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, 190 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 | 64 | 45 | 1720 | 183 | 465 | 56 | 189 | 71 | 115 | 71 | 218 | 140 | 69 | 27 | 69 | 137 | 493 | .394 | .296 | .617 | 26.9 | 7.7 | 3.4 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 32 | 21 | 856 | 100 | 249 | 27 | 96 | 43 | 60 | 36 | 119 | 70 | 44 | 12 | 35 | 71 | 270 | .402 | .281 | .717 | 26.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 | 2.2 |
| Road | 32 | 24 | 864 | 83 | 216 | 29 | 93 | 28 | 55 | 35 | 99 | 70 | 25 | 15 | 34 | 66 | 223 | .384 | .312 | .509 | 27.0 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 2.2 | |
| 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 | 33 | 14 | 751 | 60 | 179 | 17 | 71 | 24 | 47 | 23 | 93 | 63 | 27 | 11 | 37 | 63 | 161 | .335 | .239 | .511 | 22.8 | 4.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| Post | 31 | 31 | 969 | 123 | 286 | 39 | 118 | 47 | 68 | 48 | 125 | 77 | 42 | 16 | 32 | 74 | 332 | .430 | .331 | .691 | 31.3 | 10.7 | 4.0 | 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 | 40 | 30 | 1116 | 120 | 297 | 38 | 124 | 47 | 81 | 42 | 151 | 90 | 44 | 20 | 45 | 84 | 325 | .404 | .306 | .580 | 27.9 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Loss | 24 | 15 | 604 | 63 | 168 | 18 | 65 | 24 | 34 | 29 | 67 | 50 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 53 | 168 | .375 | .277 | .706 | 25.2 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 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 |
| Month | December | 5 | 0 | 126 | 18 | 44 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 46 | .409 | .111 | .818 | 25.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| January | 16 | 2 | 327 | 22 | 80 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 38 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 31 | 58 | .275 | .162 | .500 | 20.4 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.9 | |
| February | 13 | 13 | 323 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 42 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 65 | .383 | .385 | .409 | 24.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 2.1 | |
| March | 17 | 17 | 527 | 50 | 133 | 21 | 63 | 20 | 34 | 25 | 69 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 32 | 141 | .376 | .333 | .588 | 31.0 | 8.3 | 4.1 | 2.0 | |
| April | 13 | 13 | 418 | 70 | 148 | 18 | 54 | 25 | 32 | 22 | 54 | 38 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 183 | .473 | .333 | .781 | 32.2 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 2.9 | |
| 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 | 14 | 10 | 377 | 43 | 106 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 18 | 46 | 31 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 118 | .406 | .282 | .568 | 26.9 | 8.4 | 3.3 | 2.2 |
| Monday | 5 | 3 | 128 | 14 | 38 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 39 | .368 | .273 | .727 | 25.7 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 2.6 | |
| Tuesday | 11 | 8 | 319 | 32 | 85 | 6 | 38 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 24 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 31 | 81 | .376 | .158 | .688 | 29.0 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 2.2 | |
| Wednesday | 10 | 8 | 289 | 32 | 73 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 82 | .438 | .375 | .462 | 28.9 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 3.5 | |
| Thursday | 6 | 3 | 161 | 12 | 43 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 36 | .279 | .500 | .429 | 26.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | |
| Friday | 12 | 10 | 308 | 36 | 87 | 11 | 36 | 19 | 27 | 12 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 102 | .414 | .306 | .704 | 25.7 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | |
| Saturday | 6 | 3 | 137 | 14 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 35 | .424 | .267 | .750 | 22.9 | 5.8 | 2.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 45 | 45 | 1323 | 144 | 347 | 49 | 146 | 56 | 92 | 59 | 171 | 104 | 56 | 23 | 52 | 107 | 393 | .415 | .336 | .609 | 29.4 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 2.3 |
| Reserve | 19 | 0 | 398 | 39 | 118 | 7 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 12 | 47 | 36 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 100 | .331 | .163 | .652 | 20.9 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | |
| 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+ | 1 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 18 | .350 | .000 | .800 | 41.3 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 |
| 30-39 | 23 | 22 | 795 | 92 | 215 | 31 | 90 | 31 | 54 | 37 | 98 | 69 | 34 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 246 | .428 | .344 | .574 | 34.5 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 3.0 | |
| 20-29 | 27 | 18 | 679 | 71 | 168 | 25 | 72 | 30 | 46 | 22 | 80 | 60 | 24 | 11 | 27 | 62 | 197 | .423 | .347 | .652 | 25.2 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 2.2 | |
| 10-19 | 11 | 4 | 187 | 12 | 55 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 32 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 15 | 30 | .218 | .000 | .600 | 17.0 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| 0-9 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .143 | .000 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| 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 |
| Rest | 0 Days | 18 | 12 | 452 | 51 | 120 | 11 | 46 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 51 | 43 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 38 | 133 | .425 | .239 | .625 | 25.1 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| 1 Day | 37 | 29 | 1027 | 117 | 300 | 40 | 124 | 47 | 71 | 50 | 142 | 73 | 46 | 12 | 50 | 85 | 321 | .390 | .323 | .662 | 27.8 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 2.0 | |
