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 | 82 | 41 | 2047 | 233 | 465 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 123 | 188 | 488 | 130 | 50 | 61 | 114 | 230 | 532 | .501 | .000 | .537 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 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 | 41 | 20 | 1084 | 125 | 235 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 65 | 93 | 252 | 66 | 25 | 31 | 41 | 121 | 277 | .532 | .000 | .415 | 26.4 | 6.8 | 6.1 | 1.6 |
| Road | 41 | 21 | 963 | 108 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 58 | 95 | 236 | 64 | 25 | 30 | 73 | 109 | 255 | .470 | .672 | 23.5 | 6.2 | 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 | 27 | 1225 | 141 | 278 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 74 | 124 | 302 | 79 | 33 | 30 | 72 | 143 | 326 | .507 | .595 | 25.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 1.6 | |
| Post | 34 | 14 | 822 | 92 | 187 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 49 | 64 | 186 | 51 | 17 | 31 | 42 | 87 | 206 | .492 | .000 | .449 | 24.2 | 6.1 | 5.5 | 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 | 20 | 10 | 523 | 54 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 59 | 139 | 33 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 59 | 127 | .486 | .463 | 26.2 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 1.7 | |
| Loss | 62 | 31 | 1524 | 179 | 354 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 82 | 129 | 349 | 97 | 33 | 41 | 89 | 171 | 405 | .506 | .000 | .573 | 24.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 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 | 3 | 214 | 23 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 31 | 53 | .535 | .538 | 16.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 1.5 | |
| December | 14 | 3 | 320 | 40 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 19 | 24 | 70 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 42 | 90 | .556 | .526 | 22.9 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 1.1 | ||
| January | 16 | 16 | 512 | 62 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 35 | 65 | 137 | 35 | 12 | 9 | 27 | 51 | 146 | .456 | .629 | 32.0 | 9.1 | 8.6 | 2.2 | ||
| February | 12 | 12 | 369 | 35 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 40 | 96 | 23 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 41 | 83 | .473 | .500 | 30.8 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 1.9 | ||
| March | 15 | 4 | 366 | 44 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 30 | 92 | 23 | 8 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 93 | .512 | .455 | 24.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 1.5 | ||
| April | 12 | 3 | 266 | 29 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 67 | .537 | .000 | .474 | 22.2 | 5.6 | 4.0 | 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 |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 4 | 171 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 32 | .455 | .500 | 24.4 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | |
| Monday | 8 | 4 | 220 | 28 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 61 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 64 | .519 | .000 | .615 | 27.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 1.4 | |
| Tuesday | 14 | 6 | 337 | 39 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 31 | 25 | 67 | 24 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 92 | .534 | .452 | 24.1 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | ||
| Wednesday | 11 | 7 | 280 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 56 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 33 | 59 | .481 | .750 | 25.5 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 1.3 | ||
| Thursday | 11 | 6 | 292 | 32 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 82 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 26 | 73 | .444 | .563 | 26.5 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 1.8 | ||
| Friday | 17 | 8 | 424 | 50 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 24 | 49 | 118 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 112 | .476 | .500 | 24.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 | 1.6 | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 6 | 323 | 44 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 23 | 29 | 69 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 100 | .579 | .522 | 23.1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 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 | 41 | 41 | 1225 | 148 | 295 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 78 | 129 | 313 | 82 | 29 | 33 | 72 | 133 | 338 | .502 | .538 | 29.9 | 8.2 | 7.6 | 2.0 | |
| Reserve | 41 | 0 | 822 | 85 | 170 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 45 | 59 | 175 | 48 | 21 | 28 | 42 | 97 | 194 | .500 | .000 | .533 | 20.0 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 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 |
| Minutes | 40+ | 2 | 2 | 84 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 23 | .625 | 1.000 | 42.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.5 | |
| 30-39 | 23 | 21 | 782 | 101 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 56 | 86 | 214 | 55 | 20 | 23 | 37 | 76 | 229 | .532 | .482 | 34.0 | 10.0 | 9.3 | 2.4 | ||
| 20-29 | 36 | 15 | 885 | 108 | 210 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 57 | 76 | 198 | 49 | 23 | 26 | 57 | 106 | 247 | .514 | .000 | .544 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 1.4 | |
| 10-19 | 18 | 3 | 271 | 12 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 46 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 37 | 27 | .286 | .600 | 15.1 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 0.8 | ||
