Bill Garnett vs Earl Cureton

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Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton compared on their NBA careers: Bill Garnett played 4 seasons, 1982-83 to 1985-86, Earl Cureton 12 seasons, 1980-81 to 1996-97. Bill Garnett averaged 5.5 points a game to Earl Cureton's 5.4. They have faced each other 12 times: Bill Garnett's team won 1, Earl Cureton's 11. Earl Cureton won 2 titles.

Who has the better career numbers?

Bill Garnett leads in 3 of the 4 lines, Earl Cureton in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.

Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton career per game
300GP674
17.5MIN18.4
5.5, betterPTS5.4
4.3REB4.7, better
1.3, betterAST1
0.5STL0.5
0.6, betterBLK0.5
—FG%47.3
—3P%0
—FT%53.8
—TS%49

Bill Garnett: no career line is published, so it is worked out from the seasons on file — career totals divided by games played.

Bill Garnett vs Earl Cureton head to head

They have faced each other 12 times: Bill Garnett's team won 1, Earl Cureton's 11.

Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton, record against each other
GamesPlayedBill Garnett wonEarl Cureton won
Regular season12111, better
Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton, averages in their games against each other
3.8PTS7.1, better
3.5REB5.3, better
1.3AST1.8, better
15.7MIN22.7

Every game against each other

Bill Garnett vs Earl Cureton, every game
Apr 5, 1986DET at INDL 115-1060 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 6 MIN14 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 34 MIN
Apr 1, 1986IND at DETL 116-1080 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 2 MIN6 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 26 MIN
Mar 12, 1986IND at DETL 111-1015 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 9 MIN7 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 28 MIN
Jan 20, 1986DET at INDW 105-992 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN2 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 26 MIN
Nov 2, 1985DET at INDL 128-1170 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 27 MIN12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 29 MIN
Nov 1, 1985IND at DETL 124-1166 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 37 MIN
Dec 28, 1984DET at INDL 116-11012 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 25 MIN13 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 24 MIN
Dec 14, 1984IND at DETL 120-960 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 12 MIN2 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 16 MIN
Dec 1, 1984DET at INDL 131-10910 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 24 MIN8 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 22 MIN
Dec 20, 1983DAL at DETL 116-1040 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 10 MIN0 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 5 MIN
Feb 23, 1983DAL at PHIL 133-1019 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 25 MIN2 PTS, 1 REB, 0 AST, 15 MIN
Dec 29, 1982PHI at DALL 126-1162 PTS, 3 REB, 0 AST, 18 MIN1 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST, 10 MIN

Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.

Titles and awards

Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton titles and awards
Bill GarnettTitle or awardEarl Cureton
—Championships2, better

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Bill Garnett and Earl Cureton season by season
PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3.REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor.AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket.
1st1982-836.3, better5.4, better1.4, better1980-814.23.00.5
2nd1983-845.14.11.6, better1981-825.3, better4.10.5
3rd1984-856.4, better4.4, better1.0, better1982-833.43.70.6
4th1985-864.3, better3.41.2, better1983-842.63.9, better0.5
5th————1984-856.15.21.0
6th————1985-868.66.31.7
7th————1986-877.35.81.6
8th————1987-884.33.90.9
9th————1988-896.56.01.6
10th————1990-911.94.00.3
11th————1993-942.06.00.0
12th————1996-970.81.00.4

What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST