Mateen Cleaves vs. Nikola Jokic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Jokic 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.

Nikola Jokic

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Nikola Jokic: 2015-16 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Nikola Jokic 9

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 6

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 6

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 2

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Nikola Jokic 20.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Nikola Jokic 10.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Nikola Jokic 6.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Nikola Jokic 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Nikola Jokic 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Nikola Jokic 14,139

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Nikola Jokic 7,249

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Nikola Jokic 4,667

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Nikola Jokic 822

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Nikola Jokic 491

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Nikola Jokic 675

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Nikola Jokic .557

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Nikola Jokic .350

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Nikola Jokic .827

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Nikola Jokic 27.1 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Nikola Jokic 13.8 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Nikola Jokic 1.5 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Nikola Jokic 0.9 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 27.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 12.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 7.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 2,010

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 901

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 545

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 77

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 63

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Jokic 73

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic .532

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic .408

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic .832

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 31.0 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 16.2 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 9.8 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 1.6 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Jokic 1.0 (2023)