Mateen Cleaves vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes 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.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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.