Ricky Sobers vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Ricky Sobers 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

Ricky Sobers

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Ricky Sobers: 1975-76 to 1985-86
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Ricky Sobers 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Ricky Sobers 11 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Ricky Sobers 3 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Ricky Sobers 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Sobers 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Ricky Sobers 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Ricky Sobers 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Ricky Sobers 0 * Metta World Peace 1

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

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 13.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.6 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 1.3 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.2 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Sobers 10,902 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Ricky Sobers 2,132 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Ricky Sobers 3,525 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Ricky Sobers 1,085 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Ricky Sobers 161 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Ricky Sobers 821 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Sobers .459 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Ricky Sobers .291 * Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Sobers .843 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 18.2 (1978) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.1 (1978) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 7.4 (1978) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.2 (1978) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.3 (1983) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 13.3 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 2.7 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.9 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.3 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Ricky Sobers 387 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Ricky Sobers 79 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Ricky Sobers 117 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Ricky Sobers 27 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Ricky Sobers 8 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Ricky Sobers 29 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Ricky Sobers .455 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Ricky Sobers .250 * Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Ricky Sobers .835 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Ricky Sobers 15.3 (1984) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Ricky Sobers 3.3 (1976) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Ricky Sobers 4.2 (1976) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Ricky Sobers 1.3 (1984) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Ricky Sobers 0.5 (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.