John Richter vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and John Richter 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

John Richter

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
John Richter: 1959-60 to 1959-60
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships John Richter 1 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons John Richter 1 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played John Richter 1 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games John Richter 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team John Richter 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) John Richter 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year John Richter 0 * Metta World Peace 1

* 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 John Richter 4.3 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 285 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds John Richter 312 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists John Richter 27 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games John Richter 66 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .340 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .504 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.3 (1960) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 4.7 (1960) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.4 (1960) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points John Richter 35 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds John Richter 29 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists John Richter 2 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games John Richter 8 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage John Richter .395 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage John Richter .357 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game John Richter 4.4 (1960) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game John Richter 3.6 (1960) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game John Richter 0.3 (1960) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game John Richter - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game John Richter - 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.