Mateen Cleaves vs. Jerry Lucas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry Lucas 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.

Jerry Lucas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Jerry Lucas 11

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 8

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 7

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 5

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Jerry Lucas 17.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Jerry Lucas 15.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Jerry Lucas 3.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Jerry Lucas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Jerry Lucas 14,053

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Jerry Lucas 12,942

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Jerry Lucas 2,732

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Jerry Lucas 28 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Jerry Lucas 24 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Jerry Lucas 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Jerry Lucas .499

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Jerry Lucas .783

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 10.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 896

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 717

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 214

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 4 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 0 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jerry Lucas 72

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas .467

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas .786

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) *

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, this player has no data for the stat.