Earl Cureton
Earl Cureton , "The Twirl"
Born: September 3, 1957
Detroit, MI USA
Position: F-C
High School: Finney
College: Detroit, Robert Morris
Drafted: 1979, Round 3 Pick 14, #58 Overall
Height: 6'9"
Weight: 210
Career: 1980-81-1996-97
Minor League Statistics
Earl Cureton averaged 5.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game in his 674-game career with the Charlotte Hornets, Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors. He began playing during the 1980-81 season and last took the court during the 1996-97 campaign.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1980-81 | Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 6 | 528 | 205 | 93 | 1 | 64 | 33 | 51 | 104 | 155 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 68 | 219 | |
1981-82 | Philadelphia 76ers | 66 | 8 | 956 | 306 | 149 | 2 | 94 | 51 | 90 | 180 | 270 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 44 | 142 | 349 | |
1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | 73 | 3 | 987 | 258 | 108 | 0 | 67 | 33 | 84 | 185 | 269 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 76 | 144 | 249 | |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 73 | 0 | 907 | 177 | 81 | 1 | 59 | 31 | 86 | 201 | 287 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 143 | 193 | |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 81 | 1 | 1642 | 428 | 207 | 3 | 144 | 82 | 169 | 250 | 419 | 83 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 216 | 496 | |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 80 | 19 | 2017 | 564 | 285 | 2 | 211 | 117 | 198 | 306 | 504 | 137 | 58 | 58 | 150 | 239 | 687 | |
1986-87 | Chicago Bulls | 43 | 36 | 1105 | 276 | 129 | 1 | 73 | 39 | 113 | 114 | 227 | 70 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 102 | 297 | |
1986-87 | Los Angeles Clippers | 35 | 11 | 868 | 234 | 114 | 1 | 79 | 43 | 99 | 126 | 225 | 52 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 86 | 271 | |
1987-88 | Los Angeles Clippers | 69 | 11 | 1128 | 310 | 133 | 3 | 63 | 33 | 97 | 174 | 271 | 63 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 135 | 299 | |
1988-89 | Charlotte Hornets | 82 | 41 | 2047 | 465 | 233 | 1 | 123 | 66 | 188 | 300 | 488 | 130 | 50 | 61 | 114 | 230 | 532 | |
1990-91 | Charlotte Hornets | 9 | 1 | 159 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | |
1993-94 | Houston Rockets | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
1996-97 | Toronto Raptors | 9 | 0 | 46 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
Totals | 674 | 137 | 12420 | 3263 | 1545 | 16 | 0 | 985 | 530 | 1189 | 1983 | 3172 | 678 | 341 | 361 | 728 | 1535 | 3620 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1980-81 | Philadelphia 76ers | 52 | 6 | 10.2 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 51.6 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.2 |
1981-82 | Philadelphia 76ers | 66 | 8 | 14.5 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | 73 | 3 | 13.5 | 41.9 | 49.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 73 | 0 | 12.4 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 80 | 19 | 25.2 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 55.5 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 8.6 |
1986-87 | Chicago Bulls | 43 | 36 | 25.7 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 53.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
1986-87 | Los Angeles Clippers | 35 | 11 | 24.8 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
1987-88 | Los Angeles Clippers | 69 | 11 | 16.3 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
1988-89 | Charlotte Hornets | 82 | 41 | 25.0 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 6.5 |
1990-91 | Charlotte Hornets | 9 | 1 | 17.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
1993-94 | Houston Rockets | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
1996-97 | Toronto Raptors | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | 37.5 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
Averages | 674 | 137 | 18.4 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1980-81 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 36 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
1981-82 | Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 75 | 41 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 32 | |
1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | 5 | 25 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 5 | 93 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 32 | |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 9 | 133 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 37 | |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 126 | 31 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 36 | |
1993-94 | Houston Rockets | 10 | 100 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | |
Totals | 54 | 588 | 169 | 76 | 3 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 55 | 118 | 173 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 83 | 169 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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1980-81 | Philadelphia 76ers | 9 | 4.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
1981-82 | Philadelphia 76ers | 12 | 6.3 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
1982-83 | Philadelphia 76ers | 5 | 5.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | ||
1983-84 | Detroit Pistons | 5 | 18.6 | 48.4 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 6.4 | |
1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | 9 | 14.8 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 |
1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | 4 | 31.5 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 9.0 |
1993-94 | Houston Rockets | 10 | 10.0 | 80.0 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | |
Averages | 674 | 10.9 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 3.1 |