Walt Bellamy vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Mateen Cleaves -

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.