Vlade Divac vs. Metta World Peace: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Metta World Peace and Vlade Divac 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Metta World Peace has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vlade Divac 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Metta World Peace averages 1.4 points more than Vlade Divac in his 16 seasons (13.2 points against 11.8). On the other hand Vlade Divac scored a total of 340 points more than Metta World Peace (13,398 vs. 13,058).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 16 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.2 | +1.4 | 17 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | +340 | 16 |
| Metta World Peace | 13,058 | 17 | |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Metta World Peace has a better career point average than Vlade Divac (+1.8 points per game) while Vlade Divac scored more points (+288).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 14 | |
| Metta World Peace | 13.9 | +1.8 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | +288 | 14 |
| Metta World Peace | 1,180 | 9 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 136 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 214 | +78 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 708 | +61 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 647 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,115 | +162 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 953 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 19 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 38 | +19 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1 | +1 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 14 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 20 | +6 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 79 | +17 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 62 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 121 | +37 | ||
| Metta World Peace | 84 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 0 | |||
| Metta World Peace | 1 | +1 | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 11.8 | 4.6 | 9.3 | 49.5 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 23.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +1.4 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +8.1 | +1.1 | +3.0 | +10.4 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +2.3 | +1 | +143 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 13,398 | 5,205 | 10,510 | 49.5 | 100 | 426 | 23.5 | 2,888 | 4,176 | 69.2 | 16 | 1,134 |
| difference: | +340 | +539 | +756 | +8.1 | +1,054 | +2,976 | +10.4 | +316 | +580 | +2.3 | +1 | +143 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 12.1 | 4.5 | 9.3 | 48.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 24.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +1.8 | +0.6 | +3.7 | +9.1 | +1.4 | +4.5 | +6.7 | +0.9 | +1.1 | +1.7 | +5 | +36 |
| 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 | ||||
| Vlade Divac | 1,468 | 541 | 1,128 | 48.0 | 13 | 54 | 24.1 | 373 | 510 | 73.1 | 14 | 121 |
| difference: | +288 | +110 | +20 | +9.1 | +115 | +361 | +6.7 | +183 | +244 | +1.7 | +5 | +36 |
| 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 1 season more than Vlade Divac 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 9.1 | +9.1 | 1990 | 9 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2000 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 13.3 | +13.3 | 1991 | 19 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2001 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | - | DNP | 1994 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | 18.4 | +18.4 | 2004 | 15 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 15.6 | +15.6 | 1995 | 10 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 18.0 | +18.0 | 1997 | 3 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2007 | 0 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 11.6 | +11.6 | 1998 | 9 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2008 | 0 |
Season 15 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | 6.6 | +6.6 | 2004 | 12 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2014 | 0 |
Season 16 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Vlade Divac | - | DNP | 2005 | 0 |
| Metta World Peace | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Metta World Peace's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Metta World Peace didn't play in the postseason. |