Ernie Grunfeld 
#5 PG | 6-6, 216lbs | Suns | Experience: 4 years
Born: 4/24/1955 (27) | College: Tennessee

 Attributes
  INS JPS FT 3PS HND PAS ORB DRB PSD PRD STL BLK QKN STR JMP STA  
 Current: 46 54 75 15 55 40 27 37 21 45 58 19 67 51 42 77  
 Potential: C C B F C D D C D C B D          
 Health: Good
 Status: Active Roster

 Contract
  1981  1982  1983  1984  1985  1986  1987  1988 
 Value: $47,168  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0  $0 
 Option: None  None  None  None  None  None  None  None 
 Bird Years: 4                

 Season Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL PHX 82 0 22.0 8.0 0.9 2.1 2.3 1.4 1.64 0.8 0.1 3.3 .449 .778 .222  
 1980 NPSBL PHX 48 0 4.5 1.7 0.1 0.5 0.4 0.3 1.19 0.1 0.0 0.7 .438 .850 .000  
 1979 NPSBL KCK 80 0 17.5 5.9 1.1 1.8 1.4 1.0 1.35 0.7 0.1 1.9 .443 .771 .500  
 1978 NPSBL MIL 82 0 21.7 10.3 1.5 2.9 2.6 1.7 1.53 0.7 0.2 2.7 .493 .761 .000  
 1977 NPSBL MIL 73 0 17.3 6.9 1.0 1.7 2.0 1.3 1.48 0.7 0.3 2.1 .443 .657 .000  
 Career     365 0 17.7 7.0 1.0 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.50 0.7 0.2 2.3 .460 .749 .212  

 Shooting Averages
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL PHX 3.1 7.0 .449 1.6 2.1 .778 1.4 2.2 .648 1.6 4.5 .367 0.1 0.3 .222  
 1980 NPSBL PHX 0.7 1.5 .438 0.4 0.4 .850 0.3 0.5 .640 0.3 0.9 .364 0.0 0.1 .000  
 1979 NPSBL KCK 2.3 5.3 .443 1.3 1.6 .771 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .500  
 1978 NPSBL MIL 4.0 8.1 .493 2.3 3.1 .761 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1977 NPSBL MIL 2.8 6.3 .443 1.3 2.0 .657 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
 Career     2.8 6.0 .460 1.5 2.0 .749 0.4 0.6 .647 0.4 1.1 .367 0.0 0.1 .212  

 Season Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 82 0 1802 258 574 133 171 6 27 655 74 245 185 66 113 66 12 271 77 
 1980 48 0 218 32 73 17 20 0 4 81 6 29 19 5 16 5 2 35 -2 
 1979 80 0 1397 186 420 101 131 1 2 474 87 232 109 56 81 56 9 151 0 
 1978 82 0 1778 326 661 191 251 0 0 843 124 360 216 58 141 58 15 220 0 
 1977 73 0 1261 204 461 94 143 0 0 502 70 194 145 54 98 54 19 150 0 
 Career 365 0 6456 1006 2189 536 716 7 33 2555 361 1060 674 239 449 239 57 827 75 

 Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NPSBL PHX .505 1.14 19.5 11.9 18.4 4.8 10.6 7.8 10.7 -8.2 -0.3 0.9 104.1 103.9  
 1980 NPSBL PHX .488 1.11 16.2 13.7 19.6 3.8 12.8 8.6 8.8 -7.1 -0.2 0.0 98.1 103.3  
 1979 NPSBL KCK .496 1.13 16.3 12.1 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1978 NPSBL MIL .547 1.28 19.1 12.5 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 1977 NPSBL MIL .479 1.09 18.9 12.8 0.0 - - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 - -  
 Career     .510 1.17 18.6 12.4 5.8 4.7 10.8 7.9 10.6 -15.3 -0.5 0.2 103.5 103.9  

 Playoff Averages
 Season LGE TEAM G GS MIN PTS ORB DRB AST TO A/T STL BLK PF FG% FT% 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL PHX 7 0 24.4 6.3 0.6 2.0 3.4 1.4 2.40 0.4 0.1 3.6 .333 .800 .000  
 1980 NPSBL PHX 3 0 9.0 1.3 0.3 0.7 1.7 0.0 5.00 0.3 0.0 0.7 .222 .000 .000  
 Career     10 0 19.8 4.8 0.5 1.6 2.9 1.0 2.90 0.4 0.1 2.7 .317 .800 .000  

 Playoff Shooting
 Season LGE TEAM FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% INM INA IN% JSM JSA JS% 3PM 3PA 3P%  
 1981 NPSBL PHX 2.6 7.7 .333 1.1 1.4 .800 1.0 2.0 .500 1.6 5.7 .275 0.0 0.0 .000  
 1980 NPSBL PHX 0.7 3.0 .222 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.3 2.0 .167 0.0 0.7 .000  
 Career     2.0 6.3 .317 0.8 1.0 .800 0.8 1.5 .533 1.2 4.6 .261 0.0 0.2 .000  

