Mateen Cleaves vs. Yao Ming Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Yao Ming 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.

Yao Ming

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Yao Ming 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Yao Ming 8

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Yao Ming 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Yao Ming 8

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Yao Ming 5

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Yao Ming 19.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Yao Ming 9.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Yao Ming 1.6

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Yao Ming 0.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Yao Ming 1.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Yao Ming 9,247

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Yao Ming 4,494

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Yao Ming 769

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Yao Ming 189

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Yao Ming 920

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Yao Ming 486

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Yao Ming .524

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Yao Ming .200

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Yao Ming .833

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Yao Ming 25.0 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Yao Ming 10.8 (2008)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Yao Ming 2.3 (2008)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Yao Ming 0.5 (2006)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Yao Ming 2.0 (2008)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 19.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 9.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 1.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 0.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 1.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 555

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 261

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 29

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 9

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 42

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Yao Ming 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming .519

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming -

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming .833

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 25.1 (2007)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 10.9 (2009)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 1.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 0.4 (2009)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Yao Ming 2.7 (2005)