Earl Cureton
PF · Toronto Raptors
Seasons 1980-81–1996-97 · 12 on record · Ht 6-9 · b. 1957
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Player info
| Nickname | The Twirl |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #25 (also #23, #35) |
| Team | Toronto Raptors |
| Height | 6-9 |
| Weight | 210 lb |
| Born | 1957-09-03 |
| College | Robert Morris University (PA) → Detroit Mercy |
| Drafted | 1979 · Round 3, Pick 58 · Philadelphia 76ers |
| Seasons | 1980-81–1996-97 (12) |
Career averages
5.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.0 APG · 674 games · .473 FG% · 0.000 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 23 | 52 | 10.2 | .454 | 0.000 | .516 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 4.2 | 13.8 | .470 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 24 | 66 | 14.5 | .487 | 0.000 | .543 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 12.8 | .502 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 25 | 73 | 13.5 | .419 | — | .493 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 8.1 | .433 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 26 | 73 | 12.4 | .458 | 0.000 | .525 | 3.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 8.6 | .475 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 27 | 81 | 20.3 | .484 | 0.000 | .569 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 6.1 | 10.2 | .505 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 28 | 80 | 25.2 | .505 | 0.000 | .555 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 11.7 | .523 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 29 | 78 | 25.3 | .476 | 0.000 | .539 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 7.3 | 11.3 | .492 |
| CHI | 29 | 43 | 25.7 | .467 | 0.000 | .534 | 5.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 10.3 | .482 | |
| LAC | 29 | 35 | 24.8 | .487 | 0.000 | .544 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 7.7 | 12.5 | .504 | |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 30 | 69 | 16.3 | .429 | 0.000 | .524 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 4.3 | 9.2 | .443 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 31 | 82 | 25.0 | .501 | 0.000 | .537 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 10.1 | .512 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 33 | 9 | 17.7 | .333 | 0.000 | .333 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .336 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 36 | 2 | 15.0 | .250 | — | 0.000 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .225 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 39 | 9 | 5.1 | .375 | — | .333 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.9 | .376 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 52 | 6 | 528 | 93 | 205 | .454 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 64 | 155 | 25 | 20 | 23 | 29 | 219 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 66 | 8 | 956 | 149 | 306 | .487 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 94 | 270 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 44 | 349 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 73 | 3 | 987 | 108 | 258 | .419 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 269 | 43 | 37 | 24 | 76 | 249 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 73 | 0 | 907 | 81 | 177 | .458 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 59 | 287 | 36 | 24 | 31 | 55 | 193 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 81 | 1 | 1,642 | 207 | 428 | .484 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 144 | 419 | 83 | 56 | 42 | 114 | 496 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 19 | 2,017 | 285 | 564 | .505 | 0 | 2 | 117 | 211 | 504 | 137 | 58 | 58 | 150 | 687 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 78 | 47 | 1,973 | 243 | 510 | .476 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 152 | 452 | 122 | 33 | 56 | 80 | 568 |
| CHI | 43 | 36 | 1,105 | 129 | 276 | .467 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 73 | 227 | 70 | 15 | 26 | 45 | 297 | |
| LAC | 35 | 11 | 868 | 114 | 234 | .487 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 79 | 225 | 52 | 18 | 30 | 35 | 271 | |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 69 | 11 | 1,128 | 133 | 310 | .429 | 0 | 3 | 33 | 63 | 271 | 63 | 32 | 36 | 58 | 299 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 82 | 41 | 2,047 | 233 | 465 | .501 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 123 | 488 | 130 | 50 | 61 | 114 | 532 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 9 | 1 | 159 | 8 | 24 | .333 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 9 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 8 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Career | 674 | — | — | 1,545 | 3,263 | .473 | 0 | 16 | 530 | 985 | 3172 | 678 | 341 | 361 | 728 | 3,620 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 52 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 14.0 | .454 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 14.9 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 66 | 14.5 | 5.6 | 11.5 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 3.5 | 10.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 13.1 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 73 | 13.5 | 3.9 | 9.4 | .419 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 9.1 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 73 | 12.4 | 3.2 | 7.0 | .458 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 81 | 20.3 | 4.5 | 9.4 | .484 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 10.9 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 25.2 | 5.1 | 10.1 | .505 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 9.0 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 78 | 25.3 | 4.4 | 9.3 | .476 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 8.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| CHI | 43 | 25.7 | 4.2 | 9.0 | .467 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 9.7 | |
| LAC | 35 | 24.8 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .487 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 11.2 | |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 69 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 9.9 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 8.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 9.5 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 82 | 25.0 | 4.1 | 8.2 | .501 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 9.4 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 9 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 5.4 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 8.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.8 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2 | 15.0 | 2.4 | 9.6 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 14.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.8 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 9 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 6.3 | .375 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 5.5 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 52 | 528 | 13.8 | .470 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .109 | -1.9 | +0.4 | -1.5 | +0.1 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 66 | 956 | 12.8 | .502 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .103 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.1 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 73 | 987 | 8.1 | .433 | 14.6 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .041 | -4.0 | +0.7 | -3.2 | -0.3 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 73 | 907 | 8.6 | .475 | 10.9 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .051 | -3.4 | +0.4 | -3.1 | -0.2 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 81 | 1,642 | 10.2 | .505 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .060 | -2.6 | +0.4 | -2.2 | -0.1 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 80 | 2,017 | 11.7 | .523 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .061 | -1.7 | +0.1 | -1.6 | +0.2 |
