Chimezie Metu vs. Gary Payton Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Gary Payton and Chimezie Metu that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Chimezie Metu

vs.

Gary Payton

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Chimezie Metu: 2018-19 to 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Seasons Chimezie Metu 6 Gary Payton 17

Playoffs Played Chimezie Metu 1 Gary Payton 15

All-Star Games Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 9

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive 1st Team Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 9

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 9

Defensive Player of The Year Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 1

Steals Leader Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 5.9 Gary Payton 16.3

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 3.5 Gary Payton 3.9

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.8 Gary Payton 6.7

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.5 Gary Payton 1.8

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.4 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chimezie Metu 1,522 Gary Payton 21,813

Total Rebounds Chimezie Metu 908 Gary Payton 5,269

Total Assists Chimezie Metu 197 Gary Payton 8,966

Total Steals Chimezie Metu 139 Gary Payton 2,445

Total Blocks Chimezie Metu 95 Gary Payton 285

Total Games Chimezie Metu 260 Gary Payton 1,335

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chimezie Metu .495 Gary Payton .466

3-Point Percentage Chimezie Metu .298 Gary Payton .317

Free Throw Percentage Chimezie Metu .787 Gary Payton .729

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 8.9 (2022) Gary Payton 24.2 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 5.6 (2022) Gary Payton 6.5 (2000)

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 1.0 (2022) Gary Payton 9.0 (2002)

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.9 (2022) Gary Payton 2.9 (1996)

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.5 (2022) Gary Payton 0.3 (2001)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.7 Gary Payton 14.0

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.3 Gary Payton 3.7

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Gary Payton 5.3

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Gary Payton 1.4

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 Gary Payton 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Chimezie Metu 2 Gary Payton 2,155

Total Rebounds Chimezie Metu 1 Gary Payton 575

Total Assists Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 811

Total Steals Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 216

Total Blocks Chimezie Metu 0 Gary Payton 32

Total Games Chimezie Metu 3 Gary Payton 154

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Chimezie Metu .000 Gary Payton .441

3-Point Percentage Chimezie Metu - Gary Payton .315

Free Throw Percentage Chimezie Metu .667 Gary Payton .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.7 (2023) Gary Payton 25.8 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.3 (2023) Gary Payton 8.6 (2002)

Assists Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) Gary Payton 8.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) Gary Payton 2.2 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Chimezie Metu 0.0 (2023) Gary Payton 0.4 (2002)