Ernie Grunfeld
Career averages
7.4PPG
2.6RPG
2.1APG
693 games · 9 seasons
At a glance
NYK hubCareer snapshot
9Seasons
693Games
5,118Career points
11.7PER average
Most-played franchise: New York Knicks · 298 games · 1982-83 to 1985-86
Career highsSingle season
12.7PPG · 1981-82 · SAC
4.4RPG · 1978-79 · MIL
3.4APG · 1981-82 · SAC
15.2PER · 1978-79 · MIL
4.3Win shares · 1978-79 · MIL
Position rank1985-86
#14PPG rank
#15PER rank
#12Win shares rank
Shooting GuardPosition
Among 19 Shooting Guard players with 41+ games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 73 | 0 | 17.3 | 6.9 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 65.7 | 12.0 | 1.4 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 82 | 0 | 21.7 | 10.3 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 76.1 | 15.2 | 4.3 |
| 1979-80 | SAC | 80 | 0 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 44.3 | 50.0 | 77.1 | - | - |
| 1980-81 | SAC | 79 | 0 | 20.1 | 7.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 74.3 | - | - |
| 1981-82 | SAC | 81 | 11 | 23.4 | 12.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 51.1 | 14.3 | 82.1 | - | - |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 77 | 0 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 44.3 | 0.0 | 82.7 | 8.9 | 2.2 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 76 | 6 | 14.7 | 5.2 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 45.9 | 22.2 | 77.1 | 9.6 | 1.6 |
| 1984-85 | NYK | 69 | 0 | 15.4 | 6.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 49.0 | 25.0 | 74.0 | 14.7 | 2.4 |
| 1985-86 | NYK | 76 | 0 | 18.4 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 41.7 | 42.6 | 83.3 | 9.8 | 2.7 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1982 | Sacramento Kings | New York Knicks | |
| Jul 1979 | Milwaukee Bucks | Sacramento Kings | |
All entries are season change.
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About Ernie Grunfeld
Ernest Grunfeld is a Romanian-American former professional basketball player and former general manager in the National Basketball Association (NBA). In college at the University of Tennessee, he set a new record as the school's all-time leading scorer. He won gold medals with Team USA at the 1975 Pan American Games and the 1976 Summer Olympics. He began his professional career as a player with the Milwaukee Bucks. He served as General Manager of the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association from 1989 to 1999, and as the Bucks General Manager from 1999 to 2003, and then became the