Earl Cureton vs. James Worthy Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Worthy and Earl Cureton that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Earl Cureton

vs.

James Worthy

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
James Worthy: 1982-83 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 James Worthy 3

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 James Worthy 12

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 James Worthy 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 James Worthy 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 James Worthy 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 James Worthy 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 James Worthy 17.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 James Worthy 5.1

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 James Worthy 3.0

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 James Worthy 1.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 James Worthy 16,320

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 James Worthy 4,708

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 James Worthy 2,791

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 James Worthy 1,041

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 James Worthy 624

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 James Worthy 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 James Worthy .521

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 James Worthy .241

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 James Worthy .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) James Worthy 21.4 (1991)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) James Worthy 6.4 (1985)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) James Worthy 4.7 (1992)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) James Worthy 1.4 (1992)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) James Worthy 1.0 (1986)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 James Worthy 21.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 James Worthy 5.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 James Worthy 3.2

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 James Worthy 1.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 James Worthy 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 James Worthy 3,022

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 James Worthy 747

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 James Worthy 463

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 James Worthy 177

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 James Worthy 96

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 James Worthy 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 James Worthy .544

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 James Worthy .209

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 James Worthy .727

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) James Worthy 24.8 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) James Worthy 6.7 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) James Worthy 4.4 (1988)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) James Worthy 1.6 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) James Worthy 1.2 (1987)