Stephon Marbury vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Stephon Marbury 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Tracy McGrady has better scoring stats than Stephon Marbury 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 15 NBA regular seasons played, Tracy McGrady averages 0.3 points more than Stephon Marbury in his 13 seasons (19.6 points against 19.3), and he also scored a total of 2,084 points more (18,381 vs. 16,297).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Stephon Marbury	19.3		13
Tracy McGrady	19.6	+0.3	15

Total Points			Seasons
Stephon Marbury	16,297		13
Tracy McGrady	18,381	+2,084	15

Scoring Titles
Stephon Marbury	0
Tracy McGrady	2	+2

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	15.8	+8.8	1997	67
Tracy McGrady	7.0		1998	64

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	17.7	+8.4	1998	82
Tracy McGrady	9.3		1999	49

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	21.3	+5.9	1999	49
Tracy McGrady	15.4		2000	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	21.3		1999	49
Tracy McGrady	26.8	+5.5	2001	77

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	21.3		1999	49
Tracy McGrady	25.6	+4.3	2002	76

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	22.2		2000	74
Tracy McGrady	32.1	+9.9	2003	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	23.9		2001	67
Tracy McGrady	28.0	+4.1	2004	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	20.4		2002	82
Tracy McGrady	25.7	+5.3	2005	78

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	22.3		2003	81
Tracy McGrady	24.4	+2.1	2006	47

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	20.2		2004	81
Tracy McGrady	24.6	+4.4	2007	71

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	21.7	+0.1	2005	82
Tracy McGrady	21.6		2008	66

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	16.3	+0.7	2006	60
Tracy McGrady	15.6		2009	35

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	16.4	+8.2	2007	74
Tracy McGrady	8.2		2010	30

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	13.9	+5.7	2008	24
Tracy McGrady	8.2		2010	30

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Stephon Marbury	3.8		2009	23
Tracy McGrady	8.2	+4.4	2010	30

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 3 seasons more than Stephon Marbury in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 16 to 18, from 2011 to 2013—he averaged 6.8 points in a total of 124 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.3.