Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1982
- Draft
- 1982Rd 3, Pk 20
- College
- St. John Fisher
Bio
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Debut
- 1982
- Draft
- 1982Rd 3, Pk 20
- College
- St. John Fisher
Stats
Totals
Career regular season
- GP
- 235
- REC
- 383
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 3,686
- AVG
- 9.6
- TD
- 29
- LNG
- 53
- FD
- 105
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  SEA | 9 | 15 | 0 | 152 | 10.1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | 16 | 7 | 0 | 72 | 10.3 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 9 | 5 | 0 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 |  BUF | 16 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 6.7 | 1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 16 | 49 | 0 | 485 | 9.9 | 3 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 28 | 0 | 290 | 10.4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 33 | 0 | 438 | 13.3 | 1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 18 | 0 | 179 | 9.9 | 2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 6.0 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | BUF | 16 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 10.8 | 2 | 51 | 2 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 30 | 0 | 298 | 9.9 | 6 | 53 | 19 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 68 | 0 | 609 | 9.0 | 4 | 51 | 34 |
| 1994 | BUF | 16 | 49 | 0 | 428 | 8.7 | 5 | 35 | 24 |
| 1995 | CAR | 14 | 20 | 0 | 171 | 8.6 | 3 | 27 | 12 |
| 1996 | DET | 15 | 17 | 0 | 146 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 | 8 |
| 1997 | DET | 16 | 17 | 0 | 144 | 8.5 | 0 | 22 | 6 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 15
- REC
- 23
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 194
- AVG
- 8.4
- TD
- 2
- LNG
- 24
- FD
- 9
Per game
Career regular season
- GP
- 235
- REC
- 1.6
- TGTS
- 0
- YDS
- 15.7
- AVG
- 9.6
- TD
- 0.1
- LNG
- 53
- FD
- 0.4
Per game: season totals ÷ games played. Derived here — averages, completion rate and longest plays are the stored figures and are left as they are.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | REC: Passes caught. | TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | LNG: Longest single play, in yards. | FD: First downs this player moved the chains for. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | SEA | 9 | 1.7 | 0 | 16.9 | 10.1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1983 | SEA | 16 | 0.4 | 0 | 4.5 | 10.3 | 0.1 | 17 | 0 |
| 1984 | SEA | 9 | 0.6 | 0 | 8.9 | 16.0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 1985 | BUF | 16 | 0.8 | 0 | 5 | 6.7 | 0.1 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | BUF | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 30.3 | 9.9 | 0.2 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | BUF | 12 | 2.3 | 0 | 24.2 | 10.4 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| 1988 | BUF | 16 | 2.1 | 0 | 27.4 | 13.3 | 0.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1989 | BUF | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 23 | 0 |
| 1990 | BUF | 16 | 0.6 | 0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | BUF | 16 | 0.3 | 0 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 0.1 | 51 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | BUF | 16 | 1.9 | 0 | 18.6 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 53 | 1.2 |
| 1993 | BUF | 16 | 4.3 | 0 | 38.1 | 9.0 | 0.3 | 51 | 2.1 |
| 1994 | BUF | 16 | 3.1 | 0 | 26.8 | 8.7 | 0.3 | 35 | 1.5 |
| 1995 | CAR | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | 12.2 | 8.6 | 0.2 | 27 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | DET | 15 | 1.1 | 0 | 9.7 | 8.6 | 0 | 20 | 0.5 |
| 1997 | DET | 16 | 1.1 | 0 | 9 | 8.5 | 0 | 22 | 0.4 |
What were Pete Metzelaars's career stats?
Pete Metzelaars played 16 seasons for the Seahawks, the Bills, the Panthers and the Lions. He had 383 receptions for 3,686 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns. His best season was 1993: 68 receptions, 609 receiving yards and 4 receiving touchdowns.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 5 postseasons, 1982 to 1997
All-time career rank
- 247th in receptions (383)
Among the 3,435 NFL players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
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