Tracy McGrady vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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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David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 David Robinson scored more points both in the regular season and Playoffs and also has better season average while Tracy McGrady has a better scoring average in the postseason. 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 1.5 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (21.1 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 2,409 points more (20,790 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15
David Robinson 21.1
+1.5
14

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15
David Robinson 20,790
+2,409
14

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+1
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tracy McGrady has a better career point average than David Robinson (+4.1 points per game) while David Robinson scored more points (+1,112).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+4.1
9
David Robinson 18.1
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9
David Robinson 2,221
+1,112
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
David Robinson 1

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+1
David Robinson 3

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
+23
David Robinson 22

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
+20
David Robinson 186

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
David Robinson 548
+81

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
David Robinson 889
+165

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
David Robinson 985
+89

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
+40
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+3
David Robinson 1

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
+1
David Robinson 13

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
David Robinson 55
+21

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
David Robinson 102
+63

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
David Robinson 120
+77

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
+4
David Robinson 3

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:+1.5+0.3+2.0+8.3+1.2+3.3+8.8+2.0+2.8+1.0+1+49
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

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:+2,409+656+1,192+8.3+1,056+3,098+8.8+2,153+2,999+1.0+1+49
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

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:+4.1+1.7+5.7+5.3+1.1+3.8+19.0+0.4+1.1+4.9+3+73
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

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:+1,112+371+671+5.3+55+183+19.0+425+624+4.9+3+73
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

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
199864
David Robinson 24.3
+17.3
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949
David Robinson 25.6
+16.3
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079
David Robinson 23.2
+7.8
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+3.4
200177
David Robinson 23.4
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.6
200276
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+4.2
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+4.5
200375
David Robinson 27.6
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+3.0
200467
David Robinson 25.0
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+8.0
200578
David Robinson 17.7
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.4
+2.8
200647
David Robinson 21.6
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+8.8
200771
David Robinson 15.8
1999NBA Champion49

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+3.8
200866
David Robinson 17.8
200080

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.6
+1.2
200935
David Robinson 14.4
200180

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030
David Robinson 12.2
+4.0
200278

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030
David Robinson 8.5
+0.3
2003NBA Champion64

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 4 seasons more than David Robinson in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 7.1 points in a total of 154 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.2 ppg and his lowest 5.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
David Robinson 25.8
+25.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
+16.7
20003
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+10.7
20014
David Robinson 23.1
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+10.8
20024
David Robinson 20.0
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+6.4
20037
David Robinson 25.3
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040
David Robinson 23.6
+23.6
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+30.7
20057
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060
David Robinson 19.4
+19.4
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.3
+9.7
20077
David Robinson 15.6
1999NBA Champion17

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+3.5
20086
David Robinson 23.5
20004

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090
David Robinson 16.6
+16.6
200113

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
David Robinson 4.5
+4.5
20024

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
David Robinson 7.8
+7.8
2003NBA Champion23

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Tracy McGrady played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 12 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 4.2 ppg and his lowest 0.

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