Mateen Cleaves vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Earl Monroe 0.8 (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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.