Metta World Peace (Ron) ▪ Twitter: @MettaWorldPeace
(born Ronald William Artest)
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 244 lbs.
Born: November 13, 1979 in Queensbridge, New York
High School: La Salle Academy in New York, New York
College: St. John's University
Draft: Chicago Bulls, 1st round (16th pick, 16th overall), 1999 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 3, 1999
Age: 33 years, 218 days ▪ Experience: 14 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 82 | 82 | 2410 | 261 | 658 | 83 | 233 | 92 | 136 | 100 | 267 | 175 | 124 | 36 | 90 | 181 | 697 | .397 | .356 | .676 | 29.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 41 | 41 | 1180 | 125 | 318 | 40 | 119 | 51 | 72 | 49 | 130 | 88 | 64 | 18 | 42 | 97 | 341 | .393 | .336 | .708 | 28.8 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Road | 41 | 41 | 1230 | 136 | 340 | 43 | 114 | 41 | 64 | 51 | 137 | 87 | 60 | 18 | 48 | 84 | 356 | .400 | .377 | .641 | 30.0 | 8.7 | 3.3 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 57 | 57 | 1604 | 173 | 436 | 54 | 154 | 51 | 82 | 65 | 172 | 113 | 79 | 22 | 56 | 108 | 451 | .397 | .351 | .622 | 28.1 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| Post | 25 | 25 | 806 | 88 | 222 | 29 | 79 | 41 | 54 | 35 | 95 | 62 | 45 | 14 | 34 | 73 | 246 | .396 | .367 | .759 | 32.2 | 9.8 | 3.8 | 2.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 57 | 57 | 1715 | 192 | 460 | 63 | 169 | 64 | 95 | 64 | 182 | 130 | 94 | 22 | 62 | 121 | 511 | .417 | .373 | .674 | 30.1 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 25 | 25 | 695 | 69 | 198 | 20 | 64 | 28 | 41 | 36 | 85 | 45 | 30 | 14 | 28 | 60 | 186 | .348 | .313 | .683 | 27.8 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 3 | 95 | 10 | 40 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 28 | .250 | .278 | 1.000 | 31.8 | 9.3 | 4.7 | 2.0 |
| November | 15 | 15 | 400 | 51 | 114 | 14 | 34 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 46 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 14 | 35 | 129 | .447 | .412 | .765 | 26.7 | 8.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | |
| December | 15 | 15 | 390 | 39 | 96 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 40 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 98 | .406 | .308 | .632 | 26.0 | 6.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | |
| January | 15 | 15 | 448 | 47 | 116 | 21 | 47 | 17 | 26 | 16 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 23 | 132 | .405 | .447 | .654 | 29.8 | 8.8 | 2.9 | 2.3 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 395 | 45 | 105 | 13 | 41 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 30 | 114 | .429 | .317 | .478 | 30.4 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | |
| March | 13 | 13 | 421 | 50 | 121 | 16 | 41 | 18 | 27 | 19 | 52 | 33 | 27 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 134 | .413 | .390 | .667 | 32.4 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 2.5 | |
| April | 8 | 8 | 261 | 19 | 66 | 6 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 33 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 62 | .288 | .231 | .857 | 32.6 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 2.4 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 18 | 18 | 502 | 46 | 133 | 11 | 43 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 47 | 37 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 121 | .346 | .256 | .783 | 27.9 | 6.7 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| Monday | 4 | 4 | 128 | 12 | 35 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 36 | .343 | .308 | .500 | 32.1 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | |
| Tuesday | 20 | 20 | 577 | 67 | 169 | 19 | 65 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 68 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 18 | 50 | 177 | .396 | .292 | .750 | 28.9 | 8.9 | 3.4 | 1.9 | |
| Wednesday | 13 | 13 | 391 | 41 | 97 | 19 | 39 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 17 | 3 | 18 | 24 | 110 | .423 | .487 | .643 | 30.1 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 2.8 | |
| Thursday | 5 | 5 | 183 | 24 | 49 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 57 | .490 | .286 | .500 | 36.6 | 11.4 | 5.6 | 3.0 | |
| Friday | 19 | 19 | 537 | 61 | 152 | 21 | 52 | 28 | 41 | 24 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 171 | .401 | .404 | .683 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | |
| Saturday | 3 | 3 | 90 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 25 | .435 | .714 | 30.1 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 2.3 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 82 | 82 | 2410 | 261 | 658 | 83 | 233 | 92 | 136 | 100 | 267 | 175 | 124 | 36 | 90 | 181 | 697 | .397 | .356 | .676 | 29.4 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 2.1 |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 6 | 6 | 261 | 34 | 67 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 91 | .507 | .444 | .611 | 43.5 | 15.2 | 4.7 | 3.0 |
| 30-39 | 26 | 26 | 900 | 92 | 236 | 26 | 82 | 39 | 57 | 43 | 103 | 49 | 56 | 14 | 39 | 70 | 249 | .390 | .317 | .684 | 34.6 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 1.9 | |
| 20-29 | 45 | 45 | 1160 | 127 | 332 | 45 | 120 | 38 | 54 | 48 | 125 | 103 | 50 | 15 | 35 | 89 | 337 | .383 | .375 | .704 | 25.8 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 2.3 | |
| 10-19 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 20 | .348 | .000 | .571 | 17.8 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 15 | 15 | 466 | 50 | 124 | 19 | 46 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 48 | 45 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 131 | .403 | .413 | .600 | 31.1 | 8.7 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| 1 Day | 52 | 52 | 1510 | 160 | 398 | 43 | 127 | 57 | 87 | 59 | 164 | 106 | 74 | 28 | 56 | 116 | 420 | .402 | .339 | .655 | 29.0 | 8.1 | 3.2 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 8 | 8 | 239 | 29 | 74 | 12 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 82 | .392 | .364 | .750 | 29.8 | 10.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 6 | 165 | 19 | 47 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 56 | .404 | .333 | .846 | 27.5 | 9.3 | 3.7 | 2.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 30 | 30 | 789 | 80 | 212 | 19 | 58 | 28 | 42 | 43 | 101 | 65 | 43 | 9 | 27 | 53 | 207 | .377 | .328 | .667 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 2.2 |
