Rudy Gobert vs. Metta World Peace Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Metta World Peace and Rudy Gobert, 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.

Rudy Gobert played 13 years in the NBA, 4 less than Metta World Peace, who played 17. Rudy Gobert had the first of his seasons in 2013-14, 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
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2013-14	1999-00
Team	Utah Jazz	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		%
Rudy Gobert	45	9.6	2.3	1.1	2.3	3.4	0.2	0.2	0.9	0.7	1.3	0.8	1.6	.486	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.4	.492
difference:	+27	+21.5	+9.7	+0.2	+1.1	+0.9	+2.6	+1.5	+0.4	-1.6	-0.9	+3.5	+8.9	+.079	+0.8	+2.7		+1.9	+2.5	+.182
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 Rudy Gobert nor Metta World Peace played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 4
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2016-17	2002-03
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Second Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	-	All-Defensive Second Team
	Blocks Leader	-
Playoffs	Jazz 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		%
Rudy Gobert	81	33.9	14.0	3.9	8.9	12.8	1.2	0.6	2.6	1.8	3.0	5.1	7.7	.661	0.0	0.0	-	3.8	5.9	.653
difference:	+12	+0.3	+1.5	+2.4	+5.1	+7.6	+1.7	+1.7	+1.9	-0.3	-0.5	+0.1	+4.6	+.233	+1.0	+3.1		+0.2	+0.5	+.083
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		%
Rudy Gobert	9	27.3	11.6	2.4	7.4	9.9	1.2	1.0	1.3	1.0	3.3	4.4	7.0	.635	0.0	0.0	-	2.7	5.6	.480
difference:	+3	+14.9	+7.4	+0.6	+3.4	+4.1	+1.0	+1.5	+0.3	-1.7	-0.9	+1.4	+8.0	+.246	+2.0	+5.2		+2.6	+1.1	+.320
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

Season 5
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2017-18	2003-04
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	Defensive Player of the Year	Defensive Player of the Year
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	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		%
Rudy Gobert	56	32.4	13.5	2.9	7.8	10.7	1.4	0.8	2.3	1.9	2.7	4.9	7.9	.622	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	5.3	.682
difference:	+17	+4.8	+4.8	+1.5	+3.9	+5.4	+2.3	+1.3	+1.6	-0.9		+1.5	+7.3	+.201	+1.0	+3.3		+0.8	+0.7	+.051
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		%
Rudy Gobert	11	34.8	13.2	3.9	6.8	10.7	1.0	0.9	2.3	1.9	3.1	5.0	7.6	.655	0.0	0.0	-	3.2	5.3	.603
difference:	+4	+4.3	+5.2	+2.3	+1.9	+4.2	+2.2	+0.5	+1.2	-0.6	-0.1	+1.5	+9.7	+.277	+1.3	+4.4		+0.9	+0.4	+.115
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

Season 6
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2018-19	2004-05
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	81	31.8	15.9	3.8	9.0	12.9	2.0	0.8	2.3	1.6	2.9	5.9	8.8	.669	0.0	0.0	-	4.1	6.4	.636
difference:	+74	+9.8	+8.7	+2.7	+3.7	+6.5	+1.1	+0.9	+1.4	-0.8	-1.0	+2.5	+8.2	+.173	+1.0	+2.4		+2.6	+0.9	+.286
Metta World Peace	7	41.6	24.6	1.1	5.3	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.9	2.4	3.9	8.4	17.0	.496	1.0	2.4	.412	6.7	7.3	.922
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	5	30.4	11.2	4.6	5.6	10.2	1.4	0.6	2.6	1.8	3.2	3.8	6.4	.594	0.0	0.0	-	3.6	4.6	.783
Metta World Peace	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 7
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2019-20	2005-06
Team	Utah Jazz	Indiana Pacers, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	All-Defensive First Team
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rudy Gobert	68	34.3	15.1	3.4	10.1	13.5	1.5	0.8	2.0	1.9	3.2	5.7	8.2	.693	0.0	0.0	-	3.7	5.9	.630
difference:	+12	+5.1	+2.5	+2.1	+6.3	+8.4	+2.1	+1.4	+1.3	-0.4	-0.3	+0.6	+7.3	+.289	+1.4	+4.5			+0.5	+.045
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		%
Rudy Gobert	7	38.6	16.9	3.4	8.0	11.4	1.1	0.6	1.4	1.3	3.7	6.9	10.6	.649	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	6.0	.524
difference:	+2	+1.0	+0.5	+1.8	+4.6	+6.4	+1.9	+1.0	+0.6	-0.3	-0.7	+0.7	+5.6	+.266	+1.8	+5.4		+0.1	+1.4	+.172
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 8
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2020-21	2006-07
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-NBA Third Team	-
	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	71	30.8	14.3	3.4	10.1	13.5	1.3	0.6	2.7	1.7	2.3	5.5	8.2	.675	0.0	0.1	.000	3.3	5.3	.623
difference:	+1	+6.9	+4.5	+1.9	+5.1	+7.0	+2.1	+1.5	+2.1	-0.4	-0.6	+1.0	+6.7	+.235	+1.3	+3.6	+.358	+1.1	+0.6	+.117
Metta World Peace	70	37.7	18.8	1.5	5.0	6.5	3.4	2.1	0.6	2.1	2.9	6.5	14.9	.440	1.3	3.7	.358	4.4	5.9	.740
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	11	34.2	14.7	3.9	8.4	12.3	0.8	0.5	2.1	1.5	4.2	5.5	7.4	.741	0.0	0.1	.000	3.8	6.0	.636
Metta World Peace	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 9
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2021-22	2007-08
Team	Utah Jazz	Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Rebounds Leader	-
	All-Star Game	-
Playoffs	Jazz Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rudy Gobert	66	32.1	15.6	3.7	11.0	14.7	1.1	0.7	2.1	1.8	2.7	5.5	7.7	.713	0.0	0.1	.000	4.6	6.7	.690
difference:	+9	+6.0	+4.9	+1.9	+7.0	+8.9	+2.4	+1.6	+1.4	-0.8	-0.1	+2.1	+9.2	+.260	+1.5	+3.8	+.380	+0.9	+1.5	+.029
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		%
Rudy Gobert	6	32.8	12.0	3.5	9.7	13.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	1.3	3.2	3.5	5.5	.636	0.0	0.0	-	5.0	7.3	.682
Metta World Peace	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Season 10
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2022-23	2008-09
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards	-	All-Defensive Second Team
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	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		%
Rudy Gobert	70	30.7	13.4	3.3	8.3	11.6	1.2	0.8	1.4	1.7	3.0	5.1	7.8	.659	0.0	0.0	-	3.1	4.9	.644
difference:	+1	+4.8	+3.7	+2.4	+4.0	+6.4	+2.1	+0.7	+1.1	-0.3	-0.8	+0.9	+7.2	+.258	+2.2	+5.6		+0.3	+1.1	+.104
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		%
Rudy Gobert	5	35.4	15.0	3.6	8.6	12.2	2.0	0.4	1.0	1.6	4.8	5.8	9.2	.630	0.0	0.0	-	3.4	5.4	.630
difference:	+8	+2.1	+0.6	+2.7	+5.2	+7.9	+2.2	+0.7	+0.8	-0.9	-2.7	+0.4	+6.4	+.236	+1.8	+6.4		+1.9	+3.2	+.084
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

