Mateen Cleaves vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton 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.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 32

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)