Mateen Cleaves vs. Ben Simmons Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ben Simmons 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.

Ben Simmons

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

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Ben Simmons 6

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 3

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 3

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 2

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 1

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Ben Simmons 14.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Ben Simmons 7.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Ben Simmons 7.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Ben Simmons 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Ben Simmons 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Ben Simmons 4,765

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Ben Simmons 2,599

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Ben Simmons 2,469

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Ben Simmons 530

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Ben Simmons 232

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Ben Simmons 332

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Ben Simmons .560

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Ben Simmons .139

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Ben Simmons .589

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Ben Simmons 16.9 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Ben Simmons 8.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Ben Simmons 8.2 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Ben Simmons 2.1 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Ben Simmons 0.9 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 8.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 7.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 473

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 273

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 255

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 47

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 30

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Ben Simmons 34

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons .571

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons .000

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons .520

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 16.3 (2018)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 9.4 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 8.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 1.7 (2018)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ben Simmons 1.0 (2019)