Bill Walton vs. Metta World Peace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Metta World Peace and Bill Walton, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Bill Walton played 10 years in the NBA, 7 less than Metta World Peace, who played 17. Bill Walton had the first of his seasons in 1974-75, while Metta World Peace had his rookie season in 1999-00. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Rookie Season
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1974-75	1999-00
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	35	32.9	12.8	2.6	10.0	12.6	4.8	0.8	2.7	-	3.3	5.1	9.9	.513	-	-	-	2.7	3.9	.686
difference:	+37	+1.8	+0.8	+1.7	+6.6	+8.3	+2.0	+0.9	+2.2		-1.1	+0.8	+0.6	+.106				+0.1		+.012
Metta World Peace	72	31.1	12.0	0.9	3.4	4.3	2.8	1.7	0.5	2.3	2.2	4.3	10.5	.407	0.8	2.7	.314	2.6	3.9	.674
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Bill Walton nor Metta World Peace played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 3
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1976-77	2001-02
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Finals MVP	-
	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	Blocks Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	65	34.8	18.6	3.2	11.1	14.4	3.8	1.0	3.2	-	2.7	7.6	14.3	.528	-	-	-	3.5	5.0	.697
difference:	+10	+4.9	+5.4	+1.9	+7.5	+9.5	+1.5	+1.6	+2.5		-1.2	+2.7	+2.7	+.105				+1.0	+1.3	+.030
Metta World Peace	55	29.9	13.2	1.3	3.6	4.9	2.3	2.6	0.7	2.1	3.9	4.9	11.6	.423	1.0	3.1	.312	2.5	3.7	.667
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	19	39.7	18.2	2.9	12.2	15.2	5.5	1.1	3.4	-	4.2	8.1	15.9	.507	-	-	-	2.1	3.0	.684
difference:	+14	+6.5	+6.4	+1.7	+7.4	+9.2	+2.3	+1.5	+2.8		-0.4	+3.7	+5.1	+.100				+0.3	+0.4	+.008
Metta World Peace	5	33.2	11.8	1.2	4.8	6.0	3.2	2.6	0.6	1.8	3.8	4.4	10.8	.407	1.2	2.6	.462	1.8	2.6	.692

Season 4
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1977-78	2002-03
Team	Portland Trail Blazers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	Season MVP	-
	All-NBA First Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Semis	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	58	33.3	18.9	2.0	11.2	13.2	5.0	1.0	2.5	3.6	2.5	7.9	15.2	.522	-	-	-	3.1	4.2	.720
difference:	+11	+0.3	+3.4	+0.5	+7.4	+8.0	+2.1	+1.3	+1.8	-1.5	-1.0	+2.7	+2.9	+.094				+0.9	+1.2	+.016
Metta World Peace	69	33.6	15.5	1.5	3.8	5.2	2.9	2.3	0.7	2.1	3.5	5.2	12.3	.428	1.0	3.1	.336	4.0	5.4	.736
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	2	24.5	13.5	2.5	8.5	11.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	3.0	0.5	5.5	9.0	.611	-	-	-	2.5	3.5	.714
difference:	+4	+17.7	+5.5	+0.7	+4.5	+5.2	+0.2	+1.0	+0.5	-0.3	-3.7	+0.3	+6.0	+.222				+2.8	+3.2	+.086
Metta World Peace	6	42.2	19.0	1.8	4.0	5.8	2.2	2.5	1.0	2.7	4.2	5.8	15.0	.389	2.0	5.2	.387	5.3	6.7	.800

Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1978-79.

