Mateen Cleaves vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond 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.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

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.