| 2 Days | 7 | 3 | 193 | 10 | 34 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 27 | .294 | .294 | .200 | 27.5 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | |
| 3+ Days | 1 | 1 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 24.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | |
| 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 |
| Conference | Eastern | 17 | 11 | 425 | 39 | 106 | 18 | 53 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 44 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 40 | 108 | .368 | .340 | .480 | 25.0 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| Western | 47 | 34 | 1296 | 144 | 359 | 38 | 136 | 59 | 90 | 63 | 174 | 112 | 49 | 24 | 50 | 97 | 385 | .401 | .279 | .656 | 27.6 | 8.2 | 3.7 | 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 |
| Division | Atlantic | 7 | 6 | 179 | 15 | 41 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 46 | .366 | .429 | .467 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.4 |
| Central | 4 | 1 | 102 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 23 | .333 | .167 | .250 | 25.4 | 5.8 | 2.8 | 2.0 | |
| Northwest | 18 | 13 | 466 | 43 | 122 | 14 | 48 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 69 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 127 | .352 | .292 | .659 | 25.9 | 7.1 | 3.8 | 1.8 | |
| Pacific | 13 | 8 | 355 | 48 | 104 | 9 | 38 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 47 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 27 | 114 | .462 | .237 | .643 | 27.3 | 8.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | |
| Southeast | 6 | 4 | 143 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 39 | .400 | .350 | .667 | 23.9 | 6.5 | 2.8 | 1.7 | |
| Southwest | 16 | 13 | 474 | 53 | 133 | 15 | 50 | 23 | 35 | 24 | 58 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 144 | .398 | .300 | .657 | 29.6 | 9.0 | 3.6 | 2.7 | |
| 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 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | .571 | .400 | 26.8 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 2 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16 | .357 | .500 | .375 | 32.8 | 8.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | |
| Charlotte | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | .000 | 21.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Chicago | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .000 | 24.8 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 3 | 104 | 10 | 34 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 28 | .294 | .143 | .636 | 26.0 | 7.0 | 5.3 | 2.8 | |
| Denver | 4 | 2 | 118 | 11 | 33 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 31 | .333 | .267 | .455 | 29.5 | 7.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | |
| Detroit | 1 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .222 | .000 | 33.9 | 4.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 3 | 115 | 18 | 40 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 40 | .450 | .267 | .000 | 28.9 | 10.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | |
| Houston | 3 | 2 | 91 | 13 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 34 | .500 | .222 | 1.000 | 30.5 | 11.3 | 1.7 | 4.3 | |
| Indiana | 1 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | .556 | 1.000 | .000 | 22.4 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| LA Clippers | 3 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | .333 | .200 | 27.4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | ||
| Memphis | 3 | 2 | 84 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | .211 | .091 | .500 | 28.1 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 1 | 60 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 30.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .167 | .200 | .500 | 20.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 4 | 113 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 25 | .292 | .200 | .692 | 28.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 2.5 | |
| New Jersey | 1 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | .375 | .400 | 25.4 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 1.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 3 | 3 | 92 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 23 | .474 | .500 | .000 | 30.8 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | |
| New York | 2 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 9 | .333 | .333 | .667 | 18.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 3 | 81 | 10 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 30 | .345 | .429 | 1.000 | 27.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 2.3 | |
| Orlando | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Philadelphia | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | .167 | .250 | .500 | 25.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 3 | 96 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 28 | .500 | .200 | .500 | 24.0 | 7.0 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| Portland | 3 | 2 | 71 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 20 | .412 | .400 | .667 | 23.8 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 1.7 | |
| Sacramento | 2 | 1 | 62 | 13 | 25 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 34 | .520 | .250 | 1.000 | 30.8 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | |
| San Antonio | 3 | 3 | 102 | 17 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 47 | .486 | .462 | .700 | 34.1 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 2.7 | |
| Toronto | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | .750 | .667 | .500 | 26.6 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | |
| Utah | 4 | 2 | 83 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 21 | .421 | .000 | .714 | 20.8 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
| Washington | 1 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 | .250 | 26.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||