Micheal Ray Richardson vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Micheal Ray Richardson 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

Micheal Ray Richardson

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
M. Richardson: 1978-79 to 1985-86
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships M. Richardson 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons M. Richardson 8 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played M. Richardson 4 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games M. Richardson 4 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team M. Richardson 2 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) M. Richardson 2 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year M. Richardson 0 * Metta World Peace 1

Assists Leader M. Richardson 1 Metta World Peace 0

Steals Leader M. Richardson 3 Metta World Peace 0

* Notes: Defensive Player of The Year is awarded since 1982-83.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 14.8 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.0 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.6 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 8,253 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 3,056 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists M. Richardson 3,899 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals M. Richardson 1,463 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks M. Richardson 206 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games M. Richardson 556 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .457 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .220 * Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 20.1 (1985) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 6.9 (1981) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 10.1 (1980) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.2 (1980) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.5 (1982) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game M. Richardson 15.7 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 5.5 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 7.2 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 2.8 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.2 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points M. Richardson 282 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds M. Richardson 99 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists M. Richardson 129 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals M. Richardson 50 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks M. Richardson 4 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games M. Richardson 18 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage M. Richardson .386 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage M. Richardson .207 * Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage M. Richardson .690 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game M. Richardson 18.3 (1985) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game M. Richardson 9.5 (1981) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game M. Richardson 11.3 (1985) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game M. Richardson 3.5 (1981) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game M. Richardson 0.4 (1984) Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.