Mateen Cleaves vs. George Mikan Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars George Mikan 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.

George Mikan

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 5

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 George Mikan 7

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 7

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 6

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 3

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 1 *

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 George Mikan 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 George Mikan 13.4 *

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 George Mikan 2.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 George Mikan 10,156

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 George Mikan 4,167 *

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 George Mikan 1,245

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 George Mikan 439

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 George Mikan .782

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) George Mikan 28.4 (1951)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) George Mikan 14.4 (1953) *

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) George Mikan 3.6 (1949)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) George Mikan - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 24.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 13.9 *

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 2.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 1,680

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 665 *

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 155

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 George Mikan 70

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan .404

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 31.3 (1950)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 15.9 (1952) *

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan 3.0 (1950)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - George Mikan - n/a **

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.