Season 11
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2023-24	2009-10
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive First Team	-
	Defensive Player of the Year	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	NBA Champion

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11th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	76	34.1	14.0	3.8	9.2	12.9	1.3	0.7	2.1	1.6	3.1	5.3	8.1	.661	0.0	0.0	-	3.3	5.1	.638
difference:	+1	+0.3	+3.0	+2.5	+6.2	+8.6	+1.7	+0.7	+1.8		-1.0	+1.3	+1.5	+.247	+1.4	+3.8		+1.6	+2.7	+.050
Metta World Peace	77	33.8	11.0	1.3	3.0	4.3	3.0	1.4	0.3	1.6	2.1	4.0	9.6	.414	1.4	3.8	.355	1.7	2.4	.688
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	15	34.1	12.1	2.7	7.1	9.8	1.6	0.9	1.0	1.5	3.7	4.3	6.9	.615	0.0	0.0	-	3.5	5.3	.671
difference:	+8	+2.4	+0.9	+1.3	+4.6	+5.8	+0.5	+0.6	+0.5	-0.4	-0.8	+0.1	+4.1	+.217	+1.5	+5.1		+2.5	+3.6	+.092
Metta World Peace	23	36.5	11.2	1.4	2.5	4.0	2.1	1.5	0.5	1.1	2.9	4.4	11.0	.398	1.5	5.1	.291	1.0	1.7	.579

Season 12
	Rudy Gobert	Metta World Peace
Season	2024-25	2010-11
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards	All-Defensive Second Team	-
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf Finals	Lakers Lost West Conf Semis

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12th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	72	33.2	12.0	3.7	7.2	10.9	1.8	0.8	1.4	1.2	2.5	4.7	7.1	.669	0.0	0.0	-	2.6	3.8	.674
difference:	+10	+3.8	+3.5	+2.5	+5.2	+7.6	+0.3	+0.7	+1.0	-0.1	-0.3	+1.5	+0.9	+.272	+1.0	+2.8		+1.5	+2.1	+.002
Metta World Peace	82	29.4	8.5	1.2	2.0	3.3	2.1	1.5	0.4	1.1	2.2	3.2	8.0	.397	1.0	2.8	.356	1.1	1.7	.676
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Rudy Gobert	15	27.4	7.9	3.1	5.5	8.6	0.7	0.5	1.2	0.9	2.5	3.1	5.3	.582	0.0	0.0	-	1.7	3.3	.520
difference:	+6	+4.5	+2.7	+1.2	+2.8	+4.0	+1.5	+0.6	+0.4	-0.1	-0.1	+0.8	+3.5	+.139	+1.0	+3.1		+0.1	+1.0	+.242
Metta World Peace	9	31.9	10.6	1.9	2.7	4.6	2.2	1.1	0.8	1.0	2.6	3.9	8.8	.443	1.0	3.1	.321	1.8	2.3	.762