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Earl Cureton
DET · Wing · 1985-86 · age 28
8.6 PPG6.3 RPG1.7 APG1.9 TPG25.2 MPG
Earl Cureton, 1985-86 with DET: 8.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.2 minutes a game. Against the 216 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are Offensive rebound % (87th percentile), Blocks / 75 (75th) and Rebounds / 75 (71st); his lowest are Free throw % (4th percentile) and PER (15th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 12 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 216 qualified players in 1985-86; the second number is his rank among the 90 qualified wings. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 46 | 49 | 25.2 |
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| Minutes share | 55 | 58 | 51.0% |
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| Availability | 68 | 69 | 97.6% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 38 | 41 | .523 |
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| Effective FG% | 67 | 63 | .505 |
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| Points per shot | 47 | 43 | 1.22 |
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| 3-point % | 17 | 24 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 16 | 19 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 24 | 25 | 0.4% |
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| 2-point % | 67 | 65 | 50.7% |
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| Free throw % | 4 | 7 | 55.5% |
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| FT attempts / g | 39 | 35 | 2.6 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 63 | 49 | 37.4% |
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| % points from 3 | 20 | 26 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 18 | 22 | 11.8 |
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| Assist % | 30 | 41 | 8.4% |
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| Assists / 75 | 35 | 46 | 2.3 |
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| Assist / turnover | 32 | 43 | 0.91 |
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| Usage % | 19 | 22 | 15.7% |
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| Turnover % | 19 | 20 | 18.6% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 44 | 43 | 2.6 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 87 | 77 | 10.2% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 71 | 64 | 8.6 |
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| Def. rebound % | 65 | 56 | 16.5% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 33 | 39 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 75 | 76 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 56 | 61 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 31 | 37 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 75 | 76 | 1.6% |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs wings | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 15 | 19 | 11.7 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 18 | 21 | .061 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 28 | 36 | −1.6 |
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| Offensive BPM | 19 | 24 | −1.7 |
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| Defensive BPM | 56 | 66 | +0.1 |
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| VORP | 31 | 38 | 0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 34 | 37 | 6.8 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1980-81 | PHI | 23 | 52 | 10.2 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.5 | .470 | −1.5 | 25 | |
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| 1981-82 | PHI | 24 | 66 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 4.1 | 0.5 | .502 | −2.6 | 9 | |
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| 1982-83 | PHI | 25 | 73 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 0.6 | .433 | −3.2 | 8 | Champion |
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| 1983-84 | DET | 26 | 73 | 12.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.5 | .475 | −3.1 | 4 | |
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| 1984-85 | DET | 27 | 81 | 20.3 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 1.0 | .505 | −2.2 | 15 | |
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| 1985-86★ | DET | 28 | 80 | 25.2 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | .523 | −1.6 | 28 | |
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| 1986-87 | CHI | 29 | 78 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 5.8 | 1.6 | .492 | −2.4 | 16 | |
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| 1987-88 | LAC | 30 | 69 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 0.9 | .443 | −4.0 | 8 | |
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| 1988-89 | CHH | 31 | 82 | 25.0 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 1.6 | .512 | −2.9 | 13 | |
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| 1990-91 | CHH | 33 | 9 | 17.7 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 0.3 | .336 | −8.5 | 1 | |
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| 1993-94 | HOU | 36 | 2 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | .225 | −13.4 | 1 | Champion |
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| 1996-97 | DET | 39 | 9 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .376 | −5.9 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.