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Metta World PeaceLos Angeles Lakers · #37

Forward · 6'9", 225 lb · 17th season

Metta World Peace is a retired forward best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. Defensive stopper; DPOY and champion. Career averages: 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.

Balladex Impact · 63
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Metta World Peace
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Los Angeles Lakers · #37 · Forward
Metta World Peace
Season avg2.3 pts · 0.8 reb · 0.4 ast · .279 fg
Career avg13.2 pts · 4.5 reb · 2.7 ast · .407 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXMetta World Peace · Los Angeles LakersIMPACTBalladex Impact 63 — Solid starter tierINDEXMetta World Peace · Los Angeles Lakers
Scouting report

Metta World Peace — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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retired standout · forward · Impact 63
Metta World Peace is a retired forward best known with the Los Angeles Lakers. Defensive stopper; DPOY and champion. Career averages: 13.2 points, 4.5
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
D
Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Strong scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Metta World Peace stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
63Impact index
253Star score
Career scoring average13.2 ppg
Seasons in the index17
Accolades on file3
1× NBA Champion · 1× Defensive Player of the Year
Stat explorer

Metta World Peace — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
2.3 PPG
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Playmaking
0.4 APG
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Rebounding
0.8 RPG
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Shooting
.237 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Metta World Peace

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2017-18  67% confidence
2.9
pts
1.0–4.8
1.0
reb
0.1–1.9
0.5
ast
-0.2–1.2
8.0
min
proj
30
gp
health
.335
fg%
~base
.295
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 17-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 2.3 → projected 2.9 PPG
Minutes / role
+0.6
Development (his trend)
+0.0
Age curve
+0.0
Live context
+0.1
Net vs last season+0.6 PPG
Everything it reads
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17 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
real
Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
auto
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
+dev
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 29 / 35 / 25 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Metta World Peace career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
1999-007231.112.04.32.8.407.314
2000-017631.111.93.93.0.401.291
2001-02 (Chicago/Indiana)5529.913.24.92.3.423.312
2002-036933.615.55.22.9.428.336
2003-047337.218.35.33.7.421.310
2004-05741.624.66.43.1.496.412
2005-06 (Indiana/Sacramento)5639.417.65.13.6.404.308
2006-077037.718.86.53.4.440.358
2007-085738.120.55.83.5.453.380
2008-096935.517.15.23.3.401.399
2009-10 CHIP7733.811.04.33.0.414.355
2010-118229.48.53.32.1.397.356
2011-126426.97.73.42.2.394.296
2012-137533.712.45.01.5.403.342
2013-142913.44.82.00.6.397.315
2015-163516.95.02.50.8.311.310
2016-17256.42.30.80.4.279.237
Career99131.713.24.52.7
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

51–31proj record
#5conf seed
+3.9net rtg
118.2off rtg
114.3def rtg
94%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic.
How his role moves
Projected 51–31, 5th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
63 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
3 accolades
1× NBA Champion · 1× Defensive Player of the Year · 1× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Metta World Peace

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Los Angeles Lakers

Turning pro

Drafted 1999 as a Forward.

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Metta World Peace is a retired retired standout. Defensive stopper; DPOY and champion.

Chapter

He averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists and won 1 championship over his career.

Where things stand

A retired standout and Los Angeles Lakers name.

Peace's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
6' 7"
Weight
260 lbs
College
St. John's
Experience
17th Season
NBA debut
1999
Draft
1999
Jersey
#37
Legacy

Defensive stopper; DPOY and champion.

The person

A retired retired standout and Los Angeles Lakers name.

Retired
Los Angeles Lakers
Champion
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FAQ

Metta World Peace — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Metta World Peace, answered.

What were Metta World Peace's career averages?
Metta World Peace averaged 13.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.
Is Metta World Peace retired?
Yes — Metta World Peace is a retired forward.
Metta World Peace career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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