Earl Cureton
- Seasons
- 1980-81 to 1996-97
- Position
- F-C
- Height
- 6′9″
- Weight
- 210 lb
- Born
- Sep 3, 1957
- College
- Robert Morris University (PA), Detroit Mercy
- Draft
- 1979, round 3, pick 58
2Championships
Career advanced
- PER
- 10.4
- True shooting
- .490
- Effective FG
- .473
- Usage rate
- 14.3
- Win shares
- 14.5
- WS per 48
- .056
- Box plus/minus
- -2.7
- VORP
- -2.0
- Best season, WS
- 2.7
- Best season, BPM
- -1.6
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 3
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980-81 | PHI | 23 | 52 | 528 | 13.8 | .470 | .454 | 20.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .109 | -1.9 | 0.4 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 99 | 97 |
| 1981-82 | PHI | 24 | 66 | 956 | 12.8 | .502 | .487 | 17.0 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .103 | -2.1 | -0.5 | -2.6 | -0.1 | 104 | 102 |
| 1982-83 | PHI | 25 | 73 | 987 | 8.1 | .433 | .419 | 14.6 | -0.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .041 | -4.0 | 0.7 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 87 | 99 |
| 1983-84 | DET | 26 | 73 | 907 | 8.6 | .475 | .458 | 10.9 | -0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .051 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -3.1 | -0.2 | 95 | 105 |
| 1984-85 | DET | 27 | 81 | 1,642 | 10.2 | .505 | .484 | 14.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .060 | -2.6 | 0.4 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 99 | 106 |
| 1985-86 | DET | 28 | 80 | 2,017 | 11.7 | .523 | .505 | 15.7 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 2.6 | .061 | -1.7 | 0.1 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 101 | 107 |
| 1986-87 | 2+ teams | 29 | 78 | 1,973 | 11.3 | .492 | .476 | 13.7 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .065 | -1.5 | -1.0 | -2.4 | -0.2 | 107 | 111 |
| 1987-88 | LAC | 30 | 69 | 1,128 | 9.2 | .443 | .429 | 14.3 | -0.6 | 1.3 | 0.7 | .029 | -4.1 | 0.2 | -4.0 | -0.6 | 93 | 107 |
| 1988-89 | CHH | 31 | 82 | 2,047 | 10.1 | .512 | .501 | 12.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .035 | -2.7 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.4 | 101 | 111 |
| 1990-91 | CHH | 33 | 9 | 159 | 2.4 | .336 | .333 | 8.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -0.041 | -6.6 | -1.8 | -8.5 | -0.3 | 70 | 111 |
| 1993-94 | HOU | 36 | 2 | 30 | 2.2 | .225 | .250 | 14.6 | -0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.060 | -7.6 | -5.8 | -13.4 | -0.1 | 66 | 101 |
| 1996-97 | TOR | 39 | 9 | 46 | 4.9 | .376 | .375 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .026 | -5.0 | -0.9 | -5.9 | 0.0 | 102 | 113 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.