Earl Cureton (The Twirl)
Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-9 ▪ Weight: 210 lbs.
Born: September 3, 1957 in Detroit, Michigan
High School: Finney in Detroit, Michigan
College: University of Detroit Mercy
Draft: Philadelphia 76ers, 3rd round (14th pick, 58th overall), 1979 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 10, 1980
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 329 | 119 | 7400 | 907 | 1889 | 0 | 9 | 300 | 557 | 709 | 1772 | 459 | 172 | 213 | 409 | 822 | 2114 | .480 | .000 | .539 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 155 | 57 | 3661 | 448 | 935 | 0 | 6 | 149 | 293 | 361 | 908 | 230 | 87 | 120 | 167 | 387 | 1045 | .479 | .000 | .509 | 23.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 1.5 |
| Road | 174 | 62 | 3739 | 459 | 954 | 0 | 3 | 151 | 264 | 348 | 864 | 229 | 85 | 93 | 242 | 435 | 1069 | .481 | .000 | .572 | 21.5 | 6.1 | 5.0 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 197 | 81 | 4384 | 521 | 1079 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 333 | 425 | 1024 | 247 | 99 | 116 | 263 | 501 | 1227 | .483 | .000 | .556 | 22.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 1.3 |
| Post | 132 | 38 | 3016 | 386 | 810 | 0 | 7 | 115 | 224 | 284 | 748 | 212 | 73 | 97 | 146 | 321 | 887 | .477 | .000 | .513 | 22.8 | 6.7 | 5.7 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 108 | 41 | 2559 | 333 | 669 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 226 | 263 | 654 | 174 | 71 | 85 | 147 | 270 | 788 | .498 | .000 | .540 | 23.7 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 221 | 78 | 4841 | 574 | 1220 | 0 | 6 | 178 | 331 | 446 | 1118 | 285 | 101 | 128 | 262 | 552 | 1326 | .470 | .000 | .538 | 21.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.3 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 4 | 4 | 112 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 19 | 27 | .375 | .375 | 28.0 | 6.8 | 8.8 | 2.3 | |
| November | 50 | 27 | 1150 | 158 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 74 | 128 | 277 | 71 | 27 | 38 | 77 | 137 | 357 | .491 | .554 | 23.0 | 7.1 | 5.5 | 1.4 | ||
| December | 59 | 14 | 1205 | 144 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 106 | 115 | 271 | 62 | 31 | 29 | 70 | 131 | 345 | .488 | .538 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 4.6 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 72 | 31 | 1618 | 181 | 386 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 114 | 142 | 366 | 89 | 31 | 37 | 89 | 184 | 429 | .469 | .000 | .588 | 22.5 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 1.2 | |
| February | 41 | 13 | 943 | 100 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 79 | 96 | 237 | 68 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 96 | 242 | .476 | .532 | 23.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 1.7 | ||
| March | 61 | 12 | 1373 | 177 | 367 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 67 | 123 | 321 | 89 | 36 | 40 | 80 | 147 | 389 | .482 | .000 | .522 | 22.5 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.5 | |
| April | 42 | 18 | 999 | 138 | 285 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 93 | 93 | 265 | 71 | 23 | 39 | 43 | 108 | 325 | .484 | .000 | .527 | 23.8 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 25 | 8 | 519 | 74 | 143 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 44 | 129 | 34 | 11 | 19 | 18 | 56 | 163 | .517 | .556 | 20.8 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | |
| Monday | 24 | 7 | 596 | 82 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 60 | 142 | 34 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 71 | 192 | .519 | .000 | .549 | 24.8 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.4 | |
| Tuesday | 62 | 23 | 1398 | 161 | 341 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 121 | 127 | 343 | 97 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 161 | 382 | .472 | .000 | .496 | 22.5 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 1.6 | |
| Wednesday | 51 | 19 | 1170 | 129 | 296 | 0 | 3 | 40 | 70 | 100 | 258 | 73 | 36 | 33 | 72 | 135 | 298 | .436 | .000 | .571 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 1.4 | |
| Thursday | 34 | 13 | 752 | 78 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 55 | 80 | 195 | 42 | 12 | 16 | 36 | 71 | 185 | .441 | .527 | 22.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 1.2 | ||
| Friday | 68 | 24 | 1500 | 189 | 392 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 97 | 166 | 379 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 101 | 172 | 435 | .482 | .000 | .588 | 22.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 1.3 | |
| Saturday | 65 | 25 | 1465 | 194 | 382 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 136 | 132 | 326 | 93 | 28 | 36 | 88 | 156 | 459 | .508 | .000 | .522 | 22.5 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 119 | 119 | 3503 | 457 | 934 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 257 | 382 | 870 | 229 | 76 | 95 | 170 | 374 | 1054 | .489 | .000 | .545 | 29.4 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 |
| Reserve | 210 | 0 | 3897 | 450 | 955 | 0 | 6 | 160 | 300 | 327 | 902 | 230 | 96 | 118 | 239 | 448 | 1060 | .471 | .000 | .533 | 18.6 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 1.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 7 | 7 | 300 | 36 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 80 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 81 | .474 | .500 | 42.9 | 11.6 | 11.4 | 3.1 | |
| 30-39 | 72 | 55 | 2430 | 344 | 676 | 0 | 2 | 104 | 196 | 281 | 641 | 164 | 63 | 64 | 114 | 229 | 792 | .509 | .000 | .531 | 33.8 | 11.0 | 8.9 | 2.3 | |
| 20-29 | 127 | 47 | 3108 | 392 | 781 | 0 | 7 | 146 | 260 | 277 | 722 | 191 | 75 | 98 | 191 | 373 | 930 | .502 | .000 | .562 | 24.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.5 | |
| 10-19 | 90 | 8 | 1386 | 125 | 320 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 69 | 103 | 299 | 69 | 29 | 31 | 78 | 175 | 283 | .391 | .478 | 15.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 33 | 2 | 176 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | .278 | .571 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 85 | 38 | 2025 | 236 | 519 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 119 | 188 | 469 | 138 | 50 | 55 | 119 | 221 | 542 | .455 | .588 | 23.8 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 1.6 | |
| 1 Day | 141 | 46 | 3238 | 425 | 852 | 0 | 4 | 157 | 285 | 317 | 783 | 194 | 74 | 94 | 181 | 360 | 1007 | .499 | .000 | .551 | 23.0 | 7.1 | 5.6 | 1.4 | |
