Mateen Cleaves vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Mateen Cleaves 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

Mateen Cleaves

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)