Dick Ricketts vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Dick Ricketts 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

Dick Ricketts

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Ricketts: 1955-56 to 1957-58
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Ricketts 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Dick Ricketts 3 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Dick Ricketts 1 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Dick Ricketts 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dick Ricketts 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dick Ricketts 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Ricketts 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Dick Ricketts 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69. Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 9.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 6.3 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 2.1 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 1,974 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 1,337 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 447 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Dick Ricketts 212 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .328 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts .692 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 11.2 (1957) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.2 (1956) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 3.0 (1956) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Ricketts 15 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Dick Ricketts 10 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Dick Ricketts 2 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Dick Ricketts 2 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Ricketts .333 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Dick Ricketts 1.000 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Ricketts 7.5 (1958) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Ricketts 5.0 (1958) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dick Ricketts 1.0 (1958) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Ricketts - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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.