Earl Cureton vs. Tyrese Maxey Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tyrese Maxey and Earl Cureton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Earl Cureton played 12 years in the NBA, 8 more than Tyrese Maxey, who played 4. Earl Cureton had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Tyrese Maxey had his rookie season in 2020-21. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Earl Cureton 12 7 1980-81 to 1996-97
Tyrese Maxey 4 4 2020-21 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1980-812020-21
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost East Conf Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 52 10.2 4.2 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.6 1.3 1.8 3.9 .454 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.2 .516
Tyrese Maxey 61 15.3 8.0 0.2 1.5 1.7 2.0 0.4 0.2 0.7 1.3 3.2 7.0 .462 0.5 1.7 .301 1.0 1.1 .871
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 9 4.0 1.3 0.1 0.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.2 .000
Tyrese Maxey 12 13.0 6.3 0.1 1.8 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 1.3 2.4 5.5 .439 0.3 1.0 .333 1.2 1.8 .636

Season 2
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1981-822021-22
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs 76ers Lost NBA Finals76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 66 14.5 5.3 1.4 2.7 4.1 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.7 2.2 2.3 4.6 .487 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.4 .543
Tyrese Maxey 75 35.3 17.5 0.3 2.9 3.2 4.3 0.7 0.4 1.2 2.1 6.4 13.3 .485 1.8 4.1 .427 2.8 3.3 .866
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 12 6.3 2.7 1.0 1.2 2.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 1.1 3.4 .317 0.0 0.1 .000 0.5 0.8 .667
Tyrese Maxey 12 40.4 20.8 0.5 3.0 3.5 3.9 0.8 0.2 1.8 2.0 7.3 15.2 .484 2.2 5.8 .377 3.9 4.2 .940

Season 3
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1982-832022-23
Team Philadelphia 76ersPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion76ers Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 73 13.5 3.4 1.2 2.5 3.7 0.6 0.5 0.3 1.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 .419 0.0 0.0 - 0.5 0.9 .493
Tyrese Maxey 60 33.6 20.3 0.4 2.6 2.9 3.5 0.8 0.1 1.3 2.2 7.3 15.2 .481 2.7 6.2 .434 3.0 3.6 .845
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 5 5.0 0.4 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.8 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Tyrese Maxey 11 38.5 20.5 0.8 4.0 4.8 2.3 1.4 0.5 0.7 2.4 7.5 17.5 .427 3.1 7.7 .400 2.5 2.8 .903

Season 4
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1983-842023-24
Team Detroit PistonsPhiladelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards -Achievement Most Improved Player
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 73 12.4 2.6 1.2 2.8 3.9 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.8 2.0 1.1 2.4 .458 0.0 0.0 .000 0.4 0.8 .525
Tyrese Maxey 70 37.5 25.9 0.5 3.2 3.7 6.2 1.0 0.5 1.7 2.2 9.1 20.3 .450 3.0 8.1 .373 4.7 5.4 .868
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 5 18.6 6.4 2.8 3.8 6.6 0.4 0.4 0.2 1.0 1.8 3.0 6.2 .484 0.0 0.0 - 0.4 1.2 .333
Tyrese Maxey 6 44.5 29.8 0.2 5.0 5.2 6.8 0.8 0.3 2.2 2.7 11.0 23.0 .478 3.7 9.2 .400 4.2 4.7 .893

Season 5
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1984-85-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf Semis-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 81 20.3 6.1 2.1 3.1 5.2 1.0 0.7 0.5 1.4 2.7 2.6 5.3 .484 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.8 .569
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 9 14.8 4.1 1.1 3.4 4.6 0.4 1.0 0.2 0.4 2.2 1.8 3.8 .471 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.0 .556
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1985-86-
Team Detroit Pistons-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 80 25.2 8.6 2.5 3.8 6.3 1.7 0.7 0.7 1.9 3.0 3.6 7.1 .505 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.6 .555
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 4 31.5 9.0 3.0 4.5 7.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 1.3 3.5 4.3 7.8 .548 0.0 0.3 .000 0.5 2.0 .250
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1986-87-
Team Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 78 25.3 7.3 2.7 3.1 5.8 1.6 0.4 0.7 1.0 2.4 3.1 6.5 .476 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.9 .539
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1987-88-
Team Los Angeles Clippers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 69 16.3 4.3 1.4 2.5 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.0 1.9 4.5 .429 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.9 .524
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1988-89-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 82 25.0 6.5 2.3 3.7 6.0 1.6 0.6 0.7 1.4 2.8 2.8 5.7 .501 0.0 0.0 .000 0.8 1.5 .537
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1989-90.

Season 10
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1990-91-
Team Charlotte Hornets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 9 17.7 1.9 0.7 3.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 1.8 0.9 2.7 .333 0.0 0.1 .000 0.1 0.3 .333
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

Season 11
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1993-94-
Team Houston Rockets-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA Champion-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 2 15.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 1.0 4.0 .250 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 1.0 .000
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 10 10.0 1.8 0.6 2.3 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 2.0 0.8 1.0 .800 0.0 0.0 - 0.2 0.2 1.000
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------

Note: Earl Cureton didn't play in 1994-95 and 1995-96.

Season 12
Earl Cureton Tyrese Maxey
Season 1996-97-
Team Toronto Raptors-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton 9 5.1 0.8 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.1 0.3 0.9 .375 0.0 0.0 - 0.1 0.3 .333
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Earl Cureton ------- --- ----------
Tyrese Maxey ------- --- ----------
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