Bill Russell vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Bill Russell 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

Bill Russell

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bill Russell 11 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Bill Russell 13 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Bill Russell 13 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Bill Russell 12 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bill Russell 5 Metta World Peace 0

All-NBA First Team Bill Russell 3 Metta World Peace 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bill Russell 11 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Bill Russell 1 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Bill Russell 1 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Bill Russell 0 * Metta World Peace 1

Rebounds Leader Bill Russell 4 Metta World Peace 0

* 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 Bill Russell 15.1 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 22.5 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.3 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 14,522 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 21,620 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Bill Russell 4,100 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Bill Russell 963 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .440 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .561 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 18.9 (1962) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.7 (1964) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 5.8 (1967) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bill Russell 16.2 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 24.9 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 4.7 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Bill Russell 2,673 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Bill Russell 4,104 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Bill Russell 770 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Bill Russell 165 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bill Russell .430 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Bill Russell .603 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bill Russell 22.4 (1962) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Bill Russell 29.9 (1961) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Bill Russell 6.3 (1965) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Bill Russell - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Bill Russell - 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.