Ernie Grunfeld vs. Duncan Robinson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Duncan Robinson and Ernie Grunfeld, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Ernie Grunfeld played 9 years in the NBA, 3 more than Duncan Robinson, who played 6. Ernie Grunfeld had the first of his seasons in 1977-78, while Duncan Robinson had his rookie season in 2018-19. 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
Ernie Grunfeld 9 5 1977-78 to 1985-86
Duncan Robinson 6 5 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1977-782018-19
Team Milwaukee BucksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 15 10.7 3.3 0.1 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.2 3.1 .391 0.7 2.3 .286 0.3 0.4 .667
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1978-792019-20
Team Milwaukee BucksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 73 29.7 13.5 0.1 3.0 3.2 1.4 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.6 4.4 9.4 .470 3.7 8.3 .446 0.9 1.0 .931
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Grunfeld ------- --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 21 28.6 11.7 0.2 2.5 2.8 1.8 0.7 0.3 0.8 3.1 3.6 8.4 .426 3.0 7.4 .397 1.6 1.8 .868

Season 3

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1979-802020-21
Team Kansas City KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf 1st RdHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 72 31.4 13.1 0.1 3.4 3.5 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.5 4.4 10.0 .439 3.5 8.5 .408 0.9 1.0 .827
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 4 25.0 10.3 0.0 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.8 0.0 1.0 3.3 2.8 7.3 .379 2.5 6.8 .370 2.3 2.5 .900

Season 4

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1980-812021-22
Team Kansas City KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Kings Lost West Conf FinalsHeat Lost East Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 79 25.9 10.9 0.3 2.3 2.6 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.8 2.5 3.7 9.2 .399 2.9 7.9 .372 0.6 0.8 .836
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 13 12.2 5.6 0.2 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.2 1.7 1.9 4.4 .439 1.4 3.6 .383 0.4 0.5 .833

Season 5

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1981-822022-23
Team Kansas City KingsMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayHeat Lost NBA Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 42 16.4 6.4 0.2 1.5 1.6 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.8 2.1 5.6 .371 1.5 4.6 .328 0.7 0.8 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Grunfeld ------- --- ----------
Duncan Robinson 23 18.2 9.0 0.0 1.4 1.5 1.7 0.3 0.1 0.9 1.6 3.3 6.9 .475 2.2 4.9 .442 0.3 0.3 .875

Season 6

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1982-832023-24
Team New York KnicksMiami Heat
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisHeat Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 68 28.0 12.9 0.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 0.7 0.2 1.4 2.4 4.5 9.9 .450 2.8 7.0 .395 1.2 1.3 .889
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson 5 12.0 2.6 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.2 1.0 3.2 .313 0.6 2.6 .231 0.0 0.0 -

Season 7

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1983-84-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 8

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1984-85-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Grunfeld ------- --- ----------
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------

Season 9

Ernie Grunfeld Duncan Robinson
Season 1985-86-
Team New York Knicks-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
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
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Ernie Grunfeld ------- --- ----------
Duncan Robinson ------- --- ----------