Tracy McGrady vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves 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.

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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 stats than Austin Reaves 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 5.1 points more than Austin Reaves in his 4 seasons (19.6 points against 14.5), and he also scored a total of 14,329 points more (18,381 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
+5.1
15
Austin Reaves 14.5
4

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
+14,329
15
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Austin Reaves 0

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 Austin Reaves (+5.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+674).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+5.5
9
Austin Reaves 16.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
+674
9
Austin Reaves 435
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
+1
Austin Reaves 0

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Austin Reaves 0

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
+44
Austin Reaves 1

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
+193
Austin Reaves 13

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
+399
Austin Reaves 68

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
+523
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
+624
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
+34
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Austin Reaves 0

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
+14
Austin Reaves 0

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
+24
Austin Reaves 10

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
+15
Austin Reaves 24

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
+17
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
+7
Austin Reaves 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tracy McGrady 19.6 7.2 16.4 43.5 1.2 3.4 33.8 4.1 5.5 74.6 15 938
difference:+5.1+2.4+6.5+4.6+0.6+1.4+3.2+1.0+1.9+11.7+11+658
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tracy McGrady 18,381 6,709 15,413 43.5 1,081 3,198 33.8 3,882 5,202 74.6 15 938
difference:+14,329+5,370+12,628+4.6+588+1,864+3.2+3,001+4,181+11.7+11+658
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tracy McGrady 22.2 7.9 18.7 42.6 1.1 3.9 29.0 5.2 6.8 75.7 9 50
difference:+5.5+2.1+6.0+2.9+1.2+2.3+8.9+2.4+3.6+13.5+6+24
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Tracy McGrady 1,109 397 933 42.6 56 193 29.0 259 342 75.7 9 50
difference:+674+247+603+2.9+5+32+8.9+185+259+13.5+6+24
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864
Austin Reaves 7.3
+0.3
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949
Austin Reaves 13.0
+3.7
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079
Austin Reaves 15.9
+0.5
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+6.6
200177
Austin Reaves 20.2
202573

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 12 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 16, from 2002 to 2013—he averaged 21.2 points in a total of 669 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.1 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

In those 12 extra years over Austin Reaves, Tracy McGrady won 2 scoring titles.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
20003
Austin Reaves 16.8
+0.1
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+17.6
20014
Austin Reaves 16.2
20255

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Tracy McGrady played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 21.5 points in a total of 43 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.7 ppg and his lowest 0.