Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Jaren Jackson Jr. 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Jaren Jackson Jr. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Jaren Jackson Jr. averages 5.3 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (18.5 points against 13.2). On the other hand Metta World Peace scored a total of 5,452 points more than Jaren Jackson Jr. (13,058 vs. 7,606).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5
+5.3
8
Metta World Peace 13.2
17

Total Points

Seasons
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,606
8
Metta World Peace 13,058
+5,452
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jaren Jackson Jr. has a better career point average than Metta World Peace (+1.8 points per game) while Metta World Peace scored more points (+755).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7
+1.8
4
Metta World Peace 13.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425
4
Metta World Peace 1,180
+755
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 6
+6
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 34
+12
Metta World Peace 22

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 175
Metta World Peace 214
+39

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 361
Metta World Peace 647
+286

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 410
Metta World Peace 953
+543

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
Metta World Peace 38
+36

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 2
+2
Metta World Peace 0

20+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 7
Metta World Peace 20
+13

10+ Point Games

Jaren Jackson Jr. 22
Metta World Peace 62
+40

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 27
Metta World Peace 84
+57

0 Point Games (games without points)

Jaren Jackson Jr. 0
Metta World Peace 1
+1

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.5 6.5 14.0 46.7 1.7 4.9 35.0 3.7 4.6 79.3 8 412
difference:+5.3+1.8+2.6+5.3+0.5+1.5+1.1+1.1+1.0+7.8+9+579
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 7,606 2,689 5,762 46.7 710 2,028 35.0 1,518 1,915 79.3 8 412
difference:+5,452+1,977+5,504+5.3+444+1,374+1.1+1,054+1,681+7.8+9+579
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.7 5.1 13.0 39.6 1.7 5.0 33.1 3.8 4.6 81.6 4 27
difference:+1.8+0.7+0.2+0.1+2.3+1.6+1.5+10.2+5+58
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 425 139 351 39.6 45 136 33.1 102 125 81.6 4 27
difference:+755+292+757+0.7+83+279+2.3+88+141+10.2+5+58
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
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.8
+1.8
201958
Metta World Peace 12.0
200072

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.4
+5.5
202057
Metta World Peace 11.9
200176

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 14.4
+1.2
202111
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.3
+3.1
202278
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.6
+5.4
202363
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.5
+7.0
202466
Metta World Peace 15.5
200369

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 22.2
+3.9
202574
Metta World Peace 18.3
200473

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 17.6
20265
Metta World Peace 24.6
+7.0
20057

Metta World Peace's additional seasons:

* Metta World Peace played 13 seasons more than Jaren Jackson Jr. in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 21, from 2006 to 2017—he averaged 13.3 points in a total of 751 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20190
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20000

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20200
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20010

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 13.6
+1.8
20215
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 15.4
+3.6
202212
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 18.0
+6.2
20236
Metta World Peace 11.8
20025

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP
20240
Metta World Peace 19.0
+19.0
20036

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. 16.0
20254
Metta World Peace 18.4
+2.4
200415

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Jaren Jackson Jr. -
DNP *
20260
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20050
* season in progress

Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 13 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 69 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 17.4 ppg and his lowest 6.