Mateen Cleaves vs. LeBron James Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James 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
LeBron James: 2003-04 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 4

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 LeBron James 23

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 18

NBA Cups Won Mateen Cleaves 0 * LeBron James 1 *

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 21

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 4

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 4

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 13

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 21

All-Defensive 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 5

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 6

Scoring Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 1

Assists Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 1

Rookie of The Year Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 1

NBA Cup MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 * LeBron James 1 *

NBA Cup 1st Team Mateen Cleaves 0 * LeBron James 1 *

* Notes: NBA Cup (In-Season Tournament) played since 2023-24.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 LeBron James 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 LeBron James 7.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 LeBron James 7.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 LeBron James 1.5

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 LeBron James 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 LeBron James 42,250

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 LeBron James 11,751

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 LeBron James 11,617

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 LeBron James 2,349

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 LeBron James 1,151

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 LeBron James 1,566

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 LeBron James .506

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 LeBron James .349

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 LeBron James .737

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) LeBron James 31.4 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) LeBron James 8.6 (2018)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) LeBron James 10.2 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) LeBron James 2.2 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) LeBron James 1.1 (2009)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 28.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 9.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 7.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 1.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 1.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 8,289

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 2,628

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 2,095

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 493

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 284

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 LeBron James 292

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James .496

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James .333

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James .741

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 35.3 (2009)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 11.3 (2015)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 9.0 (2018)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 2.4 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - LeBron James 1.8 (2010)