| Western | 52 | 52 | 1621 | 181 | 446 | 64 | 175 | 64 | 94 | 57 | 166 | 110 | 81 | 27 | 63 | 128 | 490 | .406 | .366 | .681 | 31.2 | 9.4 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 10 | 271 | 24 | 67 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 63 | .358 | .278 | .625 | 27.1 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Central | 10 | 10 | 240 | 24 | 61 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 31 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 58 | .393 | .500 | .400 | 24.0 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | |
| Northwest | 18 | 18 | 589 | 70 | 166 | 17 | 53 | 37 | 48 | 32 | 69 | 39 | 29 | 12 | 22 | 59 | 194 | .422 | .321 | .771 | 32.7 | 10.8 | 3.8 | 2.2 | |
| Pacific | 16 | 16 | 496 | 53 | 143 | 24 | 61 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 32 | 142 | .371 | .393 | .706 | 31.0 | 8.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | |
| Southeast | 10 | 10 | 278 | 32 | 84 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 38 | 29 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 86 | .381 | .250 | .762 | 27.8 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | |
| Southwest | 18 | 18 | 536 | 58 | 137 | 23 | 61 | 15 | 29 | 13 | 54 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 154 | .423 | .377 | .517 | 29.8 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 1.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 2 | 55 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 18 | .467 | .200 | .750 | 27.6 | 9.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 63 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | .188 | .000 | .333 | 31.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 2 | 51 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | .333 | .200 | 1.000 | 25.5 | 10.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 2 | 45 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | .143 | .000 | 22.3 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .500 | .600 | .500 | 22.5 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | |
| Dallas | 3 | 3 | 91 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | .480 | .500 | 1.000 | 30.4 | 10.3 | 4.7 | 3.0 | |
| Denver | 3 | 3 | 96 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 42 | .571 | .444 | .667 | 32.1 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 2 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | .364 | .750 | 27.7 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 4 | 115 | 8 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | .286 | .167 | 1.000 | 28.8 | 5.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | |
| Houston | 3 | 3 | 74 | 9 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 21 | .321 | .273 | .000 | 24.8 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.0 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 2 | 54 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .583 | 1.000 | 26.8 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 1.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 4 | 121 | 13 | 36 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 35 | .361 | .462 | .500 | 30.2 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | |
| Memphis | 4 | 4 | 121 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 30 | .379 | .429 | .333 | 30.2 | 7.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | |
| Miami | 2 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | .368 | 1.000 | 28.4 | 8.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Milwaukee | 2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .417 | .000 | .333 | 20.5 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 125 | 11 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 32 | .289 | .111 | .750 | 31.4 | 8.0 | 4.3 | 2.8 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 2 | 57 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | .429 | .500 | 1.000 | 28.7 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 4 | 131 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 34 | .480 | .500 | .750 | 32.7 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | |
| New York | 2 | 2 | 61 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | .222 | .000 | .400 | 30.4 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.5 | |
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 3 | 108 | 11 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 27 | .423 | .143 | .667 | 36.0 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | .308 | .167 | .500 | 25.1 | 5.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 2 | 45 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | .600 | .400 | .750 | 22.3 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 4 | 137 | 21 | 50 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 56 | .420 | .480 | .667 | 34.1 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| Portland | 4 | 4 | 137 | 21 | 44 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 59 | .477 | .615 | .818 | 34.2 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 2.5 | |
| Sacramento | 4 | 4 | 124 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 31 | .379 | .364 | .833 | 30.9 | 7.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 4 | 118 | 14 | 30 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 38 | .467 | .250 | .500 | 29.6 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | .556 | .500 | 1.000 | 22.8 | 6.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | 122 | 11 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 34 | .367 | .200 | .900 | 30.6 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | |
| Washington | 2 | 2 | 65 | 7 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 19 | .438 | .000 | .714 | 32.4 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |