Ernie Grunfeld
- Seasons
- 1977-78 to 1985-86
- Position
- G-F
- Height
- 6′6″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Apr 24, 1955
- College
- Tennessee
- Draft
- 1977, round 1, pick 11
Career advanced
- PER
- 12.7
- True shooting
- .525
- Effective FG
- .484
- Usage rate
- 17.8
- Win shares
- 24.9
- WS per 48
- .093
- Box plus/minus
- -0.5
- VORP
- 4.9
- Best season, WS
- 4.3
- Best season, BPM
- 1.7
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | MIL | 22 | 73 | 1,261 | 12.0 | .479 | .443 | 18.7 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .055 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 97 | 104 |
| 1978-79 | MIL | 23 | 82 | 1,778 | 15.2 | .546 | .493 | 19.9 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 4.3 | .117 | 0.2 | -0.5 | -0.2 | 0.8 | 108 | 105 |
| 1979-80 | KCK | 24 | 80 | 1,397 | 10.9 | .496 | .444 | 16.0 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .087 | -1.9 | 0.6 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 101 | 102 |
| 1980-81 | KCK | 25 | 79 | 1,584 | 13.7 | .561 | .535 | 16.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.5 | .106 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 109 | 105 |
| 1981-82 | KCK | 26 | 81 | 1,892 | 17.2 | .558 | .512 | 23.1 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 4.3 | .110 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 109 | 109 |
| 1982-83 | NYK | 27 | 77 | 1,422 | 8.9 | .494 | .443 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.2 | .073 | -2.8 | 1.0 | -1.8 | 0.1 | 98 | 102 |
| 1983-84 | NYK | 28 | 76 | 1,119 | 9.6 | .499 | .461 | 17.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .069 | -2.9 | 0.9 | -2.1 | 0.0 | 99 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | NYK | 29 | 69 | 1,061 | 14.7 | .529 | .492 | 18.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.4 | .111 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 112 | 109 |
| 1985-86 | NYK | 30 | 76 | 1,402 | 9.8 | .512 | .454 | 13.5 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.7 | .091 | -2.2 | 1.0 | -1.2 | 0.3 | 108 | 106 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.