Mateen Cleaves vs. Nikola Vucevic Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nikola Vucevic 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
Nikola Vucevic: 2011-12 to 2025-26

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Vucevic 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Nikola Vucevic 15

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Vucevic 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Vucevic 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Nikola Vucevic 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Nikola Vucevic 10.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Nikola Vucevic 2.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Nikola Vucevic 0.8

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Nikola Vucevic 17,015

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Nikola Vucevic 10,346

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Nikola Vucevic 2,876

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Nikola Vucevic 833

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Nikola Vucevic 851

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Nikola Vucevic 990

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Nikola Vucevic .497

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Nikola Vucevic .350

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Nikola Vucevic .771

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Nikola Vucevic 23.4 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Nikola Vucevic 12.0 (2019)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Nikola Vucevic 3.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Nikola Vucevic 1.1 (2019)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 18.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 9.9

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 3.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 0.5

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 294

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 158

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 51

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 8

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 14

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Nikola Vucevic 16

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic .448

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic .343

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic .813

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 28.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 12.4 (2022)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 4.0 (2020)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 0.8 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Nikola Vucevic 1.2 (2022)