Rich Niemann vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Rich Niemann 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

Rich Niemann

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rich Niemann: 1968-69 to 1969-70
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Rich Niemann 2 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Rich Niemann 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 Rich Niemann 2.8 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Rich Niemann 2.7 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Rich Niemann 0.5 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Niemann 113 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Rich Niemann 106 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Rich Niemann 18 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Rich Niemann 40 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Niemann .414 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Rich Niemann .778 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Niemann 3.1 (1969) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Niemann 2.9 (1969) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Rich Niemann 0.5 (1969) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Rich Niemann 0 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Rich Niemann - Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Rich Niemann - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Rich Niemann - 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.