Earl Cureton (The Twirl)
Position: Forward-Center
Height: 6-9 Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan
High School: Finney in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy
Drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 3rd round (14th pick, 58th overall) of the 1979 NBA draft.
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Philadelphia 76ers 1981-1983 |
Detroit Pistons 1984-1986 |
Chicago Bulls 1987 |
Los Angeles Clippers 1987-1988 |
Charlotte Hornets 1989-1991 |
Houston Rockets 1994 |
Toronto Raptors 1997 |
| Game Logs | 1996-97 | 1993-94 | 1990-91 | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1986-87 | Finder |
| Splits | 1996-97 | 1993-94 | 1990-91 | 1988-89 | 1987-88 | 1986-87 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 23 | PHI | NBA | 52 | 528 | 93 | 205 | .454 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 33 | 64 | .516 | 51 | 104 | 155 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 68 | 219 | |
| 1981-82 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 66 | 8 | 956 | 149 | 306 | .487 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 51 | 94 | .543 | 90 | 180 | 270 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 44 | 142 | 349 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 73 | 3 | 987 | 108 | 258 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | .493 | 84 | 185 | 269 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 76 | 144 | 249 | |
| 1983-84 | 26 | DET | NBA | 73 | 0 | 907 | 81 | 177 | .458 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 31 | 59 | .525 | 86 | 201 | 287 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 143 | 193 |
| 1984-85 | 27 | DET | NBA | 81 | 1 | 1642 | 207 | 428 | .484 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 82 | 144 | .569 | 169 | 250 | 419 | 83 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 216 | 496 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | DET | NBA | 80 | 19 | 2017 | 285 | 564 | .505 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 117 | 211 | .555 | 198 | 306 | 504 | 137 | 58 | 58 | 150 | 239 | 687 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 78 | 47 | 1973 | 243 | 510 | .476 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 82 | 152 | .539 | 212 | 240 | 452 | 122 | 33 | 56 | 80 | 188 | 568 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 43 | 36 | 1105 | 129 | 276 | .467 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 39 | 73 | .534 | 113 | 114 | 227 | 70 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 102 | 297 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 35 | 11 | 868 | 114 | 234 | .487 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 43 | 79 | .544 | 99 | 126 | 225 | 52 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 86 | 271 |
| 1987-88 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 69 | 11 | 1128 | 133 | 310 | .429 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 33 | 63 | .524 | 97 | 174 | 271 | 63 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 135 | 299 |
| 1988-89 | 31 | CHH | NBA | 82 | 41 | 2047 | 233 | 465 | .501 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 66 | 123 | .537 | 188 | 300 | 488 | 130 | 50 | 61 | 114 | 230 | 532 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 1 | 159 | 8 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 6 | 30 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 |
| 1993-94 | 36 | HOU | NBA | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |
| 1996-97 | 39 | TOR | NBA | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | |
| Career | NBA | 674 | 131 | 12420 | 1545 | 3263 | .473 | 0 | 16 | .000 | 530 | 985 | .538 | 1189 | 1983 | 3172 | 678 | 341 | 361 | 728 | 1535 | 3620 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 23 | PHI | NBA | 52 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.6 | 1.2 | .516 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 4.2 | |
| 1981-82 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 66 | 8 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 4.6 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.4 | .543 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.3 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 73 | 3 | 13.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .493 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.4 | |
| 1983-84 | 26 | DET | NBA | 73 | 0 | 12.4 | 1.1 | 2.4 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.8 | .525 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 2.6 |
| 1984-85 | 27 | DET | NBA | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | 2.6 | 5.3 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.8 | .569 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 6.1 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | DET | NBA | 80 | 19 | 25.2 | 3.6 | 7.1 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.6 | .555 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 8.6 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 78 | 47 | 25.3 | 3.1 | 6.5 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.1 | 1.9 | .539 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 7.3 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 43 | 36 | 25.7 | 3.0 | 6.4 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.7 | .534 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 6.9 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 35 | 11 | 24.8 | 3.3 | 6.7 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .544 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.7 |
| 1987-88 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 69 | 11 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 4.5 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .524 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 4.3 |
| 1988-89 | 31 | CHH | NBA | 82 | 41 | 25.0 | 2.8 | 5.7 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .537 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 6.5 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 1 | 17.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| 1993-94 | 36 | HOU | NBA | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| 1996-97 | 39 | TOR | NBA | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | |
| Career | NBA | 674 | 131 | 18.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .538 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 5.4 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 23 | PHI | NBA | 52 | 528 | 6.3 | 14.0 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.3 | 4.4 | .516 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 4.6 | 14.9 | |
| 1981-82 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 66 | 8 | 956 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.9 | 3.5 | .543 | 3.4 | 6.8 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.3 | 13.1 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 73 | 3 | 987 | 3.9 | 9.4 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | .493 | 3.1 | 6.7 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 9.1 | |
| 1983-84 | 26 | DET | NBA | 73 | 0 | 907 | 3.2 | 7.0 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 2.3 | .525 | 3.4 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 5.7 | 7.7 |
