Jaylen Brown vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Jaylen Brown 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Jaylen Brown: 2016-17 to 2025-26
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jaylen Brown 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Jaylen Brown 10 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Jaylen Brown 8 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Jaylen Brown 4 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Jaylen Brown 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jaylen Brown 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 19.3 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.3 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.7 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 11,984 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 3,319 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 1,674 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 634 Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 236 Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Jaylen Brown 622 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .479 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .359 Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .728 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 28.8 (2026) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 6.9 (2023) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 4.5 (2025) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.2 (2021) Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2021) Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 19.3 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 5.7 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 2.6 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.0 Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.4 Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Jaylen Brown 2,608 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Jaylen Brown 771 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Jaylen Brown 346 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Jaylen Brown 134 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Jaylen Brown 56 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Jaylen Brown 135 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jaylen Brown .482 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Jaylen Brown .354 Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Jaylen Brown .727 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jaylen Brown 23.9 (2024) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Jaylen Brown 7.5 (2020) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Jaylen Brown 3.9 (2025) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Jaylen Brown 1.5 (2020) Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Jaylen Brown 0.6 (2024) Mateen Cleaves -