Mateen Cleaves vs. Bernard King Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bernard King 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.

Bernard King

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Bernard King: 1977-78 to 1992-93

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Bernard King 14

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 5

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 4

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Bernard King 22.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Bernard King 5.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Bernard King 3.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Bernard King 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Bernard King 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Bernard King 19,655

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Bernard King 5,060

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Bernard King 2,863

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Bernard King 866

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Bernard King 230

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Bernard King 874

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Bernard King .518

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Bernard King .172 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Bernard King .730

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Bernard King 32.9 (1985)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Bernard King 9.5 (1978)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Bernard King 4.6 (1990)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Bernard King 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Bernard King 0.5 (1979)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 24.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 4.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 2.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 0.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 687

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 121

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 65

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 24

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 6

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bernard King 28

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King .559

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King .250 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King .729

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 34.8 (1984)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 6.2 (1984)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 3.5 (1979)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 2.0 (1979)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bernard King 0.5 (1984)

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