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 | 80 | 19 | 2017 | 285 | 564 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 211 | 198 | 504 | 137 | 57 | 56 | 149 | 239 | 687 | .505 | .000 | .555 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 40 | 8 | 1038 | 137 | 292 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 117 | 104 | 272 | 72 | 29 | 35 | 70 | 113 | 335 | .469 | .000 | .521 | 26.0 | 8.4 | 6.8 | 1.8 |
| Road | 40 | 11 | 979 | 148 | 272 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 94 | 94 | 232 | 65 | 28 | 21 | 79 | 126 | 352 | .544 | .000 | .596 | 24.5 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 48 | 12 | 1234 | 170 | 333 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 149 | 127 | 307 | 69 | 34 | 37 | 102 | 156 | 424 | .511 | .564 | 25.7 | 8.8 | 6.4 | 1.4 | |
| Post | 32 | 7 | 783 | 115 | 231 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 62 | 71 | 197 | 68 | 23 | 19 | 47 | 83 | 263 | .498 | .000 | .532 | 24.5 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 2.1 | |
| 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 |
| Result | Win | 45 | 12 | 1170 | 172 | 330 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 119 | 115 | 311 | 91 | 35 | 34 | 80 | 129 | 412 | .521 | .000 | .571 | 26.0 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Loss | 35 | 7 | 847 | 113 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 92 | 83 | 193 | 46 | 22 | 22 | 69 | 110 | 275 | .483 | .533 | 24.2 | 7.9 | 5.5 | 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 | 13 | 8 | 351 | 57 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 32 | 38 | 86 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 45 | 135 | .500 | .656 | 27.0 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 1.8 | ||
| December | 13 | 0 | 296 | 42 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 42 | 34 | 69 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 38 | 107 | .483 | .548 | 22.8 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 15 | 0 | 393 | 51 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 47 | 38 | 101 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 32 | 48 | 131 | .573 | .617 | 26.2 | 8.7 | 6.7 | 1.2 | ||
| February | 14 | 0 | 356 | 42 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 31 | 34 | 88 | 33 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 100 | .483 | .516 | 25.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 2.4 | ||
| March | 14 | 2 | 304 | 49 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | 22 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 37 | 107 | .516 | .000 | .500 | 21.7 | 7.6 | 4.6 | 1.6 | |
| April | 7 | 5 | 205 | 35 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 17 | 20 | 60 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 80 | .515 | .000 | .588 | 29.3 | 11.4 | 8.6 | 2.6 | |
| 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 4 | 0 | 78 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 35 | .630 | .250 | 19.5 | 8.8 | 5.8 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 8 | 1 | 174 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 60 | .500 | .737 | 21.8 | 7.5 | 4.1 | 1.4 | ||
| Tuesday | 13 | 3 | 333 | 49 | 97 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 41 | 30 | 87 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 34 | 121 | .505 | .000 | .561 | 25.6 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 1.5 | |
| Wednesday | 15 | 3 | 356 | 41 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 24 | 88 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 95 | .423 | .433 | 23.7 | 6.3 | 5.9 | 1.7 | ||
| Thursday | 7 | 0 | 186 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 44 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 49 | .500 | .389 | 26.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 1.4 | ||
| Friday | 19 | 7 | 498 | 82 | 153 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 151 | 32 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 57 | 196 | .536 | .000 | .681 | 26.2 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 1.7 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 5 | 392 | 52 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 52 | 31 | 78 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 50 | 131 | .510 | .519 | 28.0 | 9.4 | 5.6 | 2.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Role | Starter | 19 | 19 | 564 | 88 | 173 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 66 | 68 | 158 | 38 | 15 | 18 | 35 | 77 | 214 | .509 | .000 | .576 | 29.7 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 2.0 |
| Reserve | 61 | 0 | 1453 | 197 | 391 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 145 | 130 | 346 | 99 | 42 | 38 | 114 | 162 | 473 | .504 | .000 | .545 | 23.8 | 7.8 | 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 |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 19 | 9 | 634 | 105 | 204 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 75 | 80 | 180 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 43 | 65 | 250 | .515 | .533 | 33.4 | 13.2 | 9.5 | 2.4 | |
| 20-29 | 46 | 10 | 1128 | 146 | 282 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 119 | 97 | 272 | 73 | 34 | 38 | 88 | 144 | 361 | .518 | .000 | .580 | 24.5 | 7.8 | 5.9 | 1.6 | |
