Mateen Cleaves vs. Dave DeBusschere Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dave DeBusschere 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.

Dave DeBusschere

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Dave DeBusschere: 1962-63 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 2

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Dave DeBusschere 12

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 6 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 6

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Dave DeBusschere 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Dave DeBusschere 11.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Dave DeBusschere 2.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Dave DeBusschere 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Dave DeBusschere 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Dave DeBusschere 14,053

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Dave DeBusschere 9,618

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Dave DeBusschere 2,497

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Dave DeBusschere 67 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Dave DeBusschere 39 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Dave DeBusschere 875

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Dave DeBusschere .432

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Dave DeBusschere .699

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Dave DeBusschere 18.2 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Dave DeBusschere 13.5 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Dave DeBusschere 3.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Dave DeBusschere 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Dave DeBusschere 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 16.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 12.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 2.6

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 1,536

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 1,155

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 253

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 7 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 4 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dave DeBusschere 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere .416

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere .698

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 20.0 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 16.2 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 3.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 0.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dave DeBusschere 0.3 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.