Earl Cureton vs. Reggie Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Jackson 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, 1 less than Reggie Jackson, who played 13. Earl Cureton had the first of his seasons in 1980-81, while Reggie Jackson had his rookie season in 2011-12. 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
Reggie Jackson	13	8	2011-12 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13


Rookie Season
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1980-81	2011-12
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost East Conf Finals	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	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
Reggie Jackson	45	11.1	3.1	0.3	0.9	1.2	1.6	0.6	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.1	3.5	.321	0.3	1.4	.210	0.6	0.6	.862

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
Reggie Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1981-82	2012-13
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	76ers Lost NBA Finals	Thunder Lost West 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
Reggie Jackson	70	14.2	5.3	0.3	2.1	2.4	1.7	0.4	0.2	0.8	1.2	2.1	4.6	.458	0.3	1.5	.231	0.7	0.9	.839

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
Reggie Jackson	11	33.5	13.9	0.4	4.5	4.9	3.6	0.5	0.5	1.9	3.1	5.2	10.8	.479	1.2	3.9	.302	2.4	2.6	.897


Season 3
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1982-83	2013-14
Team	Philadelphia 76ers	Oklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Thunder Lost West Conf Finals

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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
Reggie Jackson	80	28.5	13.1	0.5	3.4	3.9	4.1	1.1	0.1	2.1	1.8	5.0	11.5	.440	1.0	3.1	.339	2.0	2.2	.893

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	-
Reggie Jackson	19	27.9	11.1	0.7	3.1	3.8	2.4	0.3	0.2	2.0	2.6	3.9	8.5	.466	1.1	2.8	.396	2.1	2.3	.886


Season 4
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1983-84	2014-15
Team	Detroit Pistons	Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Reggie Jackson	77	29.5	14.5	0.7	3.5	4.2	6.0	0.8	0.1	2.4	2.2	5.6	12.9	.434	0.9	3.1	.299	2.4	2.8	.830

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
Reggie Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1984-85	2015-16
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf Semis	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	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
Reggie Jackson	79	30.7	18.8	0.7	2.5	3.2	6.2	0.7	0.1	2.8	2.4	6.8	15.7	.434	1.5	4.2	.353	3.7	4.3	.864

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
Reggie Jackson	4	36.8	14.3	0.5	2.8	3.3	9.3	1.5	0.5	2.5	2.5	6.3	13.8	.455	0.8	4.5	.167	1.0	1.0	1.000


Season 6
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1985-86	2016-17
Team	Detroit Pistons	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	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	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
Reggie Jackson	52	27.4	14.5	0.4	1.8	2.2	5.2	0.7	0.1	2.2	2.5	5.5	13.0	.419	1.3	3.5	.359	2.3	2.6	.868

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
Reggie Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1986-87	2017-18
Team	Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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
Reggie Jackson	45	26.7	14.6	0.6	2.1	2.8	5.3	0.6	0.1	2.2	1.9	5.5	12.8	.426	1.2	3.8	.308	2.5	3.0	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1987-88	2018-19
Team	Los Angeles Clippers	Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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	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
Reggie Jackson	82	27.9	15.4	0.5	2.1	2.6	4.2	0.7	0.1	1.8	2.5	5.4	12.8	.421	2.1	5.7	.369	2.5	2.9	.864

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	4	27.0	17.8	1.3	2.0	3.3	7.0	0.8	0.0	1.3	3.0	7.0	16.3	.431	2.3	5.3	.429	1.5	1.8	.857


Season 9
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1988-89	2019-20
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West 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	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
Reggie Jackson	31	24.0	11.9	0.5	2.4	3.0	4.1	0.4	0.2	1.6	1.9	4.3	10.5	.411	1.8	4.7	.393	1.5	1.7	.833

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	12	14.2	4.9	0.2	1.6	1.8	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.4	1.5	1.8	4.0	.438	1.4	2.7	.531	0.0	0.0	-

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


Season 10
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1990-91	2020-21
Team	Charlotte Hornets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Clippers Lost West Conf Finals

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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	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
Reggie Jackson	67	23.0	10.7	0.4	2.5	2.9	3.1	0.6	0.1	1.1	1.9	3.9	8.7	.450	1.8	4.2	.433	1.0	1.2	.817

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	19	32.7	17.8	0.4	2.8	3.2	3.4	0.9	0.2	1.5	2.6	6.4	13.3	.484	3.1	7.5	.408	1.9	2.2	.878

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


Season 11
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1993-94	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Los Angeles Clippers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	NBA Champion	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	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
Reggie Jackson	75	31.2	16.8	0.5	3.1	3.6	4.8	0.7	0.2	2.3	2.1	6.4	16.3	.392	2.2	6.8	.326	1.8	2.2	.847

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
Reggie Jackson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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


Season 12
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	1996-97	2022-23
Team	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Clippers, Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	NBA Champion

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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	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
Reggie Jackson	68	24.4	10.2	0.4	1.8	2.1	3.4	0.7	0.1	1.7	1.7	3.9	9.4	.411	1.4	4.2	.333	1.0	1.1	.910

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	6	3.0	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.2	0.3	.500	0.2	0.3	.500	0.0	0.0	-


Season 13
	Earl Cureton	Reggie Jackson
Season	-	2023-24
Team	-	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	-	Nuggets TBD

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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	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	82	22.2	10.2	0.4	1.5	1.9	3.8	0.5	0.2	1.3	1.8	4.0	9.2	.431	1.2	3.5	.359	1.0	1.2	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Earl Cureton	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Reggie Jackson	11	10.2	3.8	0.2	1.2	1.4	1.1	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.9	1.5	4.3	.340	0.7	2.1	.348	0.2	0.2	1.000

Earl Cureton vs. Reggie Jackson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Reggie Jackson 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13