Dell Curry vs. Ernie Grunfeld Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Ernie Grunfeld and Dell Curry, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Dell Curry played 16 years in the NBA, 7 more than Ernie Grunfeld, who played 9. Dell Curry had the first of his seasons in 1986-87, while Ernie Grunfeld had his rookie season in 1977-78. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Dell Curry |
16 |
10 |
1986-87 to 2001-02 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
9 |
5 |
1977-78 to 1985-86 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
9.5 |
4.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
4.9 |
.426 |
0.3 |
0.9 |
.283 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
.789 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
73 |
17.3 |
6.9 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
6.3 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
1.3 |
2.0 |
.657 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
2 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ernie Grunfeld |
7 |
11.0 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
4.6 |
.531 |
- |
- |
- |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.800 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
79 |
19.0 |
10.0 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
4.3 |
9.4 |
.458 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
.346 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.782 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
82 |
21.7 |
10.3 |
1.5 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
2.6 |
0.7 |
0.2 |
1.7 |
2.7 |
4.0 |
8.1 |
.493 |
- |
- |
- |
2.3 |
3.1 |
.761 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
2 |
8.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
.250 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
48 |
16.9 |
11.9 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
10.9 |
.491 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.345 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.870 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
80 |
17.5 |
5.9 |
1.1 |
1.8 |
2.9 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.9 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
3 |
10.7 |
3.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
1.7 |
3.0 |
.556 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
1.0 |
.333 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
27.8 |
16.0 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
1.5 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
14.8 |
.466 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.354 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.923 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
79 |
20.1 |
7.5 |
0.4 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
2.6 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
6.2 |
.535 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.743 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
15 |
42.2 |
16.8 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
5.9 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
6.5 |
13.4 |
.488 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.500 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.806 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
76 |
19.9 |
10.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
4.4 |
9.4 |
.471 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
.372 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
.842 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
81 |
23.4 |
12.7 |
0.7 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
3.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
5.2 |
10.1 |
.511 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
.143 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
.821 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
77 |
26.2 |
15.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
13.5 |
.486 |
1.0 |
2.4 |
.404 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
.836 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
77 |
18.5 |
5.4 |
0.5 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
.443 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
.827 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
6 |
19.7 |
8.0 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
5.7 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
3.0 |
3.2 |
.947 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
80 |
26.2 |
15.3 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
6.2 |
13.8 |
.452 |
1.2 |
3.0 |
.401 |
1.7 |
2.0 |
.866 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
76 |
14.7 |
5.2 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
2.2 |
4.8 |
.459 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.222 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.771 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
9 |
24.7 |
11.0 |
1.2 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.0 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.433 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
.818 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
11 |
7.6 |
2.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.1 |
.478 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.4 |
0.4 |
1.000 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
82 |
26.5 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
6.5 |
14.3 |
.455 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
.402 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.873 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
69 |
15.4 |
6.6 |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
5.6 |
.490 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.250 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.740 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
69 |
24.9 |
13.6 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
2.4 |
1.6 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
5.0 |
11.3 |
.441 |
2.2 |
5.2 |
.427 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
.856 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
76 |
18.4 |
5.4 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
1.6 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.5 |
1.9 |
4.7 |
.417 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
.426 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
.833 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
4 |
26.8 |
12.8 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
4.0 |
8.5 |
.471 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
2.5 |
2.8 |
.909 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
82 |
28.9 |
14.5 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
2.1 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.6 |
2.1 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.453 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
.404 |
1.8 |
2.1 |
.854 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
68 |
30.6 |
14.8 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
2.2 |
5.6 |
12.3 |
.459 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.426 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
.803 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
17.0 |
4.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
.294 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.250 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
52 |
18.7 |
9.4 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
3.7 |
8.3 |
.447 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.421 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.788 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
9 |
18.8 |
5.8 |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
2.3 |
5.8 |
.404 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
.250 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.857 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
42 |
20.6 |
10.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
8.0 |
.485 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
.476 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.824 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
16.3 |
3.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
5.0 |
.133 |
0.3 |
2.7 |
.125 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.000 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
67 |
16.3 |
7.6 |
0.2 |
1.3 |
1.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
6.8 |
.427 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.393 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
.750 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
3 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
.500 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
.667 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
.500 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
71 |
13.5 |
6.0 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
0.9 |
2.3 |
5.4 |
.424 |
0.9 |
2.0 |
.428 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.843 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
12 |
15.1 |
6.5 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.422 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
.378 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.833 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
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Regular Season Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
56 |
15.8 |
6.4 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
1.4 |
1.1 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
6.2 |
.406 |
0.8 |
2.3 |
.344 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
.892 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
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Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Dell Curry |
4 |
15.0 |
7.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.3 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
6.3 |
.400 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
.800 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.000 |
Ernie Grunfeld |
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