Mateen Cleaves vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell 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.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Russell - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.