Mateen Cleaves vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jaren Jackson Jr. and Mateen Cleaves, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Mateen Cleaves and Jaren Jackson Jr. both played 6 years in the NBA. Mateen Cleaves had the first of his seasons in 2000-01, while Jaren Jackson Jr. had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Mateen Cleaves 6 0 2000-01 to 2005-06
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2000-012018-19
Team Detroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 78 16.3 5.4 0.3 1.4 1.7 2.7 0.6 0.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 5.1 .400 0.1 0.2 .294 1.2 1.8 .708
Jaren Jackson Jr. 58 26.1 13.8 1.3 3.4 4.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 1.7 3.8 5.1 10.2 .506 0.9 2.4 .359 2.6 3.4 .766
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2001-022019-20
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 32 4.8 2.2 0.0 0.2 0.3 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.8 0.3 0.9 2.1 .441 0.1 0.3 .250 0.3 0.3 .889
Jaren Jackson Jr. 57 28.5 17.4 1.0 3.6 4.6 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.7 4.1 6.2 13.2 .469 2.5 6.5 .394 2.4 3.3 .747
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------

Season 3

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2002-032020-21
Team Sacramento KingsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 12 4.6 1.3 0.1 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.9 .261 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.3 .750
Jaren Jackson Jr. 11 23.5 14.4 1.5 4.1 5.6 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.4 3.8 4.8 11.4 .424 1.5 5.5 .283 3.2 3.8 .833
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. 5 27.4 13.6 1.8 3.8 5.6 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.8 4.2 4.6 10.8 .426 1.6 5.6 .286 2.8 3.2 .875

Season 4

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2003-042021-22
Team Cleveland CavaliersMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Blocks Leader
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 4 23.0 3.8 0.3 1.5 1.8 4.8 1.0 0.5 1.3 3.3 1.8 5.8 .304 0.0 0.3 .000 0.3 0.5 .500
Jaren Jackson Jr. 78 27.3 16.3 1.5 4.3 5.8 1.1 0.9 2.3 1.7 3.5 5.5 13.3 .415 1.6 5.1 .319 3.6 4.4 .823
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. 12 27.7 15.4 2.2 4.6 6.8 0.9 0.8 2.5 1.4 4.4 4.9 13.0 .378 2.3 6.0 .375 3.3 4.4 .755

Season 5

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2004-052022-23
Team Seattle SupersonicsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
-Achievement Defensive Player of the Year
-Achievement Blocks Leader
-Achievement All-Star Game
Playoffs Did Not PlayGrizzlies Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 14 4.6 0.9 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 1.0 .357 0.0 0.1 .000 0.2 0.3 .750
Jaren Jackson Jr. 63 28.4 18.6 1.7 5.0 6.8 1.0 1.0 3.0 1.7 3.6 6.6 13.0 .506 1.6 4.5 .355 3.8 4.9 .788
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. 6 36.7 18.0 3.3 4.5 7.8 1.5 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.8 13.8 .422 1.2 4.2 .280 5.2 6.0 .861

Season 6

Mateen Cleaves Jaren Jackson Jr.
Season 2005-062023-24
Team Seattle SupersonicsMemphis Grizzlies
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves 27 8.5 2.7 0.1 0.4 0.5 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.9 2.6 .352 0.1 0.6 .250 0.7 0.9 .792
Jaren Jackson Jr. 66 32.2 22.5 1.3 4.2 5.5 2.3 1.2 1.6 2.4 3.6 7.8 17.6 .444 1.8 5.5 .320 5.1 6.3 .808
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Mateen Cleaves ------- --- ----------
Jaren Jackson Jr. ------- --- ----------