Dan Issel vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Dan Issel 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

Dan Issel

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dan Issel: 1976-77 to 1984-85
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dan Issel 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Dan Issel 9 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Dan Issel 7 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Dan Issel 1 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Dan Issel 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dan Issel 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Dan Issel 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 Dan Issel 20.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.9 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.5 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.0 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.6 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 14,659 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 5,707 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Dan Issel 1,804 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Dan Issel 698 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Dan Issel 396 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Dan Issel 718 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .506 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .253 * Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .797 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 23.8 (1980) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.1 (1978) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 3.7 (1978) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1978) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.7 (1982) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dan Issel 19.4 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 7.4 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 2.7 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 0.8 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 0.5 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Dan Issel 1,029 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Dan Issel 393 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Dan Issel 145 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Dan Issel 42 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Dan Issel 24 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Dan Issel 53 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dan Issel .496 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Dan Issel .500 * Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Dan Issel .829 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dan Issel 27.4 (1984) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Dan Issel 10.3 (1978) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Dan Issel 4.1 (1978) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Dan Issel 1.2 (1984) Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: * Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.