Wilt Chamberlain vs. Mateen Cleaves Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Mateen Cleaves and Wilt Chamberlain 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

Wilt Chamberlain

vs.

Mateen Cleaves

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Wilt Chamberlain: 1959-60 to 1972-73
Mateen Cleaves: 2000-01 to 2005-06

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

NBA Seasons Wilt Chamberlain 14 Mateen Cleaves 6

Playoffs Played Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Star Games Wilt Chamberlain 13 Mateen Cleaves 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Wilt Chamberlain 4 Mateen Cleaves 0

Finals MVP Wilt Chamberlain 1 * Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA First Team Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 10 Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Wilt Chamberlain 2 * Mateen Cleaves 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Wilt Chamberlain 2 Mateen Cleaves 0

Scoring Leader Wilt Chamberlain 7 Mateen Cleaves 0

Rebounds Leader Wilt Chamberlain 11 Mateen Cleaves 0

Assists Leader Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

Rookie of The Year Wilt Chamberlain 1 Mateen Cleaves 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.1 Mateen Cleaves 3.6

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.9 Mateen Cleaves 1.0

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.4 Mateen Cleaves 1.9

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.4

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 Mateen Cleaves 609

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 23,924 Mateen Cleaves 175

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 4,643 Mateen Cleaves 310

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 67

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 5

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 1,045 Mateen Cleaves 167

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .540 Mateen Cleaves .389

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves .267

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .511 Mateen Cleaves .728

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 50.4 (1962) Mateen Cleaves 5.4 (2001)

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 27.2 (1961) Mateen Cleaves 1.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 8.6 (1968) Mateen Cleaves 4.8 (2004)

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves 0.5 (2004)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 22.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 24.5 Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 4.2 Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Totals Stats

Total Points Wilt Chamberlain 3,607 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Rebounds Wilt Chamberlain 3,913 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Assists Wilt Chamberlain 673 Mateen Cleaves -

Total Steals Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Total Blocks Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Total Games Wilt Chamberlain 160 Mateen Cleaves 0

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .522 Mateen Cleaves -

3-Point Percentage Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Free Throw Percentage Wilt Chamberlain .465 Mateen Cleaves -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 37.0 (1961) Mateen Cleaves -

Rebounds Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 30.2 (1966) Mateen Cleaves -

Assists Per Game Wilt Chamberlain 9.0 (1967) Mateen Cleaves -

Steals Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - n/a ** Mateen Cleaves -

Blocks Per Game Wilt Chamberlain - 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.