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 | 78 | 47 | 1973 | 243 | 510 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 152 | 212 | 452 | 122 | 33 | 57 | 80 | 188 | 568 | .476 | .000 | .539 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 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 |
| Place | Home | 38 | 24 | 950 | 117 | 251 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 85 | 109 | 226 | 63 | 14 | 36 | 33 | 89 | 279 | .466 | .000 | .529 | 25.0 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 1.7 |
| Road | 40 | 23 | 1023 | 126 | 259 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 67 | 103 | 226 | 59 | 19 | 21 | 47 | 99 | 289 | .486 | .000 | .552 | 25.6 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 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 |
| All-Star | Pre | 43 | 36 | 1105 | 129 | 276 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 73 | 113 | 227 | 70 | 15 | 27 | 45 | 102 | 297 | .467 | .000 | .534 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 |
| Post | 35 | 11 | 868 | 114 | 234 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 79 | 99 | 225 | 52 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 86 | 271 | .487 | .000 | .544 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 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 |
| Result | Win | 27 | 18 | 661 | 84 | 169 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 55 | 72 | 153 | 42 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 60 | 196 | .497 | .000 | .509 | 24.5 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 1.6 |
| Loss | 51 | 29 | 1312 | 159 | 341 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 97 | 140 | 299 | 80 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 128 | 372 | .466 | .000 | .557 | 25.7 | 7.3 | 5.9 | 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 |
| Month | November | 13 | 13 | 428 | 54 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 24 | 56 | 103 | 19 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 39 | 121 | .458 | .542 | 32.9 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 1.5 | |
| December | 14 | 10 | 351 | 37 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 31 | 34 | 73 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 34 | 91 | .435 | .548 | 25.1 | 6.5 | 5.2 | 1.9 | ||
| January | 13 | 13 | 297 | 36 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 19 | 45 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 79 | .522 | .000 | .438 | 22.8 | 6.1 | 3.5 | 1.8 | |
| February | 10 | 1 | 172 | 20 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 47 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 51 | .500 | .550 | 17.2 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 0.9 | ||
| March | 17 | 0 | 376 | 38 | 83 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 39 | 82 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 39 | 88 | .458 | .000 | .545 | 22.1 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 1.4 | |
| April | 11 | 10 | 349 | 58 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 39 | 43 | 102 | 21 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 31 | 138 | .504 | .564 | 31.7 | 12.5 | 9.3 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 6 | 3 | 146 | 18 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 42 | .529 | .545 | 24.3 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | |
| Monday | 5 | 2 | 139 | 20 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 45 | .513 | .294 | 27.8 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 2.2 | ||
| Tuesday | 17 | 11 | 448 | 53 | 113 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 32 | 53 | 120 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 47 | 122 | .469 | .000 | .500 | 26.4 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 2.1 | |
| Wednesday | 8 | 5 | 217 | 24 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 53 | .429 | .556 | 27.1 | 6.6 | 4.3 | 1.9 | ||
| Thursday | 10 | 6 | 180 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 42 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 45 | .395 | .733 | 18.0 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | ||
| Friday | 14 | 7 | 338 | 36 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 38 | 64 | 21 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 83 | .439 | .647 | 24.1 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 1.5 | ||
| Saturday | 18 | 13 | 505 | 75 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 52 | 121 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 41 | 178 | .524 | .000 | .549 | 28.1 | 9.9 | 6.7 | 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 | 47 | 47 | 1390 | 179 | 372 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 102 | 148 | 312 | 87 | 20 | 38 | 55 | 124 | 413 | .481 | .000 | .539 | 29.6 | 8.8 | 6.6 | 1.9 |
| Reserve | 31 | 0 | 583 | 64 | 138 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 50 | 64 | 140 | 35 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 64 | 155 | .464 | .000 | .540 | 18.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 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+ | 5 | 5 | 216 | 26 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 54 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 58 | .433 | .400 | 43.2 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 3.0 | |
| 30-39 | 23 | 20 | 774 | 105 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 59 | 88 | 181 | 45 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 68 | 243 | .517 | .559 | 33.7 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 2.0 | ||
| 20-29 | 28 | 17 | 684 | 82 | 174 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 60 | 67 | 149 | 48 | 8 | 21 | 32 | 70 | 197 | .471 | .000 | .550 | 24.4 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 1.7 | |
