Earl Cureton vs. Chris Paul Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Chris Paul 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.

Chris Paul

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Chris Paul: 2005-06 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Chris Paul 0

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Chris Paul 19

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Chris Paul 15

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 7

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 9

Assists Leader Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 5

Steals Leader Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 6

Rookie of The Year Earl Cureton 0 Chris Paul 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 5.4 Chris Paul 17.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Chris Paul 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Chris Paul 9.4

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Chris Paul 2.1

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Chris Paul 22,288

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Chris Paul 5,682

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Chris Paul 11,894

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Chris Paul 2,614

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Chris Paul 200

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Chris Paul 1,272

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Chris Paul .471

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Chris Paul .369

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Chris Paul .870

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Chris Paul 22.8 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Chris Paul 5.5 (2009)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Chris Paul 11.6 (2008)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Chris Paul 2.8 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Chris Paul 0.4 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Chris Paul 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Chris Paul 4.9

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Chris Paul 8.3

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Chris Paul 1.9

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Chris Paul 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Chris Paul 2,981

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Chris Paul 730

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Chris Paul 1,233

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Chris Paul 287

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Chris Paul 31

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Chris Paul 149

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Chris Paul .484

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Chris Paul .373

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Chris Paul .854

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Chris Paul 25.3 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Chris Paul 7.4 (2020)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Chris Paul 11.5 (2011)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Chris Paul 2.8 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Chris Paul 0.7 (2023)