Earl Cureton PF  #35

Current Team: N/A

Born: Sep 3, 1957 (Passed away Feb 4, 2024, aged 66)

Birthplace/Hometown: Detroit, Michigan

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-9 (206cm)     Weight: 210 (95kg)

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1979 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 3, Pick 14, Philadelphia Sixers

Pre-Draft Team: Detroit-Mercy (Jr)

High School: Finney High School [Detroit, Michigan]

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Earl Cureton Player Profile

NBA Career

12 Years Of Service - 2x NBA Champion

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 PHL 52 - 10.2 4.21 1.79 3.94 .454 0.00 0.02 .000 0.63 1.23 .516 0.98 2.00 2.98 0.48 0.38 0.44 0.56 1.31
1981-82 PHL 66 8 14.5 5.29 2.26 4.64 .487 0.00 0.03 .000 0.77 1.42 .543 1.36 2.73 4.09 0.48 0.47 0.41 0.67 2.15
1982-83 PHL 73 3 13.5 3.41 1.48 3.53 .419 0.00 0.00 .000 0.45 0.92 .493 1.15 2.53 3.68 0.59 0.51 0.33 1.04 1.97
1983-84 DET 73 0 12.4 2.64 1.11 2.42 .458 0.00 0.01 .000 0.42 0.81 .525 1.18 2.75 3.93 0.49 0.33 0.42 0.75 1.96
1984-85 DET 81 1 20.3 6.12 2.56 5.28 .484 0.00 0.04 .000 1.01 1.78 .569 2.09 3.09 5.17 1.02 0.69 0.52 1.41 2.67
1985-86 DET 80 19 25.2 8.59 3.56 7.05 .505 0.00 0.03 .000 1.46 2.64 .555 2.48 3.83 6.30 1.71 0.71 0.70 1.86 2.99
1986-87 * All Teams 78 47 25.3 7.28 3.12 6.54 .476 0.00 0.03 .000 1.05 1.95 .539 2.72 3.08 5.79 1.56 0.42 0.73 1.03 2.41
1986-87 * CHI 43 36 25.7 6.91 3.00 6.42 .467 0.00 0.02 .000 0.91 1.70 .534 2.63 2.65 5.28 1.63 0.35 0.63 1.05 2.37
1986-87 * LAC 35 11 24.8 7.74 3.26 6.69 .487 0.00 0.03 .000 1.23 2.26 .544 2.83 3.60 6.43 1.49 0.51 0.86 1.00 2.46
1987-88 LAC 69 11 16.3 4.33 1.93 4.49 .429 0.00 0.04 .000 0.48 0.91 .524 1.41 2.52 3.93 0.91 0.46 0.52 0.84 1.96
1988-89 CHA 82 41 25.0 6.49 2.84 5.67 .501 0.00 0.01 .000 0.80 1.50 .537 2.29 3.66 5.95 1.59 0.61 0.74 1.39 2.80
1990-91 CHA 9 1 17.7 1.89 0.89 2.67 .333 0.00 0.11 .000 0.11 0.33 .333 0.67 3.33 4.00 0.33 0.00 0.33 0.67 1.78
1993-94 HOU 2 0 15.0 2.00 1.00 4.00 .250 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 1.00 .000 2.00 4.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 2.00
1996-97 TOR 9 0 5.1 0.78 0.33 0.89 .375 0.00 0.00 .000 0.11 0.33 .333 0.44 0.56 1.00 0.44 0.00 0.00 0.11 1.11
CAREER   674 137 18.4 5.37 2.29 4.84 .473 0.00 0.02 .000 0.79 1.46 .538 1.76 2.94 4.71 1.01 0.50 0.53 1.08 2.28

