Dwight Howard vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Dwight Howard 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 Tracy McGrady has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dwight Howard scored more total points in both stages. 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Tracy McGrady averages 3.9 points more than Dwight Howard in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 15.7). On the other hand Dwight Howard scored a total of 1,104 points more than Tracy McGrady (19,485 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dwight Howard 15.7
18
Tracy McGrady 19.6
+3.9
15

Total Points

Seasons
Dwight Howard 19,485
+1,104
18
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15

Scoring Titles

Dwight Howard 0
Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tracy McGrady has a better career point average than Dwight Howard (+6.9 points per game) while Dwight Howard scored more points (+800).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 15.3
12
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+6.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Dwight Howard 1,909
+800
12
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Tracy McGrady 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 0
Tracy McGrady 4
+4

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 4
Tracy McGrady 45
+41

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 69
Tracy McGrady 206
+137

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 391
Tracy McGrady 467
+76

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 955
+231
Tracy McGrady 724

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 1,227
+331
Tracy McGrady 896

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 15
Tracy McGrady 42
+27

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 2
Tracy McGrady 4
+2

30+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 9
Tracy McGrady 14
+5

20+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 42
+8
Tracy McGrady 34

10+ Point Games

Dwight Howard 86
+47
Tracy McGrady 39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dwight Howard 121
+78
Tracy McGrady 43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dwight Howard 4
Tracy McGrady 7
+3

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dwight Howard 15.7 5.7 9.7 58.7 0.0 0.1 21.4 4.3 7.6 56.7 18 1,242
difference:+3.9+1.5+6.7+15.2+1.2+3.3+12.4+0.2+2.1+17.9+3+304
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
Dwight Howard 19,485 7,051 12,016 58.7 22 103 21.4 5,361 9,455 56.7 18 1,242
difference:+1,104+342+3,397+15.2+1,059+3,095+12.4+1,479+4,253+17.9+3+304
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
Dwight Howard 15.3 5.4 9.2 58.9 0.0 0.1 14.3 4.4 8.0 54.8 12 125
difference:+6.9+2.5+9.5+16.4+1.1+3.8+14.7+0.8+1.2+20.9+3+75
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
Dwight Howard 1,909 681 1,156 58.9 1 7 14.3 546 997 54.8 12 125
difference:+800+284+223+16.4+55+186+14.7+287+655+20.9+3+75
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
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.0
+5.0
200582
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
+6.5
200682
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.6
+2.2
200782
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.7
200882
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+6.1
200177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
200979
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+5.0
200276

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201082
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+13.8
200375

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 22.9
201178
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+5.1
200467

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.6
201254
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+5.1
200578

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.1
201376
Tracy McGrady 24.4
+7.3
200647

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.3
201471
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+6.3
200771

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.8
201541
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+5.8
200866

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.7
201671
Tracy McGrady 15.6
+1.9
200935

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.5
+5.3
201774
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.6
+8.6
201881
Tracy McGrady 8.0
201172

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 12.8
+7.5
20199
Tracy McGrady 5.3
201252

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 7.5
+7.5
2020NBA Champion69
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20130

Dwight Howard's additional seasons:

- Dwight Howard played 2 seasons more than Tracy McGrady in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 17 to 18, from 2021 to 2022—he averaged 6.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20050
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20060
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 15.3
20074
Tracy McGrady 16.7
+1.4
20003

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.9
200810
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+14.9
20014

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 20.3
200923
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+10.5
20024

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 18.1
201014
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+13.6
20037

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 27.0
+27.0
20116
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20120
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+30.7
20057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 17.0
+17.0
20134
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 26.0
+0.7
20146
Tracy McGrady 25.3
20077

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 16.4
201517
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+10.6
20086

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 13.2
+13.2
20165
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 8.0
+8.0
20176
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20180
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard -
DNP
20190
Tracy McGrady 4.2
+4.2
20126

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Dwight Howard 5.8
+5.8
2020NBA Champion18
Tracy McGrady 0.0
20136

Dwight Howard's additional Playoffs:

- During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dwight Howard played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 4.7 points in a total of 12 games.

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