Mateen Cleaves vs. Moses Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Moses Malone 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.

Moses Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Moses Malone: 1976-77 to 1994-95

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Moses Malone 19

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 3

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 8

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 1

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 2

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 6

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Moses Malone 20.6

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Moses Malone 12.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Moses Malone 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Moses Malone 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Moses Malone 27,409

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Moses Malone 16,212

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Moses Malone 1,796

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Moses Malone 1,089

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Moses Malone 1,733

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Moses Malone 1,329

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Moses Malone .491

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Moses Malone .100 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Moses Malone .769

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Moses Malone 31.1 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Moses Malone 17.6 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Moses Malone 1.8 (1980)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Moses Malone 1.1 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Moses Malone 2.2 (1977)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 22.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 13.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 1.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 1.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 2,077

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 1,295

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 136

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 84

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 151

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Moses Malone 94

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone .479

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone .143 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone .762

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 26.8 (1981)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 20.5 (1979)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 3.3 (1982)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 1.5 (1983)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Moses Malone 4.0 (1979)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.