Tracy McGrady vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis and Tracy McGrady 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 Arvydas Sabonis 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 7.6 points more than Arvydas Sabonis in his 7 seasons (19.6 points against 12.0), and he also scored a total of 12,752 points more (18,381 vs. 5,629).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Tracy McGrady	19.6	+7.6	15
Arvydas Sabonis	12.0		7

Total Points			Seasons
Tracy McGrady	18,381	+12,752	15
Arvydas Sabonis	5,629		7

Scoring Titles
Tracy McGrady	2	+2
Arvydas Sabonis	0

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
Tracy McGrady	7.0		1998	64
Arvydas Sabonis	14.5	+7.5	1996	73

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	9.3		1999	49
Arvydas Sabonis	13.4	+4.1	1997	69

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	15.4		2000	79
Arvydas Sabonis	16.0	+0.6	1998	73

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	26.8	+14.7	2001	77
Arvydas Sabonis	12.1		1999	50

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	25.6	+13.8	2002	76
Arvydas Sabonis	11.8		2000	66

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	32.1	+22.0	2003	75
Arvydas Sabonis	10.1		2001	61

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	28.0	+21.9	2004	67
Arvydas Sabonis	6.1		2003	78

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 9 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 16, from 2005 to 2013—he averaged 17.7 points in a total of 451 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.7 ppg and his lowest 5.3.