Tom Van Arsdale vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

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

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Tom Van Arsdale: 1965-66 to 1976-77
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Tom Van Arsdale 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Tom Van Arsdale 12 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Tom Van Arsdale 0 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Tom Van Arsdale 3 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Tom Van Arsdale 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 Van Arsdale 15.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 4.2 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 2.2 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.7 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Van Arsdale 14,232 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Tom Van Arsdale 3,942 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Tom Van Arsdale 2,085 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Tom Van Arsdale 230 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Tom Van Arsdale 16 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Tom Van Arsdale 929 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Van Arsdale .431 Metta World Peace .414

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Van Arsdale .762 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 22.9 (1971) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 6.5 (1970) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 2.7 (1975) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 1.1 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale 0.1 (1976) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Tom Van Arsdale 0 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace .389

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

Free Throw Percentage Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Tom Van Arsdale - * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.