Mateen Cleaves vs. Paul Pierce Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Pierce 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.

Paul Pierce

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Paul Pierce 19

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 14

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 10

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Paul Pierce 19.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Paul Pierce 5.6

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Paul Pierce 3.5

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Paul Pierce 1.3

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Paul Pierce 26,397

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Paul Pierce 7,527

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Paul Pierce 4,708

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Paul Pierce 1,752

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Paul Pierce 745

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Paul Pierce 1,343

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Paul Pierce .445

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Paul Pierce .368

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Paul Pierce .806

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 18.7

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 5.8

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 3.4

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 1.2

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 3,180

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 985

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 579

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 204

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 105

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Paul Pierce 170

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce .423

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce .355

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce .830

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005)