| 1984-85 | 27 | DET | NBA | 81 | 1 | 1642 | 4.5 | 9.4 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .569 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 10.9 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | DET | NBA | 80 | 19 | 2017 | 5.1 | 10.1 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.1 | 3.8 | .555 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 12.3 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 78 | 47 | 1973 | 4.4 | 9.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.8 | .539 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 10.4 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 43 | 36 | 1105 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .534 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 9.7 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 35 | 11 | 868 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.3 | .544 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 11.2 |
| 1987-88 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 69 | 11 | 1128 | 4.2 | 9.9 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .524 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 9.5 |
| 1988-89 | 31 | CHH | NBA | 82 | 41 | 2047 | 4.1 | 8.2 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.2 | 2.2 | .537 | 3.3 | 5.3 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 9.4 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 1 | 159 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 1.4 | 6.8 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| 1993-94 | 36 | HOU | NBA | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2.4 | 9.6 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | .000 | 4.8 | 9.6 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | |
| 1996-97 | 39 | TOR | NBA | 9 | 0 | 46 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .333 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 7.8 | 5.5 | |
| Career | NBA | 674 | 131 | 12420 | 4.5 | 9.5 | .473 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.5 | 2.9 | .538 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 10.5 |
| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 23 | PHI | NBA | 52 | 528 | 13.8 | .470 | .454 | 11.4 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 20.0 | 99 | 97 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 |
| 1981-82 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 66 | 956 | 12.8 | .502 | .487 | 11.1 | 20.3 | 15.9 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 11.2 | 17.0 | 104 | 102 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 7 | 4 | 1.5 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 73 | 987 | 8.1 | .433 | .419 | 9.4 | 19.0 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 20.9 | 14.6 | 87 | 99 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6 | 5 | 0.5 |
| 1983-84 | 26 | DET | NBA | 73 | 907 | 8.6 | .475 | .458 | 9.7 | 24.5 | 16.8 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 21.3 | 10.9 | 95 | 105 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3 | 5 | -1.0 |
| 1984-85 | 27 | DET | NBA | 81 | 1642 | 10.2 | .505 | .484 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 13.3 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 18.8 | 14.1 | 99 | 106 | 0.1 | 5.9 | 6 | 12 | -3.0 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | DET | NBA | 80 | 2017 | 11.7 | .523 | .505 | 10.2 | 16.5 | 13.3 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 18.6 | 15.7 | 101 | 107 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 8 | 15 | -3.5 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | TOT | NBA | 78 | 1973 | 11.3 | .492 | .476 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 12.8 | 8.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 107 | 111 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 6 | 14 | -4.0 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | CHI | NBA | 43 | 1105 | 10.3 | .482 | .467 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 12.7 | 13.5 | 106 | 110 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 8 | -2.0 |
| 1986-87 | 29 | LAC | NBA | 35 | 868 | 12.5 | .504 | .487 | 11.6 | 17.3 | 14.2 | 8.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.9 | 109 | 112 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2 | 6 | -2.0 |
| 1987-88 | 30 | LAC | NBA | 69 | 1128 | 9.2 | .443 | .429 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 93 | 107 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2 | 10 | -4.0 |
| 1988-89 | 31 | CHH | NBA | 82 | 2047 | 10.1 | .512 | .501 | 9.7 | 17.1 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 18.0 | 12.7 | 101 | 111 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4 | 17 | -6.5 |
| 1990-91 | 33 | CHH | NBA | 9 | 159 | 2.4 | .336 | .333 | 4.2 | 22.3 | 13.0 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 19.2 | 8.4 | 70 | 111 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0 | 2 | -1.0 |
| 1993-94 | 36 | HOU | NBA | 2 | 30 | 2.2 | .225 | .250 | 15.7 | 28.1 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 14.6 | 66 | 101 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | 39 | TOR | NBA | 9 | 46 | 4.9 | .376 | .375 | 9.9 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 102 | 113 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Career | NBA | 674 | 12420 | 10.4 | .490 | .473 | 10.2 | 17.6 | 13.8 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 16.5 | 14.3 | 99 | 107 | 6.7 | 39.8 | 46 | 86 | -20.0 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Age | Tm | Lg | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1980-81 | 23 | PHI | NBA | 9 | 36 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .333 | .000 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | |
| 1981-82 | 24 | PHI | NBA | 12 | 75 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 32 | .317 | .000 | .667 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| 1982-83 | 25 | PHI | NBA | 5 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | .250 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | ||
| 1983-84 | 26 | DET | NBA | 5 | 93 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 32 | .484 | .333 | 18.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | |
| 1984-85 | 27 | DET | NBA | 9 | 133 | 16 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 37 | .471 | .000 | .556 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 1985-86 | 28 | DET | NBA | 4 | 126 | 17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 36 | .548 | .000 | .250 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 2.3 |
| 1993-94 | 36 | HOU | NBA | 10 | 100 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 18 | .800 | 1.000 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | |
| Career | NBA | 54 | 588 | 76 | 169 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 36 | 55 | 173 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 26 | 83 | 169 | .450 | .000 | .472 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | ||
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Games 1988-89 NBA 82 (1) |
Hall of Fame Probability Career 0.000 (705) |
| Season | Team | Lg | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984-85 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | $200,000 |
| 1985-86 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | $210,000 |
| 1986-87 | Total | NBA | *$237,500 |
| 1987-88 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $265,000 |
| 1988-89 | Charlotte Hornets | NBA | $180,000 |
| 1990-91 | Charlotte Hornets | NBA | *$120,000 |
| 1993-94 | Houston Rockets | NBA | *$150,000 |
| 1995-96 | Houston Rockets | NBA | *$225,000 |
| 1996-97 | Toronto Raptors | NBA | $205,200 |
| Career | (may be incomplete) | $1,792,700 |