Mateen Cleaves vs. Oscar Robertson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Oscar Robertson 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.

Oscar Robertson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Oscar Robertson: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Oscar Robertson 14

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 10

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 11

Assists Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 6

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Oscar Robertson 25.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Oscar Robertson 7.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Oscar Robertson 9.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Oscar Robertson 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Oscar Robertson 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Oscar Robertson 26,710

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Oscar Robertson 7,804

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Oscar Robertson 9,887

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Oscar Robertson 77 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Oscar Robertson 1,040

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Oscar Robertson .485

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Oscar Robertson .838

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Oscar Robertson 31.4 (1964)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Oscar Robertson 12.5 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Oscar Robertson 11.5 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Oscar Robertson 1.1 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Oscar Robertson 0.1 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 22.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 6.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 8.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 1,910

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 578

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 769

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 15 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 4 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Oscar Robertson 86

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson .460

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson .855

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 31.8 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 13.0 (1963)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 12.0 (1965)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Oscar Robertson 0.3 (1974) *

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.