Anthony Edwards vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Anthony Edwards to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Anthony Edwards has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Metta World Peace.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Edwards has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Metta World Peace scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 10.7 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (23.9 points against 13.2). On the other hand Metta World Peace scored a total of 3,884 points more than Anthony Edwards (13,058 vs. 9,174).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 23.9
+10.7
6
Metta World Peace 13.2
17

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,174
6
Metta World Peace 13,058
+3,884
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Metta World Peace (+13 points per game) while Metta World Peace scored more points (+50).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+13.0
4
Metta World Peace 13.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
4
Metta World Peace 1,180
+50
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Metta World Peace 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 20
+20
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 94
+72
Metta World Peace 22

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 257
+43
Metta World Peace 214

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 352
Metta World Peace 647
+295

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 382
Metta World Peace 953
+571

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Metta World Peace 38
+36

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+15
Metta World Peace 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+11
Metta World Peace 20

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
Metta World Peace 62
+20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
Metta World Peace 84
+42

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Metta World Peace 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 23.9 8.4 18.8 44.7 2.9 8.0 36.5 4.2 5.2 80.4 6 384
difference:+10.7+3.7+7.4+3.3+1.7+4.6+2.6+1.6+1.6+8.9+11+607
Metta World Peace 13.2 4.7 11.4 41.4 1.2 3.4 33.9 2.6 3.6 71.5 17 991

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,174 3,227 7,219 44.7 1,118 3,062 36.5 1,602 1,993 80.4 6 384
difference:+3,884+1,439+4,047+3.3+36+340+2.6+970+1,603+8.9+11+607
Metta World Peace 13,058 4,666 11,266 41.4 1,154 3,402 33.9 2,572 3,596 71.5 17 991

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+13.0+4.3+7.1+7.9+1.6+3.3+6.9+2.8+3.2+7.4+5+43
Metta World Peace 13.9 5.1 13.0 38.9 1.5 4.9 30.8 2.2 3.1 71.4 9 85

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+50+35+262+7.9+2+70+6.9+18+2+7.4+5+43
Metta World Peace 1,180 431 1,108 38.9 128 415 30.8 190 266 71.4 9 85

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+7.3
202172
Metta World Peace 12.0
200072

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+9.4
202272
Metta World Peace 11.9
200176

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+11.4
202379
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+12.7
202479
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+14.4
202579
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.7
+10.2
20263
Metta World Peace 15.5
200369

Metta World Peace's additional seasons:

* Metta World Peace played 15 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 21, from 2004 to 2017—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 831 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20000

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20010

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+19.8
20235
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+15.8
202416
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+13.5
202515
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Metta World Peace 19.0
+19.0
20036
* season in progress

Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.1 points in a total of 84 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 18.4 ppg and his lowest 6.