Mateen Cleaves vs. Tom Heinsohn Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Tom Heinsohn 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.

Tom Heinsohn

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Tom Heinsohn: 1956-57 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 8

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Tom Heinsohn 9

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 9

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 6

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 4

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Tom Heinsohn 18.6

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Tom Heinsohn 8.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Tom Heinsohn 2.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Tom Heinsohn 12,194

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Tom Heinsohn 5,749

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Tom Heinsohn 1,318

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Tom Heinsohn 654

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Tom Heinsohn .405

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Tom Heinsohn .790

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Tom Heinsohn 22.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Tom Heinsohn 10.6 (1960)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Tom Heinsohn 2.5 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 9.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 2.1

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 2,058

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 954

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 215

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Tom Heinsohn 104

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn .402

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn .743

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 24.7 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 11.7 (1957)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn 2.9 (1959)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Tom Heinsohn - 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.