Tracy McGrady vs. Ben Wallace: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Ben Wallace 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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Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other

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 Ben Wallace 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 15 NBA regular seasons played, Tracy McGrady averages 13.9 points more than Ben Wallace in his 16 seasons (19.6 points against 5.7), and he also scored a total of 12,127 points more (18,381 vs. 6,254).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
+13.9
15
Ben Wallace 5.7
16

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
+12,127
15
Ben Wallace 6,254
16

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Ben Wallace 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 Ben Wallace (+15 points per game) and he also scored more points (+170).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+15.0
9
Ben Wallace 7.2
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
+170
9
Ben Wallace 939
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
+1
Ben Wallace 0

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Ben Wallace 0

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
+45
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
+206
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
+463
Ben Wallace 4

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
+504
Ben Wallace 220

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
Ben Wallace 933
+37

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
Ben Wallace 155
+113

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Ben Wallace 0

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
+14
Ben Wallace 0

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
+31
Ben Wallace 3

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
+4
Ben Wallace 35

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
Ben Wallace 117
+74

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
Ben Wallace 13
+6

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:+13.9+4.8+11.4+3.9+1.2+3.4+20.1+3.1+3.0+33.2+1+150
Ben Wallace 5.7 2.4 5.0 47.4 0.0 0.0 13.7 1.0 2.5 41.4 16 1,088

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:+12,127+4,140+9,992+3.9+1,074+3,147+20.1+2,773+2,523+33.2+1+150
Ben Wallace 6,254 2,569 5,421 47.4 7 51 13.7 1,109 2,679 41.4 16 1,088

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:+15.0+5.1+12.9+5.7+1.1+3.8+29.0+3.6+2.9+33.9+1+80
Ben Wallace 7.2 2.8 5.8 48.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 1.6 3.9 41.8 8 130

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:+170+33+178+5.7+56+183+29.0+48+163+33.9+1+80
Ben Wallace 939 364 755 48.2 0 10 0.0 211 505 41.8 8 130

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 7.0
+5.9
199864
Ben Wallace 1.1
199734

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
+6.2
199949
Ben Wallace 3.1
199867

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
+9.4
200079
Ben Wallace 6.0
199946

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+22.0
200177
Ben Wallace 4.8
200081

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+19.2
200276
Ben Wallace 6.4
200180

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+24.5
200375
Ben Wallace 7.6
200280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+21.1
200467
Ben Wallace 6.9
200373

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+16.2
200578
Ben Wallace 9.5
2004NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.4
+14.7
200647
Ben Wallace 9.7
200574

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+17.3
200771
Ben Wallace 7.3
200682

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+15.2
200866
Ben Wallace 6.4
200777

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.6
+10.8
200935
Ben Wallace 4.8
200872

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
+5.3
201030
Ben Wallace 2.9
200956

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
+2.7
201030
Ben Wallace 5.5
201069

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.0
+5.1
201172
Ben Wallace 2.9
201154

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 5.3
+3.9
201252
Ben Wallace 1.4
201262

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 1 season more than Ben Wallace 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
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19970

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19980

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
+16.7
20003
Ben Wallace -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+33.8
20014
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+30.8
20024
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+24.4
20037
Ben Wallace 7.3
200210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040
Ben Wallace 8.9
+8.9
200317

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+20.4
20057
Ben Wallace 10.3
2004NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060
Ben Wallace 10.0
+10.0
200525

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.3
+20.6
20077
Ben Wallace 4.7
200618

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+18.3
20086
Ben Wallace 8.7
200710

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090
Ben Wallace 3.2
+3.2
200813

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
Ben Wallace 1.1
+1.1
200914

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20100

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20110

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 4.2
+4.2
20126
Ben Wallace -
DNP
20120

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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