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 PHL 52 - 528 219 93 205 .454 0 1 .000 33 64 .516 51 104 155 25 20 23 29 68
1981-82 PHL 66 8 956 349 149 306 .487 0 2 .000 51 94 .543 90 180 270 32 31 27 44 142
1982-83 PHL 73 3 987 249 108 258 .419 0 0 .000 33 67 .493 84 185 269 43 37 24 76 144
1983-84 DET 73 0 907 193 81 177 .458 0 1 .000 31 59 .525 86 201 287 36 24 31 55 143
1984-85 DET 81 1 1,642 496 207 428 .484 0 3 .000 82 144 .569 169 250 419 83 56 42 114 216
1985-86 DET 80 19 2,017 687 285 564 .505 0 2 .000 117 211 .555 198 306 504 137 57 56 149 239
1986-87 * All Teams 78 47 1,973 568 243 510 .476 0 2 .000 82 152 .539 212 240 452 122 33 57 80 188
1986-87 * CHI 43 36 1,105 297 129 276 .467 0 1 .000 39 73 .534 113 114 227 70 15 27 45 102
1986-87 * LAC 35 11 868 271 114 234 .487 0 1 .000 43 79 .544 99 126 225 52 18 30 35 86
1987-88 LAC 69 11 1,128 299 133 310 .429 0 3 .000 33 63 .524 97 174 271 63 32 36 58 135
1988-89 CHA 82 41 2,047 532 233 465 .501 0 1 .000 66 123 .537 188 300 488 130 50 61 114 230
1990-91 CHA 9 1 159 17 8 24 .333 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 6 30 36 3 0 3 6 16
1993-94 HOU 2 0 30 4 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 4 8 12 0 0 0 1 4
1996-97 TOR 9 0 46 7 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 4 5 9 4 0 0 1 10
CAREER   674 137 12,420 3,620 1,545 3,263 .473 0 16 .000 530 985 .538 1,189 1,983 3,172 678 340 360 727 1,535

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1980-81 PHL 52 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 0.86 0.69 0.31 40 12 .769 0.10 1.10 1.20
1981-82 PHL 66 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 .050 0.73 0.70 0.31 47 19 .712 0.60 1.50 2.10
1982-83 PHL 73 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .042 0.57 0.49 0.26 57 16 .781 -0.90 1.70 0.80
1983-84 DET 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .031 0.65 0.44 0.33 45 28 .616 -0.20 1.20 1.00
1984-85 DET 81 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 .076 0.73 0.49 0.34 45 36 .556 - 2.00 2.00
1985-86 DET 80 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 .115 0.92 0.38 0.37 45 35 .563 0.49 2.09 2.58
1986-87 * All Teams 78 47 10 0 0 0 0 0 .114 1.52 0.41 0.30 27 51 .346 1.20 1.25 2.45
1986-87 * CHI 43 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 .114 1.56 0.33 0.26 22 21 .512 0.58 0.95 1.52
1986-87 * LAC 35 11 6 0 0 0 0 0 .113 1.49 0.51 0.34 5 30 .143 0.62 0.33 0.95
1987-88 LAC 69 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 .073 1.09 0.55 0.20 13 56 .188 -0.68 1.25 0.57
1988-89 CHA 82 41 7 0 0 0 0 0 .106 1.14 0.44 0.26 20 62 .244 0.23 1.37 1.61
1990-91 CHA 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .032 0.50 0.00 0.12 2 7 .222 -0.24 0.06 -0.18
1993-94 HOU 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .026 0.00 0.00 0.25 0 2 .000 -0.08 0.01 -0.07
1996-97 TOR 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .024 4.00 0.00 0.38 1 8 .111 - 0.01 0.01
CAREER   674 137 37 0 0 0 0 0 .069 0.93 0.47 0.30 342 332 .507 0.52 13.54 14.06

