Tom Burleson vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Tom Burleson 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

Tom Burleson

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Burleson: 1974-75 to 1980-81
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Burleson 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Tom Burleson 7 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Tom Burleson 2 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Tom Burleson 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Tom Burleson 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Burleson 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Burleson 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 Tom Burleson 9.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 6.3 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.7 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.3 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 4,190 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 2,794 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Tom Burleson 601 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Tom Burleson 312 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 591 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Tom Burleson 446 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .445 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson .000 * Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .726 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 15.6 (1976) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 9.0 (1976) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 2.2 (1976) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 (1977) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.9 (1975) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.7 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.2 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.5 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 0.9 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Burleson 311 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Tom Burleson 153 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Tom Burleson 23 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Tom Burleson 13 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Tom Burleson 26 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Tom Burleson 15 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Burleson .542 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Tom Burleson - * Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Tom Burleson .756 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Burleson 20.8 (1976) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Burleson 10.7 (1975) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tom Burleson 1.7 (1976) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Burleson 1.0 (1976) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Burleson 2.0 (1975) 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.