Earl Cureton vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Earl Cureton 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

Earl Cureton

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Cureton: 1980-81 to 1996-97
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Cureton 2 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Earl Cureton 12 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Earl Cureton 7 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Earl Cureton 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Earl Cureton 0 Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Earl Cureton 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Cureton 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 Earl Cureton 5.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 4.7 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.5 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 3,620 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 3,172 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Earl Cureton 678 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Earl Cureton 341 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 361 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Earl Cureton 674 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .473 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .538 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 8.6 (1986) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 6.3 (1986) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 1.7 (1986) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1986) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.7 (1989) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 3.1 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 3.2 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 0.4 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.1 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Cureton 169 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Earl Cureton 173 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Earl Cureton 22 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Earl Cureton 19 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Earl Cureton 8 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Earl Cureton 54 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Cureton .450 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Earl Cureton .000 Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Earl Cureton .472 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Cureton 9.0 (1986) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Cureton 7.5 (1986) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Cureton 2.3 (1986) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Earl Cureton 1.0 (1985) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Cureton 0.2 (1985) Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)