Mateen Cleaves vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard 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.

Kawhi Leonard

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Kawhi Leonard 12

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 11

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 5

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Kawhi Leonard 20.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Kawhi Leonard 6.4

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Kawhi Leonard 13,937

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Kawhi Leonard 4,443

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Kawhi Leonard 2,120

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Kawhi Leonard 1,196

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Kawhi Leonard 454

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Kawhi Leonard 696

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Kawhi Leonard .391

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Kawhi Leonard .862

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 21.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 2.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 2,958

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1,089

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 399

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 248

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 94

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 139

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .511

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .399

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .844

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)