Mateen Cleaves vs. Spencer Haywood Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Spencer Haywood 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.

Spencer Haywood

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06
Spencer Haywood: 1970-71 to 1982-83

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 1

NBA Seasons Mateen Cleaves 6 Spencer Haywood 12

Playoffs Played Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 4

All-Star Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 3.6 Spencer Haywood 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 Spencer Haywood 9.3

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.9 Spencer Haywood 1.8

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.4 Spencer Haywood 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.0 Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves 609 Spencer Haywood 14,592

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves 175 Spencer Haywood 7,038

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves 310 Spencer Haywood 1,351

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves 67 Spencer Haywood 355 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves 5 Spencer Haywood 629 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 167 Spencer Haywood 760

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves .389 Spencer Haywood .465

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves .267 Spencer Haywood .125 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves .728 Spencer Haywood .800

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001) Spencer Haywood 29.2 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004) Spencer Haywood 13.4 (1974)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004) Spencer Haywood 3.2 (1974)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004) Spencer Haywood 0.9 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004) Spencer Haywood 1.6 (1975) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 13.4

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 5.7

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 1.2

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 1.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 441

Total Rebounds Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 188

Total Assists Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 41

Total Steals Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 13 *

Total Blocks Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 36 *

Total Games Mateen Cleaves 0 Spencer Haywood 33

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood .448

3-Point Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood .000 *

Free Throw Percentage Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood .789

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 20.0 (1982)

Rebounds Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 9.0 (1975)

Assists Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1978)

Steals Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 0.8 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Mateen Cleaves - Spencer Haywood 2.0 (1982) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.