Earl Cureton
“The Twirl”
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 674
- PTS
- 5.4
- REB
- 4.7
- AST
- 1.0
Personal details
- Position
- Forward
- Height and weight
- 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) · 95 kg (209 lb)
- Country
- United States
- School / club
- Detroit
- Draft
- 1979: round 3, pick 58
- NBA career
- 1980-1996 · 12 seasons
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 52 | 219 | 155 | 25 | 528 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 51.6 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 66 | 349 | 270 | 32 | 956 | 31 | 27 | 44 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.3 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 73 | 249 | 269 | 43 | 987 | 37 | 24 | 76 | 41.9 | — | 49.3 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 73 | 193 | 287 | 36 | 907 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 52.5 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 81 | 496 | 419 | 83 | 1,642 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 56.9 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 687 | 504 | 137 | 2,017 | 58 | 58 | 150 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 55.5 |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 43 | 297 | 227 | 70 | 1,105 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 53.4 |
| 1986-87 | LAC | 35 | 271 | 225 | 52 | 868 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.4 |
| 1986-87 | TOT | 78 | 568 | 452 | 122 | 1,973 | 33 | 56 | 80 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 53.9 |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 69 | 299 | 271 | 63 | 1,128 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 52.4 |
| 1988-89 | CHA | 82 | 532 | 488 | 130 | 2,047 | 50 | 61 | 114 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 53.7 |
| 1990-91 | CHA | 9 | 17 | 36 | 3 | 159 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25.0 | — | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37.5 | — | 33.3 |
| Career | 674 | 3,620 | 3,172 | 678 | 12,419 | 341 | 361 | 728 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 53.8 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 9 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33.3 | — | 0.0 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 12 | 32 | 26 | 2 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 31.7 | 0.0 | 66.7 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25.0 | — | — |
| 1983-84 | DET | 5 | 32 | 33 | 2 | 93 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 48.4 | — | 33.3 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 9 | 37 | 41 | 4 | 133 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 47.1 | 0.0 | 55.6 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 4 | 36 | 30 | 9 | 126 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 54.8 | 0.0 | 25.0 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 10 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 80.0 | — | 100.0 |
| Career | 54 | 169 | 173 | 22 | 588 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 47.2 | |
TOT: season total across all the teams he played for.
Awards and titles
- NBA champion (2): 1982-83, 1993-94
Draft
- 1979: round 3, pick 58 · Philadelphia 76ers · Detroit
