Larry Bird vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Mateen Cleaves 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Mateen Cleaves 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Mateen Cleaves -