Mateen Cleaves vs. Ja Morant Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Ja Morant 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

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2025-26
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Ja Morant: 2019-20 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Ja Morant 7

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 1

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Ja Morant 22.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Ja Morant 4.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Ja Morant 7.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Ja Morant 1.0

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Ja Morant 7,157

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Ja Morant 1,490

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Ja Morant 2,358

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Ja Morant 327

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Ja Morant 87

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Ja Morant 319

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Ja Morant .465

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Ja Morant .310

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Ja Morant .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Ja Morant 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Ja Morant 5.9 (2023)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Ja Morant 8.1 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Ja Morant 1.2 (2025)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Ja Morant 0.6 (2024)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 26.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 6.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 8.1

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 573

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 136

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 179

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 31

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 7

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Ja Morant 22

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant .445

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant .344

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant .750

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 30.2 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 8.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 9.8 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 2.0 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Ja Morant 0.7 (2025)