Elmore Smith vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Elmore Smith 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

Elmore Smith

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elmore Smith: 1971-72 to 1978-79
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elmore Smith 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Elmore Smith 8 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Elmore Smith 4 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Elmore Smith 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Elmore Smith 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Elmore Smith 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Elmore Smith 0 * Metta World Peace 1

Blocks Leader Elmore Smith 1 * Metta World Peace 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83. Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 13.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.4 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 0.8 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 2.9 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 7,541 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 5,962 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Elmore Smith 808 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Elmore Smith 325 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 1,183 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Elmore Smith 562 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .482 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .579 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 18.3 (1973) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 15.2 (1972) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 2.5 (1973) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.1 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 4.9 (1974) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 15.8 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 9.1 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 0.6 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.3 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 1.9 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Elmore Smith 206 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Elmore Smith 118 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Elmore Smith 8 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Elmore Smith 17 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Elmore Smith 25 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Elmore Smith 13 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elmore Smith .500 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Elmore Smith - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Elmore Smith .654 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elmore Smith 19.2 (1974) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Elmore Smith 10.6 (1974) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elmore Smith 1.2 (1974) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Elmore Smith 1.7 (1977) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Elmore Smith 3.7 (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.