Pat Riley vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Pat Riley 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

Pat Riley

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Pat Riley: 1967-68 to 1975-76
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Pat Riley 1 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Pat Riley 9 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Pat Riley 6 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Pat Riley 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Pat Riley 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Pat Riley 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Pat Riley 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 Pat Riley 7.4 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.6 Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.7 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.6 * Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 * Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 3,906 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 855 Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Pat Riley 913 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Pat Riley 112 * Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Pat Riley 13 * Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Pat Riley 528 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .414 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .705 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 11.0 (1975) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1968) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.6 (1975) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1975) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.1 (1976) * Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Pat Riley 5.7 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 1.5 Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 1.2 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.4 * Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 * Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Pat Riley 251 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Pat Riley 66 Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Pat Riley 52 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Pat Riley 4 * Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Pat Riley 0 * Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Pat Riley 44 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Pat Riley .374 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Pat Riley - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Pat Riley .763 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Pat Riley 9.4 (1971) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Pat Riley 2.2 (1969) Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Pat Riley 2.0 (1974) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Pat Riley 0.8 (1974) * Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Pat Riley 0.0 (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.