Mateen Cleaves vs. Kevin Garnett Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kevin Garnett 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.

Kevin Garnett

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Kevin Garnett: 1995-96 to 2015-16

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Kevin Garnett 21

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 14

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 12

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 1

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Kevin Garnett 17.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Kevin Garnett 10.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Kevin Garnett 3.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Kevin Garnett 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Kevin Garnett 1.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Kevin Garnett 26,071

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Kevin Garnett 14,662

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Kevin Garnett 5,445

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Kevin Garnett 1,859

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Kevin Garnett 2,037

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Kevin Garnett 1,462

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Kevin Garnett .497

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Kevin Garnett .275

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Kevin Garnett .789

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Kevin Garnett 24.2 (2004)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Kevin Garnett 13.9 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Kevin Garnett 6.0 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Kevin Garnett 1.7 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Kevin Garnett 2.2 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 18.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 10.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 3.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 2,601

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 1,534

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 471

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 178

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 186

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kevin Garnett 143

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett .478

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett .273

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 27.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 18.7 (2002)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 8.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 1.9 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kevin Garnett 2.4 (1998)