Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Mateen Cleaves 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Mateen Cleaves 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Mateen Cleaves 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Mateen Cleaves -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.