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.
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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
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 | |||
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 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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
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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 game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2002 | 5 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 11.8 | +11.8 | 2002 | 5 |
| * 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. |