Mateen Cleaves vs. Steve Nash Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Steve Nash 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.

Steve Nash

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Steve Nash 18

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 8

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 2

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 7

Assists Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Steve Nash 14.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Steve Nash 3.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Steve Nash 8.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Steve Nash 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Steve Nash 17,387

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Steve Nash 3,642

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Steve Nash 10,335

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Steve Nash 899

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Steve Nash 102

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Steve Nash 1,217

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Steve Nash .490

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Steve Nash .428

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Steve Nash .904

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Steve Nash 18.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Steve Nash 4.2 (2006)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Steve Nash 11.6 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Steve Nash 1.0 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Steve Nash 0.2 (2006)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 17.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 3.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 8.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 0.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 2,072

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 422

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 1,061

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 66

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 14

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Steve Nash 120

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash .473

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash .406

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash .900

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 23.9 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 5.2 (2004)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 13.3 (2007)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Steve Nash 0.3 (2006)