Mateen Cleaves vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone 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.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 135

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)