 Playoff Totals
 Season G GS MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS OREB REB AST STL TO STL BLK PF +/- 
 1981 7 0 171 18 54 8 10 0 0 44 4 18 24 3 10 3 1 25 -37 
 1980 3 0 27 2 9 0 0 0 2 4 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 -5 
 Career 10 0 198 20 63 8 10 0 2 48 5 21 29 4 10 4 1 27 -42 

 Playoff Efficiency
 Season LGE TEAM TS% PPS AST TO USG ORR DRR RR PER VA EWA +/- OEFF DEFF  
 1981 NPSBL PHX .379 0.81 26.1 10.9 18.4 2.9 8.8 6.0 3.7 -18.7 -0.6 -5.3 110.1 119.7  
 1980 NPSBL PHX .222 0.44 35.7 0.0 16.6 4.3 11.8 7.5 4.5 -2.6 -0.1 -1.7 115.0 123.3  
 Career     .358 0.76 27.4 9.4 2.3 3.1 9.0 6.2 3.8 -21.3 -0.7 -4.2 110.7 120.2  

 Career Highs
 Type PTS OREB REB AST STL BLK TO FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA  
 Season 20 4 9 7 3 1 5 8 19 7 8 1 3  
 Playoff 16 2 5 7 2 1 3 6 16 4 4 0 2  
 Career 20 4 9 7 3 1 5 8 19 7 8 1 3  

