Mateen Cleaves vs. Bill Walton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Walton 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.

Bill Walton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Bill Walton: 1974-75 to 1986-87

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 2

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Bill Walton 10

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 2

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 1

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 2

Rebounds Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 1

Blocks Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Bill Walton 13.3

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Bill Walton 10.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Bill Walton 3.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Bill Walton 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Bill Walton 2.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Bill Walton 6,215

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Bill Walton 4,923

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Bill Walton 1,590

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Bill Walton 380

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Bill Walton 1,034

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Bill Walton 468

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Bill Walton .521

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Bill Walton .660

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Bill Walton 18.9 (1978)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Bill Walton 14.4 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Bill Walton 5.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Bill Walton 1.0 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Bill Walton 3.6 (1983)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 9.1

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 1.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 528

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 444

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 145

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 32

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 83

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Bill Walton 49

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton .525

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton .673

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 18.2 (1977)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 15.2 (1977)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 5.5 (1977)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 1.5 (1978)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Bill Walton 3.4 (1977)

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