Mateen Cleaves vs. John Havlicek Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars John Havlicek 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.

John Havlicek

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
John Havlicek: 1962-63 to 1977-78

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 8

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 John Havlicek 16

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 13

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 13

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 1 *

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 5 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 8

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 John Havlicek 20.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 John Havlicek 6.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 John Havlicek 1.2 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 John Havlicek 26,395

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 John Havlicek 8,007

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 John Havlicek 6,114

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 John Havlicek 476 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 John Havlicek 117 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 John Havlicek 1,270

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 John Havlicek .439

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 John Havlicek .815

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) John Havlicek 28.9 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) John Havlicek 9.0 (1971)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) John Havlicek 7.5 (1971)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) John Havlicek 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) John Havlicek 0.4 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 22.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 6.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 4.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 3,776

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 1,186

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 825

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 60 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 16 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 John Havlicek 172

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek .436

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek .836

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 27.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 9.9 (1969)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 7.5 (1968)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - John Havlicek 0.4 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.