Mateen Cleaves vs. Magic Johnson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Magic Johnson 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.

Magic Johnson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Magic Johnson: 1979-80 to 1995-96

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 5

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Magic Johnson 13

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 13

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 3

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 3

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 9

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 10

Assists Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 4

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Magic Johnson 7.2

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Magic Johnson 11.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Magic Johnson 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Magic Johnson 17,707

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Magic Johnson 6,559

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Magic Johnson 10,141

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Magic Johnson 1,724

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Magic Johnson 374

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Magic Johnson 906

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Magic Johnson .520

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Magic Johnson .303

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Magic Johnson .848

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Magic Johnson 23.9 (1987)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Magic Johnson 9.6 (1982)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Magic Johnson 13.1 (1984)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Magic Johnson 3.4 (1981)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Magic Johnson 0.7 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 19.5

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 7.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 12.3

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 1.9

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 3,701

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 1,465

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 2,346

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 358

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 64

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Magic Johnson 190

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson .506

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson .241

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson .838

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 25.2 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 13.7 (1981)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 15.2 (1985)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 3.1 (1980)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Magic Johnson 1.0 (1981)