Earl Cureton vs. JaVale McGee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars JaVale McGee 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.

JaVale McGee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 JaVale McGee 3

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 JaVale McGee 16

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 JaVale McGee 8

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 JaVale McGee 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 JaVale McGee 7.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 JaVale McGee 5.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 JaVale McGee 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 JaVale McGee 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 JaVale McGee 6,907

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 JaVale McGee 4,577

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 JaVale McGee 386

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 JaVale McGee 345

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 JaVale McGee 1,258

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 JaVale McGee 909

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 JaVale McGee .578

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 JaVale McGee .192

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 JaVale McGee .604

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 JaVale McGee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 JaVale McGee 4.0

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 JaVale McGee 0.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 JaVale McGee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 JaVale McGee 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 JaVale McGee 416

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 JaVale McGee 295

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 JaVale McGee 30

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 JaVale McGee 21

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 JaVale McGee 74

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 JaVale McGee 74

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 JaVale McGee .616

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 JaVale McGee .000

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 JaVale McGee .571

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012)