Mateen Cleaves vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)