Mateen Cleaves vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bob Pettit - 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.