Bradley Beal vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Bradley Beal to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Tracy McGrady scored more points in the regular season. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 1.8 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (21.4 points against 19.6). On the other hand Tracy McGrady scored a total of 1,075 points more than Bradley Beal (18,381 vs. 17,306).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.4
+1.8
14
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,306
14
Tracy McGrady 18,381
+1,075
15

Scoring Titles

Bradley Beal 0
Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Tracy McGrady (+0.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+14).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+0.7
6
Tracy McGrady 22.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+14
6
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
Tracy McGrady 1

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+1
Tracy McGrady 4

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
Tracy McGrady 45
+14

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
Tracy McGrady 206
+59

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
Tracy McGrady 467
+19

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 728
+4
Tracy McGrady 724

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 806
Tracy McGrady 896
+90

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Tracy McGrady 42
+41

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 0
Tracy McGrady 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
Tracy McGrady 14
+3

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
Tracy McGrady 34
+4

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+8
Tracy McGrady 39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
+6
Tracy McGrady 43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Tracy McGrady 7
+7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.4 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.5 4.3 82.1 14 807
difference:+1.8+0.7+0.6+2.9+0.9+2.3+3.8+0.6+1.2+7.5+1+131
Tracy McGrady 19.6 7.2 16.4 43.5 1.2 3.4 33.8 4.1 5.5 74.6 15 938

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,306 6,364 13,712 46.4 1,724 4,588 37.6 2,854 3,475 82.1 14 807
difference:+1,075+345+1,701+2.9+643+1,390+3.8+1,028+1,727+7.5+1+131
Tracy McGrady 18,381 6,709 15,413 43.5 1,081 3,198 33.8 3,882 5,202 74.6 15 938

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+0.7+0.4+0.2+1.6+1.2+2.6+6.3+1.3+2.0+7.1+3+1
Tracy McGrady 22.2 7.9 18.7 42.6 1.1 3.9 29.0 5.2 6.8 75.7 9 50

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+14+12+7+1.6+56+124+6.3+66+109+7.1+3+1
Tracy McGrady 1,109 397 933 42.6 56 193 29.0 259 342 75.7 9 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
+6.9
201356
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+7.8
201473
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Tracy McGrady 15.4
+0.1
200079

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+9.4
200177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
201777
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+2.5
200276

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
201882
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+9.5
200375

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
201982
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+2.4
200467

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+4.8
202057
Tracy McGrady 25.7
200578

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 31.3
+6.9
202160
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
202240
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+1.4
200771

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+1.6
202350
Tracy McGrady 21.6
200866

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 18.2
+2.6
202453
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.0
+8.8
202553
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 8.2
+0.2
20266
Tracy McGrady 8.0
201172

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 2 seasons more than Bradley Beal in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2012 to 2013—he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 52 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+6.7
201510
Tracy McGrady 16.7
20003

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+33.8
20014

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
201713
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+6.0
20024

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
20186
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+8.5
20037

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+30.7
20057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.0
+30.0
20215
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20220
Tracy McGrady 25.3
+25.3
20077

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20230
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+27.0
20086

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 16.5
+16.5
20244
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20250
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP *
20260
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110
* season in progress

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Tracy McGrady played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 12 games.

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