Cade Cunningham vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Cade Cunningham 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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Cade Cunningham 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 Cade Cunningham 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 5 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 8.9 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (22.1 points against 13.2). On the other hand Metta World Peace scored a total of 8,359 points more than Cade Cunningham (13,058 vs. 4,699).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 22.1
+8.9
5
Metta World Peace 13.2
17

Total Points

Seasons
Cade Cunningham 4,699
5
Metta World Peace 13,058
+8,359
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Metta World Peace (+11.1 points per game) while Metta World Peace scored more points (+1,030).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+11.1
1
Metta World Peace 13.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Cade Cunningham 150
1
Metta World Peace 1,180
+1,030
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 4
+4
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 45
+23
Metta World Peace 22

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 135
Metta World Peace 214
+79

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 195
Metta World Peace 647
+452

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 213
Metta World Peace 953
+740

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Metta World Peace 38
+38

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 1
+1
Metta World Peace 0

20+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
Metta World Peace 20
+14

10+ Point Games

Cade Cunningham 6
Metta World Peace 62
+56

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Cade Cunningham 6
Metta World Peace 84
+78

0 Point Games (games without points)

Cade Cunningham 0
Metta World Peace 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Cade Cunningham 22.1 8.3 18.7 44.5 1.9 5.7 33.6 3.5 4.2 85.1 5 213
difference:+8.9+3.6+7.3+3.1+0.7+2.3+0.3+0.9+0.6+13.6+12+778
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
Cade Cunningham 4,699 1,768 3,975 44.5 407 1,210 33.6 756 888 85.1 5 213
difference:+8,359+2,898+7,291+3.1+747+2,192+0.3+1,816+2,708+13.6+12+778
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
Cade Cunningham 25.0 9.2 21.5 42.6 0.8 4.7 17.9 5.8 7.0 83.3 1 6
difference:+11.1+4.1+8.5+3.7+0.7+0.2+12.9+3.6+3.9+11.9+8+79
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
Cade Cunningham 150 55 129 42.6 5 28 17.9 35 42 83.3 1 6
difference:+1,030+376+979+3.7+123+387+12.9+155+224+11.9+8+79
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
Cade Cunningham 17.4
+5.4
202264
Metta World Peace 12.0
200072

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 19.9
+8.0
202312
Metta World Peace 11.9
200176

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 22.7
+9.5
202462
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 26.1
+12.9
202570
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 22.2
+9.0
20265
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Metta World Peace's additional seasons:

* Metta World Peace played 16 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 6 to 21, from 2003 to 2017—he averaged 13.9 points in a total of 900 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20220
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20000

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20230
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20010

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP
20240
Metta World Peace 11.8
+11.8
20025

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham 25.0
+13.2
20256
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Cade Cunningham -
DNP *
20260
Metta World Peace 11.8
+11.8
20025
* season in progress

Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 16 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 90 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 6.