Mateen Cleaves vs. Jayson Tatum Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jayson Tatum 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.

Jayson Tatum

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Jayson Tatum: 2017-18 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Jayson Tatum 7

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 7

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 5

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Jayson Tatum 23.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Jayson Tatum 7.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Jayson Tatum 3.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Jayson Tatum 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Jayson Tatum 11,852

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Jayson Tatum 3,670

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Jayson Tatum 1,812

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Jayson Tatum 563

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Jayson Tatum 346

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Jayson Tatum 513

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Jayson Tatum .460

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Jayson Tatum .375

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Jayson Tatum .844

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Jayson Tatum 30.1 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Jayson Tatum 8.8 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Jayson Tatum 4.9 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Jayson Tatum 1.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Jayson Tatum 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 23.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 8.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 4.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 2,634

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 878

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 530

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 122

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 98

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Jayson Tatum 110

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum .440

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum .348

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum .834

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 30.6 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 10.5 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 6.3 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 1.2 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Jayson Tatum 1.6 (2021)