Tom Sanders vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

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

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Sanders: 1960-61 to 1972-73
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Sanders 8 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Tom Sanders 13 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Tom Sanders 11 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Tom Sanders 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

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

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

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Tom Sanders 1 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Sanders 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 Tom Sanders 9.6 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 6.3 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.1 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 8,766 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 5,798 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Tom Sanders 1,026 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Tom Sanders 916 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .428 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .767 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 12.6 (1966) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 9.5 (1962) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1970) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 8.8 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 5.8 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Sanders 1,142 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Tom Sanders 760 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Tom Sanders 127 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Tom Sanders 130 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Sanders .436 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Tom Sanders .716 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Sanders 13.5 (1966) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Sanders 8.5 (1965) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tom Sanders 1.6 (1966) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Sanders - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: ** 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.