| 10-19 | 15 | 0 | 255 | 34 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 76 | .436 | .471 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 8 | 550 | 66 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 46 | 42 | 120 | 54 | 14 | 14 | 38 | 65 | 160 | .471 | .609 | 25.0 | 7.3 | 5.5 | 2.5 | |
| 1 Day | 37 | 5 | 930 | 142 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 110 | 97 | 232 | 59 | 28 | 21 | 66 | 117 | 345 | .526 | .555 | 25.1 | 9.3 | 6.3 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 Days | 13 | 4 | 311 | 47 | 90 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 34 | 29 | 78 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 112 | .522 | .000 | .529 | 23.9 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 | |
| 3+ Days | 7 | 1 | 191 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 61 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 59 | .481 | .529 | 27.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 56 | 18 | 1472 | 201 | 403 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 161 | 142 | 366 | 103 | 41 | 47 | 115 | 175 | 487 | .499 | .000 | .528 | 26.3 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 1.8 |
| Western | 24 | 1 | 545 | 84 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 50 | 56 | 138 | 34 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 64 | 200 | .522 | .640 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 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 | 27 | 8 | 696 | 95 | 202 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 72 | 66 | 190 | 49 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 85 | 227 | .470 | .000 | .514 | 25.8 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 1.8 |
| Central | 29 | 10 | 776 | 106 | 201 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 89 | 76 | 176 | 54 | 23 | 32 | 58 | 90 | 260 | .527 | .000 | .539 | 26.8 | 9.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 | |
| Midwest | 12 | 0 | 269 | 46 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 66 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 112 | .548 | .741 | 22.4 | 9.3 | 5.5 | 1.7 | ||
| Pacific | 12 | 1 | 276 | 38 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 26 | 72 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 30 | 88 | .494 | .522 | 23.0 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 1.2 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 1 | 156 | 16 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 49 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 39 | .421 | .500 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 5 | 1 | 112 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 36 | .452 | .571 | 22.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Chicago | 6 | 2 | 154 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 43 | .586 | .450 | 25.7 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 1.7 | ||
| Cleveland | 6 | 1 | 141 | 23 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 61 | .622 | .625 | 23.5 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 1.7 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 60 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .765 | 1.000 | 30.0 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 0 | 55 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | .500 | .875 | 27.5 | 14.5 | 9.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | .375 | .667 | 20.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | .692 | .750 | 21.5 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Indiana | 6 | 3 | 180 | 25 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 59 | .521 | .000 | .563 | 30.0 | 9.8 | 7.3 | 3.2 | |
| LA Clippers | 2 | 1 | 60 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | .524 | .250 | 30.0 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 2.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | .667 | 21.0 | 8.0 | 6.5 | 1.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 3 | 145 | 25 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 58 | .510 | .533 | 29.0 | 11.6 | 6.0 | 1.8 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 2 | 157 | 22 | 45 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 48 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 54 | .489 | .000 | .500 | 26.2 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | |
| New York | 5 | 1 | 112 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 34 | .441 | .333 | 22.4 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 2 | 180 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 52 | .442 | .429 | 30.0 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 0 | 41 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | .438 | .500 | 20.5 | 7.5 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 19 | .583 | .500 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | .333 | .444 | 17.5 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | .500 | 1.000 | 19.5 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | .250 | .750 | 23.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | .429 | 18.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.0 | |||
| Washington | 5 | 2 | 135 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 51 | .525 | .750 | 27.0 | 10.2 | 6.0 | 1.6 | ||