Kyrie Irving vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Kyrie Irving 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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Kyrie Irving 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 Kyrie Irving 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 10.5 points more than Metta World Peace in his 17 seasons (23.7 points against 13.2), and he also scored a total of 5,375 points more (18,433 vs. 13,058).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+10.5
14
Metta World Peace 13.2
17

Total Points

Seasons
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+5,375
14
Metta World Peace 13,058
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Metta World Peace (+9.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,031).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+9.1
7
Metta World Peace 13.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+1,031
7
Metta World Peace 1,180
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 1
+1
Metta World Peace 0

50+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 6
+6
Metta World Peace 0

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 37
+37
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 176
+154
Metta World Peace 22

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 535
+321
Metta World Peace 214

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 739
+92
Metta World Peace 647

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 777
Metta World Peace 953
+176

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 2
Metta World Peace 38
+36

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 4
+4
Metta World Peace 0

30+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 22
+22
Metta World Peace 0

20+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 66
+46
Metta World Peace 20

10+ Point Games

Kyrie Irving 92
+30
Metta World Peace 62

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kyrie Irving 96
+12
Metta World Peace 84

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kyrie Irving 0
Metta World Peace 1
+1

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779
difference:+10.5+4.0+7.0+6.0+1.2+2.7+5.5+1.2+0.7+17.3+3+212
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
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779
difference:+5,375+2,121+3,047+6.0+722+1,361+5.5+411+236+17.3+3+212
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
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96
difference:+9.1+3.4+5.6+6.9+0.8+1.1+8.4+1.5+1.1+16.9+2+11
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
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96
difference:+1,031+384+673+6.9+97+159+8.4+166+137+16.9+2+11
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
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+6.5
201251
Metta World Peace 12.0
200072

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+10.6
201359
Metta World Peace 11.9
200176

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+7.6
201471
Metta World Peace 13.2
200255

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+6.2
201575
Metta World Peace 15.5
200369

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.6
+1.3
2016NBA Champion53
Metta World Peace 18.3
200473

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+0.6
201772
Metta World Peace 24.6
20057

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 24.4
+6.8
201860
Metta World Peace 17.6
200656

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 23.8
+5.0
201967
Metta World Peace 18.8
200770

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 27.4
+6.9
202020
Metta World Peace 20.5
200857

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 26.9
+9.8
202154
Metta World Peace 17.1
200969

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 27.4
+16.4
202229
Metta World Peace 11.0
2010NBA Champion77

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 27.1
+18.6
202360
Metta World Peace 8.5
201182

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 27.1
+19.4
202360
Metta World Peace 7.7
201264

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 27.1
+14.7
202360
Metta World Peace 12.4
201375

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.6
+20.8
202458
Metta World Peace 4.8
201429

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 24.7
+19.7
202550
Metta World Peace 5.0
201635

Metta World Peace's additional seasons:

* Metta World Peace played 1 season more than Kyrie Irving in the NBA.

In that year—his season 17 in 2017—he averaged 2.3 points in a total of 25 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20000

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20010

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140
Metta World Peace 11.8
+11.8
20025

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 19.0
201513
Metta World Peace 19.0
20036

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+6.8
2016NBA Champion21
Metta World Peace 18.4
200415

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+25.9
201718
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20050

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180
Metta World Peace 17.4
+17.4
20065

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.3
+21.3
20199
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20070

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20200
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20080

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.7
+7.1
20219
Metta World Peace 15.6
200913

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 21.3
+10.1
20224
Metta World Peace 11.2
2010NBA Champion23

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20230
Metta World Peace 10.6
+10.6
20119

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20230
Metta World Peace 11.7
+11.7
20126

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20230
Metta World Peace 6.0
+6.0
20133

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving 22.1
+22.1
202422
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20140

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20250
Metta World Peace -
DNP
20160

Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Metta World Peace didn't play in the postseason.

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