Mateen Cleaves vs. Sam Jones Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Sam Jones 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.

Sam Jones

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Sam Jones: 1957-58 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Sam Jones 10

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Sam Jones 12

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Sam Jones 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Sam Jones 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Sam Jones 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Sam Jones 17.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Sam Jones 4.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Sam Jones 2.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Sam Jones 15,411

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Sam Jones 4,305

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Sam Jones 2,209

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Sam Jones 871

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Sam Jones .456

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Sam Jones .803

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Sam Jones 25.9 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Sam Jones 6.0 (1959)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Sam Jones 3.2 (1966)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Sam Jones - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 18.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 4.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 2.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 2,909

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 718

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 358

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Sam Jones 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones .447

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones .811

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 28.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 7.1 (1962)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones 3.1 (1962)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Sam Jones - n/a **

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.