Season 5
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1979-80	2003-04
Team	San Diego Clippers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Defensive First Team
	-	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	14	24.1	13.9	2.0	7.0	9.0	2.4	0.6	2.7	2.6	2.6	5.8	11.5	.503	0.0	0.0	-	2.3	3.9	.593
difference:	+59	+13.1	+4.4	+0.6	+3.1	+3.7	+1.3	+1.5	+2.0	-0.2	-0.1	+0.6	+3.7	+.082	+1.0	+3.3		+2.1	+2.1	+.140
Metta World Peace	73	37.2	18.3	1.4	3.9	5.3	3.7	2.1	0.7	2.8	2.7	6.4	15.2	.421	1.0	3.3	.310	4.4	6.0	.733
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Metta World Peace	15	39.1	18.4	1.6	4.9	6.5	3.2	1.4	1.1	2.5	3.0	6.5	17.3	.378	1.3	4.4	.288	4.1	5.7	.718

Note: Bill Walton didn't play in 1980-81 and 1981-82.

Season 7
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1983-84	2005-06
Team	San Diego Clippers	Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	55	26.8	12.1	2.4	6.3	8.7	3.3	0.8	1.6	3.2	2.8	5.2	9.4	.556	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	2.8	.597
difference:	+1	+12.6	+5.5	+1.1	+2.5	+3.6	+0.3	+1.4	+0.9	-0.9	-0.1	+1.1	+6.1	+.152	+1.4	+4.5		+2.0	+2.6	+.078
Metta World Peace	56	39.4	17.6	1.3	3.8	5.1	3.6	2.2	0.7	2.3	2.9	6.3	15.5	.404	1.4	4.5	.308	3.7	5.4	.675
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Metta World Peace	5	39.6	17.4	1.6	3.4	5.0	3.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	3.0	6.2	16.2	.383	1.8	5.4	.333	3.2	4.6	.696

Season 9
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1985-86	2007-08
Team	Boston Celtics	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	Sixth Man of the Year	-
Playoffs	NBA Champion	Did Not Play

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	80	19.3	7.6	1.7	5.1	6.8	2.1	0.5	1.3	1.9	2.6	2.9	5.1	.562	0.0	0.0	-	1.8	2.5	.713
difference:	+23	+18.8	+12.9	+0.1	+1.1	+1.0	+1.4	+1.8	+0.6	-0.7	-0.2	+4.7	+11.8	+.109	+1.5	+3.9		+1.9	+2.7	+.006
Metta World Peace	57	38.1	20.5	1.8	4.0	5.8	3.5	2.3	0.7	2.6	2.8	7.6	16.9	.453	1.5	3.9	.380	3.7	5.2	.719
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	16	18.2	7.9	1.6	4.9	6.4	1.7	0.4	0.8	1.4	2.8	3.4	5.8	.581	0.0	0.1	.000	1.2	1.4	.826
Metta World Peace	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Bill Walton	Metta World Peace
Season	1986-87	2008-09
Team	Boston Celtics	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Celtics Lost NBA Finals	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis

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10th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	10	11.2	2.8	1.1	2.0	3.1	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.5	2.3	1.0	2.6	.385	0.0	0.0	-	0.8	1.5	.533
difference:	+59	+24.3	+14.3	+0.2	+2.3	+2.1	+2.4	+1.4	+0.7	-0.5	-0.1	+5.0	+12.4	+.016	+2.2	+5.6		+2.0	+2.3	+.215
Metta World Peace	69	35.5	17.1	0.9	4.3	5.2	3.3	1.5	0.3	2.0	2.2	6.0	15.0	.401	2.2	5.6	.399	2.8	3.8	.748
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Bill Walton	12	8.5	2.4	0.8	1.8	2.6	0.8	0.3	0.3	0.7	1.9	1.0	2.1	.480	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.2	.357
difference:	+1	+29.0	+13.2	+0.1	+1.6	+1.7	+3.4	+0.8	+0.1	-1.8	-0.2	+5.2	+13.5	+.086	+1.8	+6.4		+1.1	+1.0	+.357
Metta World Peace	13	37.5	15.6	0.9	3.4	4.3	4.2	1.1	0.2	2.5	2.1	6.2	15.6	.394	1.8	6.4	.277	1.5	2.2	.714