Dick Van Arsdale vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

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

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dick Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dick Van Arsdale 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Dick Van Arsdale 12 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Dick Van Arsdale 4 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Dick Van Arsdale 3 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dick Van Arsdale 1 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Dick Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale 16.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 3.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.9 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Van Arsdale 15,079 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Dick Van Arsdale 3,807 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Dick Van Arsdale 3,057 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Dick Van Arsdale 264 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Dick Van Arsdale 44 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Dick Van Arsdale 921 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .464 Metta World Peace .414

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .790 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 21.9 (1971) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 7.0 (1967) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.8 (1969) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 1.2 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.2 (1974) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 9.9 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 2.4 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 2.8 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dick Van Arsdale 336 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Dick Van Arsdale 82 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Dick Van Arsdale 94 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Dick Van Arsdale 13 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Dick Van Arsdale 2 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Dick Van Arsdale 34 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .422 Metta World Peace .389

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

Free Throw Percentage Dick Van Arsdale .838 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 16.4 (1970) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 6.3 (1967) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 4.1 (1970) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.7 (1976) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dick Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

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, this player has no data for the stat.