Gene James vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Gene James 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

Gene James

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gene James: 1948-49 to 1950-51
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gene James 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Gene James 3 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Gene James 2 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Gene James 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Gene James 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gene James 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Gene James 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 Gene James 3.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 * Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.1 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 296 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Gene James 141 * Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Gene James 95 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Gene James 88 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .334 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .561 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 4.2 (1951) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James 2.9 (1951) * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Gene James 1.5 (1951) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gene James 1.0 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.5 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Gene James 4 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Gene James 0 * Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Gene James 2 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Gene James 4 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gene James .111 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Gene James .500 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gene James 2.0 (1950) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Gene James - * Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Gene James 0.7 (1949) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Gene James - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** 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.