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1980-81 PHL 52 - .470 .454 11.35 20.04 16.01 6.40 11.06 1.76 2.42 20.03 96.93 -2.30 1.07 98.9 97.3 13.88
1981-82 PHL 66 8 .502 .487 11.08 20.33 15.90 4.43 11.24 1.55 1.63 17.05 102.95 -2.38 1.14 104.1 102.5 12.76
1982-83 PHL 73 3 .433 .419 9.38 18.96 14.38 5.46 20.91 1.75 1.34 14.60 91.11 -4.81 0.97 86.8 99.3 8.05
1983-84 DET 73 0 .475 .458 9.72 24.53 16.84 4.59 21.32 1.23 1.90 10.95 98.31 -3.34 1.09 95.3 105.3 8.60
1984-85 DET 81 1 .505 .484 10.29 16.58 13.30 6.00 18.83 1.56 1.41 14.15 105.31 -3.47 1.16 99.5 106.3 10.21
1985-86 DET 80 19 .523 .505 10.18 16.52 13.27 8.40 18.49 1.31 1.55 15.69 105.98 -2.80 1.22 101.4 107.5 11.56
1986-87 * All Teams 78 47 .492 .476 11.29 14.02 12.59 8.48 12.18 0.81 1.68 13.59 101.59 0.07 1.11 107.1 112.0 11.31
1986-87 * CHI 43 36 .482 .467 11.00 11.83 11.40 8.74 12.74 0.68 1.45 13.35 100.16 0.16 1.08 106.2 110.1 10.43
1986-87 * LAC 35 11 .504 .487 11.65 16.85 14.08 8.16 11.52 0.97 1.97 13.90 103.15 -0.04 1.16 108.2 114.2 12.36
1987-88 LAC 69 11 .443 .429 8.74 17.24 12.79 8.12 14.66 1.36 1.83 14.34 95.28 -1.41 0.96 92.9 107.8 9.26
1988-89 CHA 82 41 .512 .501 9.67 17.10 13.19 8.44 18.01 1.17 1.76 12.70 103.77 -1.34 1.14 100.9 111.2 10.11
1990-91 CHA 9 1 .336 .333 3.96 23.03 12.77 2.49 19.16 - 1.18 8.25 66.67 -2.52 0.71 69.4 113.9 2.42
1993-94 HOU 2 0 .225 .250 14.71 29.09 21.94 - 10.12 - - 14.04 25.00 -3.19 0.50 65.6 112.6 2.13
1996-97 TOR 9 0 .376 .375 9.72 12.39 11.04 15.13 9.69 - - 10.16 70.83 3.61 0.88 99.0 113.5 4.94
CAREER   674 137 .490 .473 10.23 17.42 13.79 7.03 16.44 1.29 1.64 14.28 101.16 -2.12 1.11 99.7 106.1 10.42

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NBA Transactions

Jun 25, 1979 - The Philadelphia Sixers selected Earl Cureton in Round 3 with Pick 14 in the 1979 NBA Draft.
May 23, 1980 - Earl Cureton signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers.
Jul 1, 1983 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Philadelphia Sixers, became a free agent.
Nov 12, 1983 - Earl Cureton signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons.
Aug 21, 1986 - Earl Cureton was acquired by the Chicago Bulls from the Detroit Pistons in a trade.
Feb 11, 1987 - Earl Cureton was acquired by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Chicago Bulls in a trade.
Jul 1, 1987 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Los Angeles Clippers, became a free agent.
Nov 1, 1987 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
Jul 1, 1988 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Los Angeles Clippers, became a free agent.
Jul 20, 1988 - Earl Cureton signed a multi-year contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988).
Oct 31, 1989 - The Charlotte Hornets (1988) placed the contract of Earl Cureton on waivers.
Nov 2, 1989 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Charlotte Hornets (1988), became a free agent.
Oct 1, 1990 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the New York Knicks.
Oct 30, 1990 - The New York Knicks placed the contract of Earl Cureton on waivers.
Nov 1, 1990 - Earl Cureton, previously with the New York Knicks, became a free agent.
Jan 14, 1991 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988).
Jan 24, 1991 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Charlotte Hornets (1988), became a free agent.
Jan 24, 1991 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets (1988).
Feb 3, 1991 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Charlotte Hornets (1988), became a free agent.
Apr 21, 1994 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the Houston Rockets.
Jul 1, 1994 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Houston Rockets, became a free agent.
Jul 16, 1996 - The Houston Rockets renounced their free-agent exception rights to Earl Cureton.
Dec 2, 1996 - Earl Cureton signed a contract with the Toronto Raptors.
Feb 13, 1997 - The Toronto Raptors placed the contract of Earl Cureton on waivers.
Feb 17, 1997 - Earl Cureton, previously with the Toronto Raptors, became a free agent.
Feb 4, 2024 - Earl Cureton passed away. He was 66 years old at the time of his death.

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NBA Awards & Honors

NBA Champion - 1983, 1994

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 PHL 9 - 4.0 1.33 0.67 2.00 .333 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.22 .000 0.11 0.89 1.00 0.22 0.11 0.22 0.11 0.33
1981-82 PHL 12 0 6.3 2.67 1.08 3.42 .317 0.00 0.08 .000 0.50 0.75 .667 1.00 1.17 2.17 0.17 0.08 0.08 0.42 1.00
1982-83 PHL 5 0 5.0 0.40 0.20 0.80 .250 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 0.00 .000 0.00 1.00 1.00 0.20 0.40 0.00 0.60 1.00
1983-84 DET 5 0 18.6 6.40 3.00 6.20 .484 0.00 0.00 .000 0.40 1.20 .333 2.80 3.80 6.60 0.40 0.40 0.20 1.00 1.80
1984-85 DET 9 0 14.8 4.11 1.78 3.78 .471 0.00 0.11 .000 0.56 1.00 .556 1.11 3.44 4.56 0.44 1.00 0.22 0.44 2.22
1985-86 DET 4 4 31.5 9.00 4.25 7.75 .548 0.00 0.25 .000 0.50 2.00 .250 3.00 4.50 7.50 2.25 0.75 0.00 1.25 3.50
1993-94 HOU 10 0 10.0 1.80 0.80 1.00 .800 0.00 0.00 .000 0.20 0.20 1.000 0.60 2.30 2.90 0.20 0.10 0.20 0.30 2.00
CAREER   54 4 10.9 3.13 1.41 3.13 .450 0.00 0.06 .000 0.31 0.67 .472 1.02 2.19 3.20 0.41 0.35 0.15 0.48 1.54

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1980-81 PHL 9 - 36 12 6 18 .333 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 8 9 2 1 2 1 3
1981-82 PHL 12 0 75 32 13 41 .317 0 1 .000 6 9 .667 12 14 26 2 1 1 5 12
1982-83 PHL 5 0 25 2 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 1 2 0 3 5
1983-84 DET 5 0 93 32 15 31 .484 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 14 19 33 2 2 1 5 9
1984-85 DET 9 0 133 37 16 34 .471 0 1 .000 5 9 .556 10 31 41 4 9 2 4 20
1985-86 DET 4 4 126 36 17 31 .548 0 1 .000 2 8 .250 12 18 30 9 3 0 5 14
1993-94 HOU 10 0 100 18 8 10 .800 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 6 23 29 2 1 2 3 20
CAREER   54 4 588 169 76 169 .450 0 3 .000 17 36 .472 55 118 173 22 19 8 26 83

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1980-81 PHL 9 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 .013 2.00 1.00 0.11 6 3 .667 -0.10 - -0.10
1981-82 PHL 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .017 0.40 0.20 0.22 7 5 .583 -0.20 0.10 -0.10
1982-83 PHL 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .004 0.33 0.67 0.00 5 0 1.000 -0.10 0.10 -
1983-84 DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .081 0.40 0.40 0.19 2 3 .400 - 0.10 0.10
1984-85 DET 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .049 1.00 2.25 0.26 5 4 .556 0.10 0.20 0.20
1985-86 DET 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 1.80 0.60 0.26 1 3 .250 0.08 0.08 0.16
1993-94 HOU 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .028 0.67 0.33 0.20 7 3 .700 0.18 0.15 0.33
CAREER   54 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .030 0.85 0.73 0.21 33 21 .611 -0.04 0.72 0.58