| 2 Days | 57 | 24 | 1295 | 143 | 291 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 95 | 107 | 316 | 82 | 26 | 40 | 60 | 146 | 333 | .491 | .000 | .495 | 22.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| 3+ Days | 39 | 9 | 710 | 85 | 185 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 47 | 75 | 162 | 40 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 75 | 193 | .459 | .000 | .489 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 178 | 73 | 4082 | 494 | 1020 | 0 | 7 | 157 | 302 | 376 | 941 | 245 | 102 | 111 | 251 | 468 | 1145 | .484 | .000 | .520 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 1.4 |
| Western | 151 | 46 | 3318 | 413 | 869 | 0 | 2 | 143 | 255 | 333 | 831 | 214 | 70 | 102 | 158 | 354 | 969 | .475 | .000 | .561 | 22.0 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 87 | 37 | 1985 | 242 | 517 | 0 | 5 | 76 | 160 | 188 | 496 | 122 | 49 | 52 | 127 | 230 | 560 | .468 | .000 | .475 | 22.8 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 1.4 |
| Central | 91 | 36 | 2097 | 252 | 503 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 142 | 188 | 445 | 123 | 53 | 59 | 124 | 238 | 585 | .501 | .000 | .570 | 23.0 | 6.4 | 4.9 | 1.4 | |
| Midwest | 73 | 19 | 1557 | 203 | 436 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 119 | 169 | 420 | 94 | 34 | 45 | 75 | 172 | 476 | .466 | .000 | .588 | 21.3 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 1.3 | |
| Pacific | 78 | 27 | 1761 | 210 | 433 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 136 | 164 | 411 | 120 | 36 | 57 | 83 | 182 | 493 | .485 | .537 | 22.6 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 1.5 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 16 | 6 | 398 | 53 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 48 | 111 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 41 | 121 | .500 | .556 | 24.9 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 1.2 | |
| Boston | 19 | 9 | 411 | 41 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 28 | 37 | 99 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 49 | 98 | .394 | .000 | .571 | 21.6 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | |
| Chicago | 14 | 5 | 342 | 32 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 26 | 24 | 64 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 78 | .471 | .538 | 24.4 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 1.4 | ||
| Cleveland | 19 | 10 | 428 | 49 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 33 | 36 | 91 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 51 | 119 | .544 | .000 | .636 | 22.5 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| Dallas | 13 | 2 | 236 | 28 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 65 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 64 | .444 | .615 | 18.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 1.2 | ||
| Denver | 15 | 3 | 331 | 42 | 98 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 34 | 93 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 97 | .429 | .000 | .591 | 22.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 9 | 3 | 183 | 17 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 35 | .370 | .500 | 20.3 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 1.4 | ||
| Golden State | 15 | 6 | 341 | 38 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 74 | 25 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 88 | .507 | .500 | 22.7 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Houston | 11 | 4 | 280 | 43 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 72 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 36 | 95 | .531 | .563 | 25.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Indiana | 17 | 6 | 372 | 47 | 98 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 73 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 45 | 106 | .480 | .000 | .522 | 21.9 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.5 | |
| LA Clippers | 5 | 1 | 103 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 31 | .484 | .250 | 20.6 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 1.8 | ||
| LA Lakers | 16 | 5 | 332 | 43 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 40 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 103 | .443 | .531 | 20.8 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 1.4 | ||
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 12 | .571 | .571 | 30.0 | 6.0 | 10.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 16 | 6 | 374 | 54 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 62 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 49 | 126 | .568 | .581 | 23.4 | 7.9 | 3.9 | 1.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 18 | 6 | 399 | 53 | 101 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 45 | 36 | 112 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 125 | .525 | .000 | .422 | 22.2 | 6.9 | 6.2 | 1.4 | |
| New York | 17 | 8 | 409 | 54 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 35 | 50 | 106 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 41 | 122 | .454 | .400 | 24.1 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 1.6 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 14 | 3 | 304 | 30 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 28 | 30 | 70 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 34 | 75 | .462 | .536 | 21.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Philadelphia | 16 | 6 | 391 | 42 | 99 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 33 | 94 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 94 | .424 | .000 | .385 | 24.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1.9 | |
| Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 374 | 50 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 39 | 88 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 37 | 112 | .515 | .600 | 26.7 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 1.6 | ||
| Portland | 12 | 5 | 271 | 33 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 56 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 82 | .524 | .571 | 22.6 | 6.8 | 4.7 | 1.7 | ||
| Sacramento | 12 | 0 | 214 | 24 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 27 | 19 | 46 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 62 | .407 | .519 | 17.8 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.9 | ||
| San Antonio | 12 | 5 | 258 | 41 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 25 | 32 | 73 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 32 | 99 | .554 | .680 | 21.5 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 1.2 | ||
| Utah | 10 | 4 | 214 | 22 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 59 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 49 | .373 | .556 | 21.4 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 1.5 | ||
| Washington | 17 | 8 | 375 | 52 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 32 | 85 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 35 | 38 | 121 | .553 | .654 | 22.1 | 7.1 | 5.0 | 1.4 | ||