Mateen Cleaves vs. Kawhi Leonard Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kawhi Leonard 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
Kawhi Leonard: 2011-12 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Kawhi Leonard 14

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 6

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 7

Defensive Player of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 2

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Kawhi Leonard 20.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Kawhi Leonard 6.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Kawhi Leonard 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Kawhi Leonard 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Kawhi Leonard 14,987

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Kawhi Leonard 4,715

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Kawhi Leonard 2,265

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Kawhi Leonard 1,275

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Kawhi Leonard 475

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Kawhi Leonard 743

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Kawhi Leonard .499

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Kawhi Leonard .393

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Kawhi Leonard .861

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Kawhi Leonard 27.1 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 7.3 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 5.2 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 2.3 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Kawhi Leonard 1.0 (2018)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 7.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 3.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 3,133

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1,142

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 432

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 256

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 99

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kawhi Leonard 146

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .513

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .399

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard .841

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 34.5 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 9.3 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 6.0 (2023)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 2.6 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kawhi Leonard 1.4 (2016)