 Game Logs
 Date Opp W/L MIN FGM FGA FTM FTA 3PM 3PA PTS ORB REB AST TO STL BLK PF +/-
 10/20 DEN W 22 3 6 1 2 0 1 7 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 14
 10/21 POR W 15 3 8 2 2 0 0 8 2 5 2 0 1 0 1 -6
 10/23 IND W 30 7 11 2 2 0 0 16 2 6 2 0 0 0 4 14
 10/24 SEA L 30 6 13 2 2 0 1 14 2 4 4 1 0 0 3 -10
 10/28 KCK W 29 7 13 2 2 0 0 16 1 3 1 2 1 0 3 2
 10/29 DET W 23 5 6 1 2 1 1 12 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 17
 11/3 SEA W 26 3 6 2 2 1 3 9 1 7 4 2 0 0 0 25
 11/6 BOS W 23 3 11 4 4 0 0 10 0 2 4 0 0 0 5 4
 11/7 DAL W 24 3 6 6 7 0 0 12 1 4 2 1 1 1 3 21
 11/9 DEN W 20 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 3 0 0 3 -6
 11/11 NYK L 22 2 8 0 2 0 0 4 2 4 3 1 0 0 5 -1
 11/14 DET W 16 1 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 -6
 11/15 UTA L 26 1 4 5 6 0 0 7 1 1 3 3 0 0 4 8
 11/18 POR L 28 4 11 0 0 0 1 8 0 1 2 2 0 0 3 -6
 11/20 NYK L 13 1 2 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 1 0 6 7
 11/22 LAL L 34 2 8 1 2 0 0 5 0 4 1 3 2 0 3 -9
 11/24 POR W 14 3 4 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 4
 11/26 POR W 24 7 10 3 4 0 0 17 0 3 4 3 2 0 4 10
 11/30 DEN W 29 3 11 3 4 0 0 9 1 1 6 4 1 0 5 3
 12/2 SDC L 26 1 7 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 4 3 0 0 4 -17
 12/4 SDC L 20 3 5 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 -6
 12/5 SEA W 32 5 7 7 8 0 2 17 3 9 4 2 1 1 2 17
 12/9 DEN L 25 5 9 0 0 0 1 10 2 5 1 2 1 0 3 -11
 12/10 PHI W 22 4 7 3 4 0 0 11 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 1
 12/14 SDC W 10 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0
 12/15 SAS W 26 3 6 4 4 0 0 10 1 5 2 1 0 0 3 4
 12/18 DEN L 24 4 9 3 4 0 0 11 2 4 1 1 0 0 1 -25
 12/19 CLE W 30 4 11 4 4 0 1 12 0 3 7 2 2 0 3 7
 12/23 UTA L 20 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 6 -10
 12/24 LAL W 19 2 6 2 2 1 1 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 13
 12/26 GSW W 21 4 4 7 8 1 1 16 0 4 0 2 1 0 1 10
 12/27 CHI W 25 6 8 0 0 0 1 12 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 -5
 12/30 LAL W 23 2 10 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 4 3
 12/31 PHI L 12 2 4 1 2 0 1 5 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 3
 1/2 POR L 15 1 4 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 -8
 1/6 ATL L 14 2 3 2 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 -7
 1/7 LAL W 29 5 7 4 6 0 0 14 2 3 2 3 0 1 2 9
 1/9 GSW L 11 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 5 -4
 1/11 KCK L 37 5 16 0 0 1 2 11 3 6 4 3 1 0 2 -13
 1/13 SEA W 21 1 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 4 3 0 1 0 0 8
 1/15 SEA W 18 3 3 2 4 0 0 8 0 3 0 0 1 0 4 3
 1/16 CHI W 15 2 5 2 2 0 1 6 2 5 0 0 0 0 5 1
 1/18 WAS L 20 4 6 2 2 0 0 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 4 -7
 1/20 KCK L 11 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 4 -11
 1/22 HOU W 24 7 12 2 2 0 0 16 1 6 2 3 0 1 2 8
 1/23 SDC W 26 4 11 2 2 0 0 10 2 2 2 0 1 0 5 12
 1/26 DET W 31 7 12 0 0 0 0 14 1 3 4 5 1 0 4 11
 1/27 SAS W 25 4 8 6 6 0 0 14 0 1 6 1 2 0 5 19
 1/31 IND W 17 4 12 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 3 0 0 0 4 3
 2/1 KCK L 23 1 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 7
 2/4 UTA W 19 7 10 0 0 0 0 14 1 3 0 0 3 0 2 2
 2/9 UTA L 22 3 9 0 0 0 0 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 -4
 2/11 HOU W 36 2 9 4 4 0 0 8 0 4 7 0 3 0 5 7
 2/13 POR L 28 4 5 3 4 0 0 11 1 3 3 2 1 0 5 -3
 2/14 HOU W 15 1 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 5
 2/17 DAL W 23 8 13 2 2 0 0 18 1 3 4 3 1 1 1 13
 2/18 HOU W 20 5 10 0 0 1 2 11 2 5 2 1 0 0 5 17
 2/21 DAL W 11 4 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 4
 2/23 ATL L 25 6 11 3 6 0 1 15 2 2 2 0 1 0 5 3
 2/25 CLE W 22 4 9 4 8 0 0 12 2 5 1 1 0 0 1 17
 3/1 BOS L 14 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 -10
 3/2 SDC W 23 8 10 4 4 0 0 20 4 6 2 1 0 0 3 -12
 3/5 IND L 22 0 7 1 2 0 0 1 1 5 3 2 2 0 4 -18
 3/7 LAL L 21 2 5 2 4 0 0 6 0 2 1 2 1 0 4 -7
 3/8 DEN L 15 2 5 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 -16
 3/11 NJN W 23 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 1 5 1 1 1 0 5 7
 3/12 SAS W 29 7 8 0 0 0 0 14 1 4 4 2 1 0 4 -3
 3/14 GSW L 16 2 3 2 2 1 1 7 0 2 1 1 0 0 6 -8
 3/16 GSW L 20 2 7 3 4 0 1 7 1 2 3 0 0 1 5 -10
 3/18 SAS W 22 2 8 2 2 0 2 6 1 4 1 3 2 0 3 22
 3/20 KCK W 24 5 6 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 2 1 2 0 4 11
 3/21 SDC W 23 1 4 3 4 0 0 5 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 10
 3/23 DAL W 31 3 10 2 2 0 0 8 3 7 3 2 1 0 5 14
 3/25 HOU W 24 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 2 3 2 0 3 11
 3/28 SAS L 16 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 3 5
 3/29 GSW L 9 3 4 1 2 0 0 7 2 6 1 0 0 0 5 -3
 4/2 UTA W 26 4 7 0 0 0 0 8 2 6 2 1 2 0 4 -4
 4/3 KCK L 17 3 6 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 -16
 4/6 DAL W 34 8 19 2 2 0 1 18 0 2 4 3 2 0 4 14
 4/8 MIL L 18 2 6 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 3 -5
 4/9 NJN W 31 4 5 1 2 0 0 9 0 4 7 0 0 1 5 17
 4/12 WAS L 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 -13
 4/13 LAL W 27 4 9 3 4 0 0 11 1 4 3 2 1 1 4 -10
 4/16 SEA W 21 1 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 -6
 4/17 POR L 14 2 6 1 2 0 1 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 3 -10
 4/19 SEA W 27 2 8 1 2 0 0 5 0 2 3 2 1 0 3 0
 4/21 GSW L 26 2 11 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 4 3 1 1 3 -8
 4/22 MIL L 30 5 9 2 2 0 0 12 1 5 3 3 3 0 2 -5
 4/24 GSW W 16 1 5 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 -1
 4/25 GSW W 19 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 -1
 4/27 GSW L 21 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 1 0 0 4 -2
 4/28 GSW L 34 6 13 4 4 0 0 16 2 5 3 1 0 0 5 -1
 4/30 GSW L 30 3 6 2 2 0 0 8 0 4 1 3 0 0 3 -18
 5/2 GSW W 24 5 8 1 2 0 0 11 0 3 4 2 1 0 6 5
 5/4 GSW L 27 2 16 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 3 3 2 0 5 -19

 Awards & Achievements
 Season Award

 Transactions
 Date Action
 10/8/1981 Drafted by Phoenix with pick #1 of round 9 of the creation draft.

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