Richie Niemiera vs. Metta World Peace Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Metta World Peace and Richie Niemiera 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

Richie Niemiera

vs.

Metta World Peace

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richie Niemiera: 1948-49 to 1949-50
Metta World Peace: 1999-00 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richie Niemiera 0 Metta World Peace 1

NBA Seasons Richie Niemiera 2 Metta World Peace 17

Playoffs Played Richie Niemiera 1 Metta World Peace 9

All-Star Games Richie Niemiera 0 Metta World Peace 1

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Richie Niemiera 0 Metta World Peace 1

All-Defensive 1st Team Richie Niemiera 0 * Metta World Peace 2

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Richie Niemiera 0 Metta World Peace 4

Defensive Player of The Year Richie Niemiera 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 Richie Niemiera 6.0 Metta World Peace 13.2

Rebounds Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4.5

Assists Per Game Richie Niemiera 1.8 Metta World Peace 2.7

Steals Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.7

Blocks Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.5

Totals Stats

Total Points Richie Niemiera 686 Metta World Peace 13,058

Total Rebounds Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4,448

Total Assists Richie Niemiera 212 Metta World Peace 2,631

Total Steals Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1,721

Total Blocks Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 522

Total Games Richie Niemiera 115 Metta World Peace 991

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richie Niemiera .330 Metta World Peace .414

3-Point Percentage Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace .339

Free Throw Percentage Richie Niemiera .776 Metta World Peace .715

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richie Niemiera 6.6 (1949) Metta World Peace 24.6 (2005)

Rebounds Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 6.5 (2007)

Assists Per Game Richie Niemiera 1.9 (1950) Metta World Peace 3.7 (2004)

Steals Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.9 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richie Niemiera 3.5 Metta World Peace 13.9

Rebounds Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 4.8

Assists Per Game Richie Niemiera 1.0 Metta World Peace 2.8

Steals Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 1.5

Blocks Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Richie Niemiera 28 Metta World Peace 1,180

Total Rebounds Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 408

Total Assists Richie Niemiera 8 Metta World Peace 234

Total Steals Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 131

Total Blocks Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 56

Total Games Richie Niemiera 8 Metta World Peace 85

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richie Niemiera .407 Metta World Peace .389

3-Point Percentage Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace .308

Free Throw Percentage Richie Niemiera .750 Metta World Peace .714

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richie Niemiera 3.5 (1950) Metta World Peace 19.0 (2003)

Rebounds Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 6.5 (2004)

Assists Per Game Richie Niemiera 1.0 (1950) Metta World Peace 4.2 (2009)

Steals Per Game Richie Niemiera - n/a ** Metta World Peace 2.6 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Richie Niemiera - 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. Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51, this player has no data for the stat.