Mateen Cleaves vs. Hakeem Olajuwon Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Hakeem Olajuwon 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.

Hakeem Olajuwon

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Hakeem Olajuwon 18

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 15

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 1

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 9

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 2

Blocks Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Hakeem Olajuwon .512

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Hakeem Olajuwon .202

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Hakeem Olajuwon .712

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 458

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 245

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 472

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Hakeem Olajuwon 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon .528

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon .222

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon .719

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990)