Mateen Cleaves vs. Dwight Howard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dwight Howard 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.

Dwight Howard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Dwight Howard: 2004-05 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Dwight Howard 18

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 5

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 4

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 5

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 3

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 5

Blocks Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Dwight Howard 15.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Dwight Howard 1.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Dwight Howard 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Dwight Howard 1.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Dwight Howard 19,485

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Dwight Howard 14,627

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Dwight Howard 1,676

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Dwight Howard 1,081

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Dwight Howard 2,228

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Dwight Howard 1,242

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Dwight Howard .587

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Dwight Howard .214

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Dwight Howard .567

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Dwight Howard 22.9 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Dwight Howard 14.5 (2012)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Dwight Howard 1.9 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Dwight Howard 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Dwight Howard 2.9 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 15.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 11.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 1.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 2.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 1,909

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 1,473

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 149

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 94

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 248

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Dwight Howard 125

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard .589

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard .143

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard .548

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 27.0 (2011)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 15.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 1.9 (2009)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 1.4 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Dwight Howard 3.5 (2010)