Kobe Bryant vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Kobe Bryant 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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Kobe Bryant is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Tracy McGrady.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kobe Bryant has better scoring stats than Tracy McGrady in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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 20 NBA regular seasons played, Kobe Bryant averages 5.4 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (25.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 15,262 points more (33,643 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 25.0
+5.4
20
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15

Total Points

Seasons
Kobe Bryant 33,643
+15,262
20
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15

Scoring Titles

Kobe Bryant 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kobe Bryant has a better career point average than Tracy McGrady (+3.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+4,531).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 25.6
+3.4
15
Tracy McGrady 22.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Kobe Bryant 5,640
+4,531
15
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Tracy McGrady 0

60+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 6
+5
Tracy McGrady 1

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 25
+21
Tracy McGrady 4

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 122
+77
Tracy McGrady 45

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 431
+225
Tracy McGrady 206

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 941
+474
Tracy McGrady 467

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1,254
+530
Tracy McGrady 724

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 1,331
+435
Tracy McGrady 896

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 15
Tracy McGrady 42
+27

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 1
+1
Tracy McGrady 0

40+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 13
+9
Tracy McGrady 4

30+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 88
+74
Tracy McGrady 14

20+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 167
+133
Tracy McGrady 34

10+ Point Games

Kobe Bryant 204
+165
Tracy McGrady 39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Kobe Bryant 218
+175
Tracy McGrady 43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Kobe Bryant 2
Tracy McGrady 7
+5

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Kobe Bryant 25.0 8.7 19.5 44.7 1.4 4.1 32.9 6.2 7.4 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+5.4+1.5+3.1+1.2+0.2+0.7+0.9+2.1+1.9+9.1+5+408
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
Kobe Bryant 33,643 11,719 26,200 44.7 1,827 5,546 32.9 8,378 10,011 83.7 20 1,346
difference:+15,262+5,010+10,787+1.2+746+2,348+0.9+4,496+4,809+9.1+5+408
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
Kobe Bryant 25.6 9.2 20.5 44.8 1.3 4.0 33.1 6.0 7.4 81.6 15 220
difference:+3.4+1.3+1.8+2.2+0.2+0.1+4.1+0.8+0.6+5.9+6+170
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
Kobe Bryant 5,640 2,014 4,499 44.8 292 882 33.1 1,320 1,617 81.6 15 220
difference:+4,531+1,617+3,566+2.2+236+689+4.1+1,061+1,275+5.9+6+170
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
Kobe Bryant 7.6
+0.6
199771
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 15.4
+6.1
199879
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.9
+4.5
199950
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.5
2000NBA Champion66
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+4.3
200177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.5
+2.9
2001NBA Champion68
Tracy McGrady 25.6
200276

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.2
2002NBA Champion80
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+6.9
200375

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+2.0
200382
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
200467

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.0
200465
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+1.7
200578

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.6
+3.2
200566
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader35.4
+10.8
200680
Tracy McGrady 24.6
200771

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant Scoring leader31.6
+10.0
200777
Tracy McGrady 21.6
200866

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 28.3
+12.7
200882
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.8
+18.6
2009NBA Champion82
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.0
+18.8
2010NBA Champion73
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 25.3
+17.1
201182
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+19.9
201258
Tracy McGrady 8.0
201172

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.3
+22.0
201378
Tracy McGrady 5.3
201252

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 13.8
+13.8
20146
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20130

Kobe Bryant's additional seasons:

* Kobe Bryant played 2 seasons more than Tracy McGrady in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 19 to 20, from 2015 to 2016—he averaged 19.2 points in a total of 101 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.2
+8.2
19979
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 8.7
+8.7
199811
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 19.8
+3.1
19998
Tracy McGrady 16.7
20003

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 21.1
2000NBA Champion22
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+12.7
20014

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.4
2001NBA Champion16
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+1.4
20024

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 26.6
2002NBA Champion19
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+5.1
20037

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.1
+32.1
200312
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 24.5
200422
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+6.2
20057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20050
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 27.9
+2.6
20067
Tracy McGrady 25.3
20077

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 32.8
+5.8
20075
Tracy McGrady 27.0
20086

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.1
+30.1
200821
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.2
+30.2
2009NBA Champion23
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 29.2
+29.2
2010NBA Champion23
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 22.8
+22.8
201110
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant 30.0
+30.0
201212
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20130
Tracy McGrady 4.2
+4.2
20126

Season 18

Points per gameYearGames
Kobe Bryant -
DNP
20140
Tracy McGrady 0.0
20136

Kobe Bryant's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Kobe Bryant didn't play in the postseason.

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