Tracy McGrady vs. Victor Wembanyama Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Victor Wembanyama and Tracy McGrady, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
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.
Tracy McGrady played 16 years in the NBA, 14 more than Victor Wembanyama, who played 2. Tracy McGrady had the first of his seasons in 1997-98, while Victor Wembanyama had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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 |
| Tracy McGrady | 16 | 9 | 1997-98 to 2012-13 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 2 | 0 | 2023-24 to 2024-25 |
Rookie Season |
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| Tracy McGrady | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1997-98 | 2023-24 |
| Team | Toronto Raptors | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - |  All-Defensive First Team |
| - | Rookie of the Year | |
| - | All-Rookie First Team | |
| - | Blocks Leader | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
Rookie Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 64 | 18.4 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 6.2 | .450 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .341 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .712 |
| difference: | +7 | +11.3 | +14.4 | +0.7 | +5.8 | +6.4 | +2.4 | +0.4 | +2.6 | -2.7 | -0.9 | +5.0 | +10.5 | +.015 | +1.6 | +4.9 | +.016 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +.084 |
| Victor Wembanyama | 71 | 29.7 | 21.4 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 7.8 | 16.7 | .465 | 1.8 | 5.5 | .325 | 4.1 | 5.2 | .796 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Tracy McGrady nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Season 2 |
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| Tracy McGrady | Victor Wembanyama | |
| Season | 1998-99 | 2024-25 |
| Team | Toronto Raptors | San Antonio Spurs |
| Honors & Awards | - | Blocks Leader |
| - | All-Star Game | |
| Playoffs | Did Not Play | Did Not Play |
2nd Season Stats Comparison | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Regular Season Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| G | Min | Pts | ORb | DRb | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 49 | 22.6 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 7.9 | .436 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .229 | 2.3 | 3.2 | .726 |
| difference: | +3 | +10.6 | +15.0 | +0.6 | +6.0 | +5.3 | +1.4 | +2.5 | -1.6 | -0.4 | +5.5 | +10.7 | +.040 | +2.9 | +8.1 | +.123 | +1.1 | +0.9 | +.110 | |
| Victor Wembanyama | 46 | 33.2 | 24.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 11.0 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 8.9 | 18.6 | .476 | 3.1 | 8.8 | .352 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .836 |
| Playoffs Stats | ||||||||||||||||||||
| * Neiher Tracy McGrady nor Victor Wembanyama played in the postseason in their season 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Additional Years |
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* Tracy McGrady played 14 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 3 to 16, from 2000 to 2013—Tracy McGrady played in 9 Playoffs. In those 14 extra years over Victor Wembanyama, Tracy McGrady got these achievements: | |
| Honors & Awards | 2 All-NBA First Team 3 All-NBA Second Team 2 All-NBA Third Team 1 Most Improved Player 2 Scoring Leader 7 All-Star Game |