Mateen Cleaves vs. Jeremy Lin Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jeremy Lin 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.

Jeremy Lin

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Jeremy Lin: 2010-11 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Jeremy Lin 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Jeremy Lin 9

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Jeremy Lin 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jeremy Lin 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Jeremy Lin 11.6

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Jeremy Lin 2.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Jeremy Lin 4.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Jeremy Lin 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Jeremy Lin 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Jeremy Lin 5,567

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Jeremy Lin 1,338

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Jeremy Lin 2,042

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Jeremy Lin 519

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Jeremy Lin 175

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Jeremy Lin 480

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Jeremy Lin .433

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Jeremy Lin .342

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Jeremy Lin .809

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Jeremy Lin 18.0 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Jeremy Lin 3.8 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Jeremy Lin 6.2 (2012)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Jeremy Lin 1.6 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Jeremy Lin 0.5 (2016)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 7.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 2.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 2.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 180

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 49

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 56

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 11

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 2

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jeremy Lin 25

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin .376

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin .216

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 12.4 (2016)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 3.7 (2014)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 4.3 (2014)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 0.7 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jeremy Lin 0.3 (2013)