Earl Cureton vs. Michael Jordan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Michael Jordan 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.

Michael Jordan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Michael Jordan: 1984-85 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Michael Jordan 6

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Michael Jordan 15

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Michael Jordan 13

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 5

Finals MVP Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 6

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 9

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Cureton 0 * Michael Jordan 1

Scoring Leader Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 10

Steals Leader Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 3

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Michael Jordan 1

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Michael Jordan 30.1

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Michael Jordan 6.2

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Michael Jordan 5.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Michael Jordan 2.3

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Michael Jordan 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Michael Jordan 32,292

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Michael Jordan 6,672

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Michael Jordan 5,633

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Michael Jordan 2,514

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Michael Jordan 893

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Michael Jordan 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Michael Jordan .497

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Michael Jordan .327

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Michael Jordan .835

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Michael Jordan 37.1 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.0 (1989)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Michael Jordan 3.2 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Michael Jordan 1.6 (1988)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Michael Jordan 33.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Michael Jordan 6.4

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Michael Jordan 5.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Michael Jordan 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Michael Jordan 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Michael Jordan 5,987

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Michael Jordan 1,152

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Michael Jordan 1,022

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Michael Jordan 376

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Michael Jordan 158

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Michael Jordan 179

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Michael Jordan .487

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Michael Jordan .332

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Michael Jordan .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Michael Jordan 43.7 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Michael Jordan 7.9 (1997)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Michael Jordan 8.5 (1985)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Michael Jordan 2.8 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Michael Jordan 2.3 (1987)