| 1986-87 | 2TM | 78 | 1,973 | 11.3 | .492 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .065 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.2 |
| CHI | 43 | 1,105 | 10.3 | .482 | 13.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | .066 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -0.1 | |
| LAC | 35 | 868 | 12.5 | .504 | 13.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .064 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -2.7 | -0.2 | |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 69 | 1,128 | 9.2 | .443 | 14.3 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .029 | -4.1 | +0.2 | -4.0 | -0.6 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 82 | 2,047 | 10.1 | .512 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .035 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.4 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 9 | 159 | 2.4 | .336 | 8.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -.041 | -6.6 | -1.8 | -8.5 | -0.3 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 2 | 30 | 2.2 | .225 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -.060 | -7.6 | -5.8 | -13.4 | -0.1 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 9 | 46 | 4.9 | .376 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .026 | -5.0 | -0.9 | -5.9 | +0.0 |
| Career | 674 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14.5 | — | — | — | — | -2.0 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Playoff stats
| Season | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | 9 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .333 | — | .318 |
| 1981-82 | 12 | 6.2 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .317 | 0.000 | .356 |
| 1982-83 | 5 | 5.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | .250 | — | .250 |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 18.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .484 | — | .476 |
| 1984-85 | 9 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | .471 | 0.000 | .487 |
| 1985-86 | 4 | 31.5 | 9.0 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | .548 | 0.000 | .521 |
| 1993-94 | 10 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .800 | — | .827 |
| Career | 54 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .450 | 0.000 | .457 |
Full postseason box-score averages by season, from every playoff game played.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 338 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 215–123 |
| Away | 346 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 133–213 |
| In wins | 348 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 348–0 |
| In losses | 336 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 0–336 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 37 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 19–18 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 38 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 0.6 | 8–30 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 46 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 21–25 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 42 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 25–17 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 43 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 1.0 | 31–12 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 23 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 12–11 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 25 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 10–15 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 19 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 8–11 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 26 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 12–14 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 20 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 10–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 40 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 30–10 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 14 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 12–2 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 24 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 7–17 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 3 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 1–2 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 40 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 15–25 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 43 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 1.0 | 26–17 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 27 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 1.3 | 11–16 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 22 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 9–13 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 21 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 7–14 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 22 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 13–9 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 21 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 11–10 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 20 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 0.9 | 11–9 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 1996-97
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 62% | .400 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 25% | .500 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 12% | 0.000 |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 0% | — |
Average shot distance 8.2 ft · 0% of attempts were dunks
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 1996-97 | $205,200 |
| Career earnings | $205,200 |
Frequently asked questions
What team does Earl Cureton play for?
Earl Cureton plays PF for the Toronto Raptors.
What are Earl Cureton's career stats?
Earl Cureton has averaged 5.4 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 1.0 APG over 12 seasons (1980-81–1996-97).
How much does Earl Cureton make?
Earl Cureton's salary is $205,200 for the 1996-97 season, with career earnings of about $205K.
How tall is Earl Cureton?
Earl Cureton is 6-9 (210 lb).
When was Earl Cureton drafted?
Earl Cureton was drafted in 1979, round 3, pick 58, by the Philadelphia 76ers.