Shai Gilgeous-Alexander vs. Chimezie Metu Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Chimezie Metu and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, 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.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chimezie Metu both played 6 years in the NBA. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had the first of his seasons in 2018-19, 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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 3 2018-19 to 2023-24
Chimezie Metu 6 1 2018-19 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2018-192018-19
Team Los Angeles ClippersSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Clippers Lost West 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 82 26.5 10.8 0.7 2.1 2.8 3.3 1.2 0.5 1.7 2.1 4.2 8.7 .476 0.6 1.7 .367 1.9 2.4 .800
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 28.8 13.7 0.7 2.0 2.7 3.2 1.0 0.8 0.8 2.8 4.7 10.0 .467 1.5 3.0 .500 2.8 3.3 .850
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2019-202019-20
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 70 34.7 19.0 0.7 5.2 5.9 3.3 1.1 0.7 1.9 1.7 6.8 14.5 .471 1.2 3.6 .347 4.1 5.1 .807
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 7 39.9 16.3 0.4 4.9 5.3 4.1 1.0 0.4 2.1 2.4 5.6 12.9 .433 2.0 5.0 .400 3.1 3.3 .957
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2020-212020-21
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 35 33.7 23.7 0.5 4.2 4.7 5.9 0.8 0.7 3.0 2.0 8.2 16.1 .508 2.0 4.9 .418 5.3 6.5 .808
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2021-222021-22
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 56 34.7 24.5 0.7 4.3 5.0 5.9 1.3 0.8 2.8 2.5 8.5 18.8 .453 1.6 5.3 .300 5.9 7.2 .810
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2022-232022-23
Team Oklahoma City ThunderSacramento Kings
Honors & Awards Achievement All-NBA First Team-
Achievement All-Star Game-
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 68 35.5 31.4 0.9 4.0 4.8 5.5 1.6 1.0 2.8 2.8 10.4 20.3 .510 0.9 2.5 .345 9.8 10.9 .905
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ------- --- ----------
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Chimezie Metu
Season 2023-242023-24
Team Oklahoma City ThunderPhoenix Suns, Detroit Pistons
Honors & Awards Achievement Steals Leader-
Achievement All-Star Game-
Playoffs Thunder TBDDid 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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 75 34.0 30.1 0.9 4.7 5.5 6.2 2.0 0.9 2.2 2.5 10.6 19.8 .535 1.3 3.6 .353 7.6 8.7 .874
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 %
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 9 39.6 29.6 0.9 6.8 7.7 6.2 1.4 1.7 2.4 3.1 10.8 22.1 .487 1.3 3.6 .375 6.7 8.2 .811
Chimezie Metu ------- --- ----------
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