Mateen Cleaves vs. Shaquille O'Neal Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shaquille O'Neal 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.

Shaquille O'Neal

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 4

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Shaquille O'Neal 19

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 17

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 15

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 8

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 14

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 3

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 2

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Shaquille O'Neal 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Shaquille O'Neal 10.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Shaquille O'Neal 2.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Shaquille O'Neal 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Shaquille O'Neal 2.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Shaquille O'Neal 28,596

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Shaquille O'Neal 13,099

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Shaquille O'Neal 3,026

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Shaquille O'Neal 739

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Shaquille O'Neal 2,732

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Shaquille O'Neal 1,207

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Shaquille O'Neal .582

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Shaquille O'Neal .045

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Shaquille O'Neal .527

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 24.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 11.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 2.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 2.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 5,250

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 2,508

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 582

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 117

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 459

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Shaquille O'Neal 216

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal .563

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal -

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal .504

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994)