Mateen Cleaves vs. Richard Jefferson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Richard Jefferson 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.

Richard Jefferson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Richard Jefferson 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Richard Jefferson 17

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Richard Jefferson 12

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Richard Jefferson 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Richard Jefferson 12.6

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Richard Jefferson 4.0

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Richard Jefferson 2.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Richard Jefferson 0.7

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Richard Jefferson 14,904

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Richard Jefferson 4,720

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Richard Jefferson 2,412

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Richard Jefferson 787

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Richard Jefferson 347

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Richard Jefferson 1,181

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Richard Jefferson .464

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Richard Jefferson .376

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Richard Jefferson .768

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 10.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 4.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 1.7

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 0.6

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 1,511

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 608

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 241

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 87

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 44

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Richard Jefferson 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson .473

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson .325

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson .731

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004)