Earl Tatum vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

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

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Tatum: 1976-77 to 1979-80
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Tatum 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Earl Tatum 4 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Earl Tatum 1 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Earl Tatum 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

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

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

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

Defensive Player of The Year Earl Tatum 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 Tatum 9.6 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 2.6 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 1.9 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.2 Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.4 Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 2,508 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 682 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Earl Tatum 507 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Earl Tatum 319 Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 101 Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Earl Tatum 262 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .459 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum .333 * Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .746 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 14.3 (1978) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 3.6 (1978) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.7 (1978) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.5 (1978) Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Tatum 150 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Earl Tatum 54 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Earl Tatum 27 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Earl Tatum 15 Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Earl Tatum 9 Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Earl Tatum 11 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Tatum .500 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Earl Tatum - * Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Earl Tatum .667 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Tatum 13.6 (1977) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Tatum 4.9 (1977) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Earl Tatum 2.5 (1977) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Earl Tatum 1.4 (1977) Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Earl Tatum 0.8 (1977) 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.