Mateen Cleaves vs. Rudy Gay Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Rudy Gay 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.

Rudy Gay

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Rudy Gay 17

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Rudy Gay 3

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Rudy Gay 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Rudy Gay 15.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Rudy Gay 5.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Rudy Gay 2.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Rudy Gay 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Rudy Gay 17,642

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Rudy Gay 6,283

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Rudy Gay 2,280

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Rudy Gay 1,231

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Rudy Gay 798

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Rudy Gay 1,120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Rudy Gay .452

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Rudy Gay .346

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Rudy Gay .799

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 6.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 1.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 272

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 124

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 33

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 20

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 8

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Rudy Gay 19

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay .410

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay .286

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay .788

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019)