Larry Bird vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Metta World Peace 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Metta World Peace 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Metta World Peace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Larry Bird 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Larry Bird 0 * Metta World Peace 1

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 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 Larry Bird 24.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)