Mateen Cleaves vs. Kyrie Irving Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kyrie Irving 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
Kyrie Irving: 2011-12 to 2024-25

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Kyrie Irving 14

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 7

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 3

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Kyrie Irving 23.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Kyrie Irving 4.1

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Kyrie Irving 5.6

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Kyrie Irving 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Kyrie Irving 18,433

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Kyrie Irving 3,173

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Kyrie Irving 4,365

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Kyrie Irving 1,022

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Kyrie Irving 337

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Kyrie Irving 779

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Kyrie Irving .474

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Kyrie Irving .394

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Kyrie Irving .888

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Kyrie Irving 27.4 (2022)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Kyrie Irving 5.2 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Kyrie Irving 6.9 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Kyrie Irving 1.5 (2019)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Kyrie Irving 0.8 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 23.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 3.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 4.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 2,211

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 353

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 471

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 128

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 53

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Kyrie Irving 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving .458

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving .392

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving .883

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 25.9 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 5.8 (2021)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 7.0 (2019)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 1.8 (2022)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Kyrie Irving 1.3 (2022)