Paul Arizin vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Mateen Cleaves 0

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

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.