Mateen Cleaves vs. Joel Embiid Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Joel Embiid 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.

Joel Embiid

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Joel Embiid 8

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 7

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 7

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 3

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Joel Embiid 27.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Joel Embiid 11.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Joel Embiid 3.6

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Joel Embiid 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Joel Embiid 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Joel Embiid 12,071

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Joel Embiid 4,832

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Joel Embiid 1,573

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Joel Embiid 397

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Joel Embiid 720

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Joel Embiid 433

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Joel Embiid .504

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Joel Embiid .341

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Joel Embiid .826

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 24.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 10.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 3.1

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 1,469

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 641

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 182

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 49

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 102

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Joel Embiid 59

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid .459

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid .289

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 33.0 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 5.7 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023)