| 10-19 | 16 | 3 | 263 | 28 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 30 | 63 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 64 | .418 | .500 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 15 | 601 | 67 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 34 | 52 | 121 | 29 | 12 | 13 | 28 | 53 | 154 | .475 | .588 | 27.3 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.3 | |
| 1 Day | 34 | 17 | 800 | 113 | 227 | 0 | 2 | 45 | 81 | 95 | 191 | 50 | 13 | 25 | 35 | 82 | 271 | .498 | .000 | .556 | 23.5 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 1.5 | |
| 2 Days | 14 | 10 | 375 | 42 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 94 | 30 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 38 | 95 | .457 | .423 | 26.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 2.1 | ||
| 3+ Days | 7 | 4 | 163 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 31 | .382 | .556 | 23.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 35 | 23 | 837 | 103 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 51 | 82 | 170 | 47 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 85 | 234 | .488 | .000 | .549 | 23.9 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 1.3 |
| Western | 43 | 24 | 1136 | 140 | 299 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 101 | 130 | 282 | 75 | 17 | 34 | 43 | 103 | 334 | .468 | .000 | .535 | 26.4 | 7.8 | 6.6 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 15 | 11 | 379 | 53 | 112 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 28 | 37 | 71 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 33 | 120 | .473 | .000 | .500 | 25.3 | 8.0 | 4.7 | 1.9 |
| Central | 20 | 12 | 458 | 50 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 23 | 45 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 52 | 114 | .505 | .609 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Midwest | 19 | 8 | 465 | 55 | 131 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 39 | 64 | 133 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 42 | 130 | .420 | .000 | .513 | 24.5 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 1.5 | |
| Pacific | 24 | 16 | 671 | 85 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 62 | 66 | 149 | 46 | 11 | 21 | 28 | 61 | 204 | .506 | .548 | 28.0 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 1.9 | ||
| 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 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | .438 | .600 | 33.5 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 5 | 4 | 109 | 10 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 22 | .313 | 1.000 | 21.8 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | ||
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | .375 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Cleveland | 5 | 5 | 127 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 33 | .536 | .600 | 25.4 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.4 | ||
| Dallas | 3 | 1 | 75 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 21 | .375 | .600 | 25.0 | 7.0 | 8.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 108 | 11 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 25 | .367 | .000 | .429 | 27.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 3 | 2 | 78 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | .357 | 26.0 | 3.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | |||
| Golden State | 6 | 5 | 176 | 24 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 55 | .545 | .500 | 29.3 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 3.0 | ||
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 90 | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 22 | .429 | .500 | 30.0 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 2.0 | ||
| Indiana | 3 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | .579 | .400 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||
| LA Lakers | 5 | 3 | 146 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 18 | 32 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 54 | .438 | .522 | 29.2 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 2.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 5 | 1 | 84 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 24 | .643 | .750 | 16.8 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 0.6 | ||
| New Jersey | 2 | 1 | 43 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 18 | .444 | .250 | 21.5 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 3.0 | ||
| New York | 4 | 3 | 131 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 | .485 | .500 | 32.8 | 9.0 | 7.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .625 | .000 | .400 | 25.0 | 12.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | |
| Phoenix | 5 | 4 | 173 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 56 | .595 | .750 | 34.6 | 11.2 | 7.6 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 4 | 2 | 80 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 19 | .467 | .833 | 20.0 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 0.8 | ||
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 63 | 13 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 31 | .565 | .455 | 21.0 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 0.3 | ||
| San Antonio | 4 | 2 | 81 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 25 | .455 | .714 | 20.3 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Seattle | 4 | 2 | 96 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 20 | .421 | .364 | 24.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .273 | .000 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 2 | 71 | 14 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 32 | .667 | .800 | 23.7 | 10.7 | 4.7 | 1.7 | ||