Mateen Cleaves vs. Chet Holmgren Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chet Holmgren and Mateen Cleaves, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mateen Cleaves played 6 years in the NBA, 5 more than Chet Holmgren, who played 1. Mateen Cleaves had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, while Chet Holmgren had his rookie season in 2023-24. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mateen Cleaves 6 0 2000-01 to 2005-06
Chet Holmgren 1 1 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2000-012023-24
Team Detroit PistonsOklahoma City Thunder
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayThunder TBD
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 78 16.3 5.4 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 5.1 .400 0.1 0.2 .294 1.2 1.8 .708
Chet Holmgren 82 29.4 16.5 1.6 6.3 7.9 2.4 0.6 2.3 1.6 2.4 6.2 11.6 .530 1.6 4.3 .370 2.7 3.4 .793
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren 9 34.4 15.0 1.6 6.1 7.7 2.2 0.6 2.8 1.8 2.3 5.6 11.6 .481 1.3 4.8 .279 2.6 3.4 .742

Season 2
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2001-02-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 32 4.8 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.1 .441 0.1 0.3 .250 0.3 0.3 .889
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2002-03-
Team Sacramento Kings-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 12 4.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.9 .261 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.3 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2003-04-
Team Cleveland Cavaliers-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 4 23.0 3.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.8 1.0 0.5 1.3 3.3 1.8 5.8 .304 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .500
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2004-05-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 14 4.6 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 .357 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .750
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Mateen Cleaves Chet Holmgren
Season 2005-06-
Team Seattle Supersonics-
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not Play-
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 27 8.5 2.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.6 .352 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 0.9 .792
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Chet Holmgren ------- --- ----------
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