Mateen Cleaves vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
S. Gilgeous-Alexander: 2018-19 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 3

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

Steals Leader Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 22.8

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.9

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.4

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 8,810

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,832

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1,876

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 535

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 293

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 386

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .496

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .349

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 S. Gilgeous-Alexander .852

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 31.4 (2023)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.9 (2020)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.2 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 2.0 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.0 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.5

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 4.0

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.1

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 305

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 77

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 68

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 19

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 11

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 S. Gilgeous-Alexander 17

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .457

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .400

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander .829

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 27.3 (2024)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 6.0 (2024)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 5.0 (2024)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 1.5 (2024)

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - S. Gilgeous-Alexander 0.8 (2019)