.00 1.33 1.67 1.17 0.33 1.50 2.83
1983-84 NYK 11 0 7.6 2.36 1.00 2.09 .478 0.00 0.00 .000 0.36 0.36 1.000 0.09 0.73 0.82 0.55 0.18 0.00 0.36 1.09
CAREER   42 0 22.5 8.93 3.48 7.12 .488 0.06 0.11 .500 1.93 2.33 .827 0.45 1.74 2.19 2.88 1.02 0.29 1.50 2.12

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1977-78 MIL 7 - 77 38 17 32 .531 - - - 4 5 .800 4 7 11 17 3 1 7 6
1979-80 KCK 3 - 32 11 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3
1980-81 KCK 15 - 633 252 98 201 .488 2 4 .500 54 67 .806 11 52 63 88 30 9 43 51
1982-83 NYK 6 0 118 48 15 34 .441 0 0 .000 18 19 .947 2 6 8 10 7 2 9 17
1983-84 NYK 11 0 84 26 11 23 .478 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 1 8 9 6 2 0 4 12
CAREER   42 0 944 375 146 299 .488 2 4 .500 81 98 .827 19 73 92 121 43 12 63 89

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1977-78 MIL 7 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .082 2.43 0.43 0.16 3 4 .429 0.10 0.10 0.20
1979-80 KCK 3 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .040 0.00 0.00 0.33 1 2 .333 - - 0.10
1980-81 KCK 15 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .336 2.05 0.70 0.33 7 8 .467 0.70 0.80 1.50
1982-83 NYK 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 1.11 0.78 0.56 2 4 .333 0.10 0.10 0.20
1983-84 NYK 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .034 1.50 0.50 0.17 5 6 .455 - - 0.10
CAREER   42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .146 1.92 0.68 0.33 18 24 .429 0.90 1.00 2.10

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1977-78 MIL 7 - .556 .531 5.67 9.44 7.60 29.75 16.99 1.74 0.66 20.91 133.12 5.60 1.19 108.1 104.6 19.14
1979-80 KCK 3 - .533 .556 3.15 - 1.68 - - 1.60 - 13.30 88.89 - 1.22 116.3 111.3 9.83
1980-81 KCK 15 - .547 .493 2.01 9.69 5.81 23.01 15.72 2.48 0.87 19.74 179.35 2.75 1.25 105.4 102.1 15.73
1982-83 NYK 6 0 .567 .441 1.98 5.90 3.95 12.12 17.52 2.94 0.98 18.56 138.85 -2.10 1.41 106.9 106.8 12.90
1983-84 NYK 11 0 .525 .478 1.35 10.66 6.04 9.93 13.91 1.15 - 14.20 147.83 - 1.13 104.4 113.7 8.04
CAREER   42 0 .548 .492 2.27 8.73 5.50 18.70 15.55 2.24 0.72 18.20 181.48 1.98 1.25 106.7 106.4 15.16

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NCAA

College: Tennessee (1977)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1973-74 Tennessee Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1974-75 Tennessee So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1975-76 Tennessee Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Tennessee Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NCAA Awards & Honors

Consensus All-American Second Team - 1977
NABC All-American Second Team - 1977
NABC All-American Third Team - 1976
AP All-American Second Team - 1977
USBWA All-American Second Team - 1977
UPI All-American Second Team - 1977
UPI All-American Third Team - 1976


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Ernie Grunfeld is 68 years old.

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Ernie Grunfeld is 6-6 (198cm) tall.

What is the weight of Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld was born on Apr 24, 1955.

What position does Ernie Grunfeld play?

Ernie Grunfeld plays the GF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld was drafted out of Tennessee.

What high school did Ernie Grunfeld attend?

Ernie Grunfeld attended Forest Hills High School in Queens, New York (United States).

What nationality is Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld has a Romania / United States nationality.

Where was Ernie Grunfeld born?

Ernie Grunfeld was born in Satu Mare, Romania.

How many NBA seasons has Ernie Grunfeld played?

Ernie Grunfeld played 9 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld had career averages 7.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.7 steals in 693 games.

What are the career totals of Ernie Grunfeld?

Ernie Grunfeld had career totals of 5,126 points, 1,815 rebounds, 1,419 assists, 134 blocks, 472 steals in 693 games.

How many teams has Ernie Grunfeld been on?

Ernie Grunfeld played for 3 NBA teams in his career - Kansas City Kings, Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks.

When was Ernie Grunfeld drafted?

Ernie Grunfeld was drafted in the 1st round (#11 overall) of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks.

What is Ernie Grunfeld's career high in points?

Ernie Grunfeld averaged a career high 12.7 points per game in 1981-1982.

What is Ernie Grunfeld's career high in rebounds?

Ernie Grunfeld averaged a career high 4.4 rebounds per game in 1978-1979.

What is Ernie Grunfeld's career high in assists?

Ernie Grunfeld averaged a career high 3.4 assists per game in 1981-1982.

What is the career PER of Ernie Grunfeld's?

Ernie Grunfeld had a career PER of 12.7.