RJ Barrett vs. Chimezie Metu Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chimezie Metu and RJ Barrett, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

RJ Barrett played 5 years in the NBA, 1 less than Chimezie Metu, who played 6. RJ Barrett had the first of his seasons in 2019-20, while Chimezie Metu had his rookie season in 2018-19. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
RJ Barrett 5 2 2019-20 to 2023-24
Chimezie Metu 6 1 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season 2019-202018-19
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 56 30.4 14.3 0.9 4.1 5.0 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.2 2.2 5.2 13.0 .402 1.1 3.5 .320 2.8 4.5 .614
Chimezie Metu 29 5.0 1.8 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.7 2.0 .328 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .765
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 2
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season 2020-212019-20
Team New York KnicksSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 72 34.9 17.6 0.9 4.8 5.8 3.0 0.7 0.3 1.9 2.6 6.5 14.7 .441 1.7 4.3 .401 2.9 3.8 .746
Chimezie Metu 18 5.8 3.2 0.7 1.2 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.3 2.3 .571 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.7 .769
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 5 32.4 14.4 0.8 6.4 7.2 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.4 2.2 5.2 13.4 .388 1.6 5.6 .286 2.4 3.0 .800
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 3
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season 2021-222020-21
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 70 34.5 20.0 0.9 4.9 5.8 3.0 0.6 0.2 2.2 2.0 7.0 17.1 .408 2.0 5.8 .342 4.1 5.8 .714
Chimezie Metu 36 13.6 6.3 0.9 2.3 3.1 0.8 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.6 2.5 5.0 .508 0.4 1.0 .351 0.9 1.2 .721
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 4
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season 2022-232021-22
Team New York KnicksSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Knicks Lost East Conf SemisDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 73 33.9 19.6 0.8 4.2 5.0 2.8 0.4 0.2 2.2 2.5 7.0 16.1 .434 1.7 5.3 .310 4.0 5.4 .740
Chimezie Metu 60 21.3 8.9 0.6 5.0 5.6 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.0 1.6 3.4 7.5 .452 1.0 3.1 .306 1.2 1.5 .780
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 11 34.3 19.3 0.5 4.0 4.5 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.3 6.5 14.9 .433 1.8 5.5 .328 4.5 5.9 .769
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 5
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season 2023-242022-23
Team New York Knicks, Toronto RaptorsSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayKings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett 58 31.7 20.2 0.9 4.5 5.4 3.3 0.5 0.4 2.2 2.2 7.5 15.2 .495 1.6 4.3 .360 3.6 5.0 .715
Chimezie Metu 66 10.4 4.9 0.7 2.3 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.2 2.0 3.3 .589 0.1 0.6 .237 0.8 1.1 .740
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu 3 2.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.7 1.0 .667

Season 6
RJ Barrett Chimezie Metu
Season -2023-24
Team -Phoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu 51 16.8 6.5 0.8 3.0 3.8 0.9 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.4 2.4 4.8 .504 0.5 1.8 .298 1.1 1.3 .906
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
RJ Barrett ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------
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