Klay Thompson vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Klay Thompson 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Klay Thompson has better scoring stats than Metta World Peace in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	12.5	+0.5	2012	66
Metta World Peace	12.0		2000	72

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	16.6	+4.7	2013	82
Metta World Peace	11.9		2001	76

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	18.4	+5.2	2014	81
Metta World Peace	13.2		2002	55

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	21.7	+6.2	2015	77
Metta World Peace	15.5		2003	69

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	22.1	+3.8	2016	80
Metta World Peace	18.3		2004	73

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	22.3		2017	78
Metta World Peace	24.6	+2.3	2005	7

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	20.0	+2.4	2018	73
Metta World Peace	17.6		2006	56

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	21.5	+2.7	2019	78
Metta World Peace	18.8		2007	70

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	20.4		2022	32
Metta World Peace	20.5	+0.1	2008	57

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	21.9	+4.8	2023	69
Metta World Peace	17.1		2009	69

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	17.9	+6.9	2024	77
Metta World Peace	11.0		2010	77

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	14.0	+5.5	2025	72
Metta World Peace	8.5		2011	82

Metta World Peace's additional seasons:

* Metta World Peace played 5 seasons more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 13 to 17, from 2012 to 2017—he averaged 7.9 points in a total of 228 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 12.4 ppg and his lowest 2.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2012	0
Metta World Peace	-	DNP	2000	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	15.2	+15.2	2013	12
Metta World Peace	-	DNP	2001	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	16.4	+4.6	2014	7
Metta World Peace	11.8		2002	5

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	18.6		2015	21
Metta World Peace	19.0	+0.4	2003	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	24.3	+5.9	2016	24
Metta World Peace	18.4		2004	15

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	15.0	+15.0	2017	17
Metta World Peace	-	DNP	2005	0

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	19.6	+2.2	2018	21
Metta World Peace	17.4		2006	5

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	20.7	+20.7	2019	21
Metta World Peace	-	DNP	2007	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	19.0	+19.0	2022	22
Metta World Peace	-	DNP	2008	0

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	18.5	+2.9	2023	13
Metta World Peace	15.6		2009	13

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2024	0
Metta World Peace	11.2	+11.2	2010	23

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Klay Thompson	-	DNP	2025	0
Metta World Peace	10.6	+10.6	2011	9

Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Metta World Peace played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.8 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6.