Mateen Cleaves vs. James Harden Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars James Harden 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.

James Harden

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 James Harden 15

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 15

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 10

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 1

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 6

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 7

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 3

Assists Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 James Harden 24.1

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 James Harden 5.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 James Harden 7.1

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 James Harden 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 James Harden 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 James Harden 25,885

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 James Harden 6,017

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 James Harden 7,629

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 James Harden 1,597

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 James Harden 600

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 James Harden 1,072

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 James Harden .441

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 James Harden .364

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 James Harden .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) James Harden 36.1 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) James Harden 8.1 (2017)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) James Harden 11.2 (2017)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) James Harden 2.0 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) James Harden 0.9 (2020)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 22.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 5.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 6.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 1.6

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 3,764

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 910

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 1,061

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 273

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 91

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 James Harden 166

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - James Harden .425

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - James Harden .340

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - James Harden .870

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 31.6 (2019)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 6.8 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 8.6 (2022)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 2.4 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - James Harden 1.0 (2024)