| 0-9 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .286 | 1.000 | 8.3 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 22 | 11 | 512 | 61 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 22 | 61 | 131 | 26 | 18 | 13 | 39 | 60 | 135 | .433 | .591 | 23.3 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 1.2 | |
| 1 Day | 36 | 19 | 955 | 113 | 213 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 65 | 86 | 231 | 65 | 20 | 33 | 56 | 100 | 261 | .531 | .000 | .538 | 26.5 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 1.8 | |
| 2 Days | 19 | 8 | 449 | 45 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 104 | 30 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 53 | 105 | .542 | .556 | 23.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 3+ Days | 4 | 3 | 124 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 31 | .519 | .333 | 31.0 | 7.8 | 5.3 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 | 56 | 29 | 1378 | 159 | 321 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 71 | 119 | 307 | 77 | 37 | 30 | 79 | 152 | 353 | .495 | .000 | .493 | 24.6 | 6.3 | 5.5 | 1.4 |
| Western | 26 | 12 | 669 | 74 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 52 | 69 | 181 | 53 | 13 | 31 | 35 | 78 | 179 | .514 | .596 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 2.0 | ||
| 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 30 | 18 | 768 | 87 | 179 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 54 | 76 | 202 | 41 | 18 | 19 | 46 | 91 | 198 | .486 | .000 | .444 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 1.4 |
| Central | 26 | 11 | 610 | 72 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 43 | 105 | 36 | 19 | 11 | 33 | 61 | 155 | .507 | .647 | 23.5 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 1.4 | ||
| Midwest | 12 | 7 | 298 | 39 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 30 | 89 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 92 | .591 | .560 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 1.7 | ||
| Pacific | 14 | 5 | 371 | 35 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 92 | 33 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 87 | .449 | .630 | 26.5 | 6.2 | 6.6 | 2.4 | ||
| 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 |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 5 | 3 | 132 | 22 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 47 | .647 | .750 | 26.4 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 2.0 | |
| Boston | 6 | 4 | 156 | 14 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 43 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 33 | .412 | .000 | .500 | 26.0 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 0.8 | |
| Chicago | 5 | 3 | 136 | 11 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 27 | .393 | .833 | 27.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1.2 | ||
| Cleveland | 4 | 2 | 81 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 16 | .583 | 1.000 | 20.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.8 | ||
| Dallas | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 10.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Denver | 2 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | .571 | .500 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Detroit | 4 | 0 | 64 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | .412 | .000 | 16.0 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 2 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | .500 | .500 | 28.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 2.5 | ||
| Houston | 2 | 1 | 51 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 18 | .750 | 25.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Indiana | 4 | 1 | 88 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | .286 | 22.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |||
| LA Clippers | 2 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | .400 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 5.5 | 2.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 1 | 47 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 | .375 | .500 | 23.5 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 3.0 | ||
| 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 | 4 | 2 | 109 | 19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 39 | .633 | .250 | 27.3 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 1.5 | ||
| New Jersey | 6 | 3 | 156 | 21 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 49 | .636 | .467 | 26.0 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New York | 6 | 4 | 152 | 23 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 52 | .442 | .400 | 25.3 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 1.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 6 | 3 | 151 | 13 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 28 | .406 | .286 | 25.2 | 4.7 | 6.8 | 2.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | .429 | .500 | 30.5 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Portland | 2 | 1 | 62 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | .600 | .750 | 31.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .200 | 18.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |||
| San Antonio | 2 | 2 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 27 | .688 | .500 | 27.5 | 13.5 | 9.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Seattle | 2 | 1 | 67 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 18 | .538 | .800 | 33.5 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Utah | 2 | 2 | 70 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 20 | .500 | .500 | 35.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 6 | 4 | 153 | 16 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 36 | .571 | .571 | 25.5 | 6.0 | 6.2 | 1.5 | ||