Nate Thurmond vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Nate Thurmond 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

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Nate Thurmond 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 Nate Thurmond 15.0 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Metta World Peace 1.1 (2004)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.