Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earl Cureton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earl Cureton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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They faced each other a total of 26 times in NBA games. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a 17-9 winning record over Earl Cureton, but Earl Cureton won more matchups in the Playoffs for a 3-2 postseason record.

Games Played Against Each Other

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
vs.
Earl Cureton
NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:
1969-70 to 1988-89
Earl Cureton:
1980-81 to 1996-97
26 Games played
21 in Regular Season
5 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

 Games Won in
Regular Season		 in
Playoffs
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
17
15
2
Earl Cureton
9
6
3

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19.9 7.2 2.4 1.9
Earl Cureton 5.2 4.9 1.30.3
Game Highs
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 41 19 5 5
Earl Cureton 19 13 5 2
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
 Points Rebounds AssistsBlocks
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 25

games		 19

games		 15

games		 18

games
Earl Cureton 1

game 		6

games		 7

games		 3

games
Both had same stat 0

games		 1

game		 4

games		 5

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1981-82 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 26, 1982
1. Lakers 116   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 41 19 3 0 5 2 49 17-27 .630 0-0 - 7-11 .636
2OT 76ers 114   Earl Cureton 2 8 4 0 1 25 1-6 .167 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 07, 1982
2. Lakers 113   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 26 10 3 0 5 3 38 11-17 .647 0-0 - 4-6 .667
76ers 119   Earl Cureton 8 5 0 0 3 15 4-4 1.000 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1982 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 27, 1982
3. Lakers 124   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 7 5 1 4 0 4 38 10-19 .526 0-0 - 3-5 .600
76ers 117   Earl Cureton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 01 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 30, 1982
4. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 7 2 2 4 1 3 41 7-14 .500 0-0 - 9-13 .692
76ers 110   Earl Cureton 6 8 0 0 0 1 3 15 2-7 .286 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Jun. 01, 1982
5. Lakers 129   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16 6 2 1 2 3 3 28 7-12 .583 0-0 - 2-6 .333
76ers 108   Earl Cureton 2 5 0 1 0 1 1 06 1-4 .250 0-0 - 0-0 -
1982-83 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 05, 1982
6. Lakers 104   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 2 3 1 2 4 4 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 1-2 .500
76ers 114   Earl Cureton 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 09 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-1 .000
1983 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 26, 1983
7. Lakers 93   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 4 3 1 3 3 5 34 11-17 .647 0-0 - 1-2 .500
76ers 103   Earl Cureton 2 3 1 2 0 1 3 17 1-3 .333 0-0 - 0-0 -
May. 29, 1983
8. Lakers 94   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 23 15 3 1 2 4 4 42 8-20 .400 0-0 - 7-8 .875
76ers 111   Earl Cureton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
1983-84 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 04, 1984
9. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 29 8 4 0 1 4 4 39 13-16 .813 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Pistons 114   Earl Cureton 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 10 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Mar. 23, 1984
10. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35 3 4 0 4 3 3 36 15-22 .682 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Pistons 121   Earl Cureton 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 08 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
1984-85 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 13, 1985
11. Lakers 98   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 14 13 3 0 3 4 2 33 6-12 .500 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Pistons 121   Earl Cureton 6 5 5 1 1 2 2 20 3-6 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 24, 1985
12. Lakers 148   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 30 5 5 0 2 1 3 33 15-19 .789 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Pistons 130   Earl Cureton 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 18 0-4 .000 0-0 - 3-4 .750
1985-86 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 15, 1985
13. Lakers 132   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 4 2 1 2 2 3 27 7-11 .636 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Pistons 119   Earl Cureton 10 4 2 0 0 4 2 17 5-8 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 19, 1986
14. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38 5 3 0 1 2 1 39 17-26 .654 0-0 - 4-5 .800
Pistons 118   Earl Cureton 6 9 1 1 1 0 1 25 3-4 .750 0-0 - 0-0 -
1986-87 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 28, 1986
15. Lakers 110   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 12 8 2 0 1 3 4 34 5-11 .455 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Bulls 103   Earl Cureton 9 5 2 0 0 2 2 27 4-9 .444 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 09, 1987
16. Lakers 136   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 7 3 0 0 1 5 24 4-10 .400 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Clippers 114   Earl Cureton 5 4 1 1 2 1 4 23 2-7 .286 0-0 - 1-3 .333
Mar. 15, 1987
17. Lakers 115   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 5 2 0 1 2 2 24 8-9 .889 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Clippers 101   Earl Cureton 6 3 2 0 2 0 1 24 2-4 .500 0-0 - 2-4 .500
Apr. 06, 1987
18. Lakers 135   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 6 1 0 1 2 0 22 5-10 .500 0-0 - 5-7 .714
Clippers 112   Earl Cureton 19 12 5 0 2 1 4 43 9-17 .529 0-0 - 1-5 .200
Apr. 09, 1987
19. Lakers 118   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 6 1 0 1 3 2 25 8-12 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Clippers 100   Earl Cureton 15 8 0 0 1 1 4 29 4-11 .364 0-0 - 7-8 .875
1987-88 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 1987
20. Lakers 111   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 10 1 0 1 1 0 27 5-9 .556 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Clippers 82   Earl Cureton 8 9 2 0 0 1 4 27 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-2 .000
Dec. 19, 1987
21. Lakers 108   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 5 0 0 0 1 4 22 5-7 .714 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Clippers 97   Earl Cureton 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 13, 1988
22. Lakers 109   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17 5 0 1 0 2 5 28 8-11 .727 0-0 - 1-2 .500
OT Clippers 110   Earl Cureton 4 3 2 1 0 1 3 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 04, 1988
23. Lakers 117   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 13 10 2 2 0 1 2 27 5-11 .455 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Clippers 86   Earl Cureton 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 09 0-2 .000 0-0 - 2-2 1.000
Feb. 16, 1988
24. Lakers 119   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 3 3 1 1 1 3 24 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Clippers 100   Earl Cureton 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 03 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
1988-89 Season
Game
  
Player
 Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 27, 1989
25. Lakers 114   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 6 1 0 3 2 3 23 9-13 .692 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
Hornets 97   Earl Cureton 6 13 4 0 0 2 3 26 3-11 .273 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 10, 1989
26. Lakers 123   Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 9 1 1 1 0 3 25 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Hornets 90   Earl Cureton 7 4 2 3 0 1 1 21 3-5 .600 0-0 - 1-2 .500
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