Career snapshot
12seasons
752games
4,181career pts
9.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Detroit Pistons
· 234 games · 1983-84–1985-86
Position rank · 1988-89
#64PPG rank
#83PER rank
#81WS rank
Among 92 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
8.6
1985-86 · DET
RPG
6.4
1986-87 · LAC
APG
1.7
1985-86 · DET
PER
13.8
1980-81 · PHI
WS
2.6
1985-86 · DET
Draft
1979
Round 3 ·
Pick 58
from Detroit
Career by team
Toronto Raptors
1996-97 – 1996-97 · 1 seasons
0.8 PPG
1.0 RPG
0.4 APG
9 games
Houston Rockets
1993-94 – 1993-94 · 1 seasons
2.0 PPG
6.0 RPG
0.0 APG
2 games
New Orleans Pelicans
1988-89 – 1990-91 · 2 seasons
6.0 PPG
5.8 RPG
1.5 APG
91 games
Los Angeles Clippers
1986-87 – 1987-88 · 2 seasons
5.4 PPG
4.7 RPG
1.1 APG
104 games
Chicago Bulls
1986-87 – 1986-87 · 1 seasons
6.9 PPG
5.3 RPG
1.6 APG
43 games
Detroit Pistons
1983-84 – 1985-86 · 3 seasons
5.9 PPG
5.2 RPG
1.1 APG
234 games
Philadelphia 76ers
1980-81 – 1982-83 · 3 seasons
4.3 PPG
3.6 RPG
0.5 APG
191 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 52 | 6 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 45.4 | 0.0 | 51.6 | 13.8 | 1.2 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 66 | 8 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.3 | 12.8 | 2.1 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 73 | 3 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 49.3 | 8.1 | 0.8 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 73 | 0 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 45.8 | 0.0 | 52.5 | 8.6 | 1.0 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 81 | 1 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 56.9 | 10.2 | 2.0 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 19 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 55.5 | 11.7 | 2.6 |
| 1986-87 | NBA | 78 | 47 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 47.6 | 0.0 | 53.9 | — | — |
| 1986-87 | CHI | 43 | 36 | 25.7 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 53.4 | 10.3 | 1.5 |
| 1986-87 | LAC | 35 | 11 | 24.8 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 54.4 | 12.5 | 1.2 |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 69 | 11 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 52.4 | 9.2 | 0.7 |
| 1988-89 | NOP | 82 | 41 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 50.1 | 0.0 | 53.7 | — | — |
| 1990-91 | NOP | 9 | 1 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1996 | Houston Rockets | Toronto Raptors | offseason | From 1993-94 to 1996-97 | |
| Oct 1993 | New Orleans Pelicans | Houston Rockets | offseason | From 1990-91 to 1993-94 | |
| Jul 1988 | Los Angeles Clippers | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Jul 1987 | Chicago Bulls | Los Angeles Clippers | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Detroit Pistons | Los Angeles Clippers | season change | ||
| Jul 1986 | Detroit Pistons | Chicago Bulls | season change | ||
| Jul 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers | Detroit Pistons | season change | ||
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About Earl Cureton
Earl Cureton was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Twirl", he played college basketball for the Robert Morris Colonials and Detroit Mercy Titans. Cureton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the 76ers and the Houston Rockets, and also played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, and Toronto Raptors. He also played in multiple countries overseas.