Tracy McGrady vs. Dikembe Mutombo: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dikembe Mutombo 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 Dikembe Mutombo 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 9.8 points more than Dikembe Mutombo in his 18 seasons (19.6 points against 9.8), and he also scored a total of 6,652 points more (18,381 vs. 11,729).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Tracy McGrady	19.6	+9.8	15
Dikembe Mutombo	9.8		18

Total Points			Seasons
Tracy McGrady	18,381	+6,652	15
Dikembe Mutombo	11,729		18

Scoring Titles
Tracy McGrady	2	+2
Dikembe Mutombo	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
Dikembe Mutombo	16.6	+9.6	1992	71

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	9.3		1999	49
Dikembe Mutombo	13.8	+4.5	1993	82

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	15.4	+3.4	2000	79
Dikembe Mutombo	12.0		1994	82

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	26.8	+15.3	2001	77
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		1995	82

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	25.6	+14.6	2002	76
Dikembe Mutombo	11.0		1996	74

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	32.1	+18.8	2003	75
Dikembe Mutombo	13.3		1997	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	28.0	+14.6	2004	67
Dikembe Mutombo	13.4		1998	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	25.7	+14.9	2005	78
Dikembe Mutombo	10.8		1999	50

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	24.4	+12.9	2006	47
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		2000	82

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	24.6	+14.6	2007	71
Dikembe Mutombo	10.0		2001	75

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	21.6	+10.1	2008	66
Dikembe Mutombo	11.5		2002	80

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	15.6	+9.8	2009	35
Dikembe Mutombo	5.8		2003	24

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	8.2	+2.6	2010	30
Dikembe Mutombo	5.6		2004	65

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	8.2	+4.2	2010	30
Dikembe Mutombo	4.0		2005	80

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	8.2	+5.6	2010	30
Dikembe Mutombo	2.6		2006	64

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	8.0	+4.9	2011	72
Dikembe Mutombo	3.1		2007	75

Season 17	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	5.3	+2.3	2012	52
Dikembe Mutombo	3.0		2008	39

Season 18	Points per game		Year	Games
Tracy McGrady	-	DNP	2013	0
Dikembe Mutombo	1.8	+1.8	2009	9