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1980-81 PHL 9 - .318 .333 3.31 23.90 14.13 8.38 5.03 1.36 3.09 23.22 33.33 0.96 0.67 73.8 102.2 8.05
1981-82 PHL 12 0 .356 .317 18.63 20.27 19.48 3.83 10.01 0.65 0.76 27.89 98.37 -5.03 0.78 84.7 105.3 8.67
1982-83 PHL 5 0 .250 .250 - 21.73 11.15 4.86 42.86 3.96 - 11.66 25.00 -9.90 0.50 36.7 95.3 -0.32
1983-84 DET 5 0 .476 .484 15.90 23.39 19.49 3.11 12.94 1.03 0.61 16.64 81.72 -3.97 1.03 102.5 107.4 13.06
1984-85 DET 9 0 .487 .471 7.64 25.69 16.30 3.65 9.53 3.15 0.83 12.33 102.61 -0.99 1.09 106.8 106.9 12.39
1985-86 DET 4 4 .521 .548 9.72 16.78 13.00 9.03 12.65 1.14 - 12.42 79.84 0.80 1.16 110.0 114.6 11.41
1993-94 HOU 10 0 .827 .800 7.44 24.46 16.61 3.02 21.61 0.55 1.45 6.68 180.00 -1.79 1.80 136.7 103.4 10.37
CAREER   54 4 .457 .450 10.66 21.89 16.40 5.16 12.33 1.59 0.79 15.05 92.19 -1.96 1.00 98.5 104.3 10.79

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NCAA Career

College: Detroit-Mercy (1980)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN PTS FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF
1975-76 Robert Morris Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1976-77 Robert Morris So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1977-78 N/A Trans - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1978-79 Detroit-Mercy Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979-80 Detroit-Mercy Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -


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What is the age of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton is 66 years old.

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Earl Cureton is 6-9 (206cm) tall.

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Earl Cureton is 210 lbs (95kg).

What is the birthday of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton was born on Sep 3, 1957.

What position does Earl Cureton play?

Earl Cureton plays the PF position.

What was the pre-draft team of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton was drafted out of Detroit-Mercy.

What high school did Earl Cureton attend?

Earl Cureton attended Finney High School in Detroit, Michigan.

What nationality is Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton has a United States nationality.

Where was Earl Cureton born?

Earl Cureton was born in Detroit, Michigan.

What is the jersey number of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton last wore the #35 jersey number.

How many NBA seasons has Earl Cureton played?

Earl Cureton played 12 seasons in the NBA.

What are the career averages of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton had career averages 5.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.5 blocks, 0.5 steals in 674 games.

What are the career totals of Earl Cureton?

Earl Cureton had career totals of 3,620 points, 3,172 rebounds, 678 assists, 360 blocks, 340 steals in 674 games.

How many teams has Earl Cureton been on?

Earl Cureton played for 7 NBA teams in his career - Charlotte Hornets (1988), Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia Sixers, Toronto Raptors.

When was Earl Cureton drafted?

Earl Cureton was drafted in the 3rd round (#58 overall) of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers.

What is Earl Cureton's career high in points?

Earl Cureton averaged a career high 8.6 points per game in 1985-1986.

What is Earl Cureton's career high in rebounds?

Earl Cureton averaged a career high 6.3 rebounds per game in 1985-1986.

What is Earl Cureton's career high in assists?

Earl Cureton averaged a career high 1.7 assists per game in 1985-1986.

What is the career PER of Earl Cureton's?

Earl Cureton had a career PER of 10.4.

How many championships has Earl Cureton won?

Earl Cureton has won 2 NBA championships.