Stephen Curry vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Stephen Curry 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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Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry 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 16 NBA regular seasons played, Stephen Curry averages 5.1 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (24.7 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 7,005 points more (25,386 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Stephen Curry 24.7
+5.1
16
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15

Total Points

Seasons
Stephen Curry 25,386
+7,005
16
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15

Scoring Titles

Stephen Curry 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 Stephen Curry has a better career point average than Tracy McGrady (+4.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,038).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 26.8
+4.6
10
Tracy McGrady 22.2
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Stephen Curry 4,147
+3,038
10
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 2
+1
Tracy McGrady 1

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 15
+11
Tracy McGrady 4

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 71
+26
Tracy McGrady 45

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 311
+105
Tracy McGrady 206

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 717
+250
Tracy McGrady 467

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 967
+243
Tracy McGrady 724

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 1,021
+125
Tracy McGrady 896

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 5
Tracy McGrady 42
+37

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 1
+1
Tracy McGrady 0

40+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 8
+4
Tracy McGrady 4

30+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 60
+46
Tracy McGrady 14

20+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 123
+89
Tracy McGrady 34

10+ Point Games

Stephen Curry 153
+114
Tracy McGrady 39

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Stephen Curry 155
+112
Tracy McGrady 43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Stephen Curry 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
Stephen Curry 24.7 8.4 17.9 47.1 4.0 9.3 42.3 3.9 4.3 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+5.1+1.2+1.5+3.6+2.8+5.9+8.5+0.2+1.2+16.5+1+88
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
Stephen Curry 25,386 8,648 18,356 47.1 4,058 9,589 42.3 4,032 4,424 91.1 16 1,026
difference:+7,005+1,939+2,943+3.6+2,977+6,391+8.5+150+778+16.5+1+88
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
Stephen Curry 26.8 9.0 19.7 45.4 4.2 10.6 39.7 4.7 5.2 88.9 10 155
difference:+4.6+1.1+1.0+2.9+3.1+6.7+10.7+0.5+1.6+13.2+1+105
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
Stephen Curry 4,147 1,388 3,056 45.4 650 1,637 39.7 721 811 88.9 10 155
difference:+3,038+991+2,123+2.9+594+1,444+10.7+462+469+13.2+1+105
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
Stephen Curry 17.5
+10.5
201080
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 18.6
+9.3
201174
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 14.7
201226
Tracy McGrady 15.4
+0.7
200079

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.9
201378
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+3.9
200177

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.0
201478
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+1.6
200276

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.8
2015NBA Champion80
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+8.3
200375

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader30.1
+2.1
201679
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
200467

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.3
2017NBA Champion79
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+0.4
200578

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+2.0
2018NBA Champion51
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.3
+2.7
201969
Tracy McGrady 24.6
200771

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 20.8
20205
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+0.8
200866

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry Scoring leader32.0
+16.4
202163
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+17.3
2022NBA Champion64
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 29.4
+21.2
202356
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 26.4
+18.4
202474
Tracy McGrady 8.0
201172

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 24.5
+19.2
202570
Tracy McGrady 5.3
201252

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 1 season more than Stephen Curry in the NBA.

In that year—his season 17 in 2013—he averaged 0 points in a total of 0 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20100
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20110
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20120
Tracy McGrady 16.7
+16.7
20003

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.4
201312
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+10.4
20014

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 23.0
20147
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+7.8
20024

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.3
2015NBA Champion21
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+3.4
20037

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.1
+25.1
201618
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.1
2017NBA Champion17
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+2.6
20057

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 25.5
+25.5
2018NBA Champion15
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 28.2
+2.9
201922
Tracy McGrady 25.3
20077

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20200
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+27.0
20086

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20210
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 27.4
+27.4
2022NBA Champion22
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 30.5
+30.5
202313
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry -
DNP
20240
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Stephen Curry 22.6
+18.4
20258
Tracy McGrady 4.2
20126

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Tracy McGrady played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 0.0 points in a total of 6 games.

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