Tracy McGrady vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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.
Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Donovan Mitchell has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Tracy McGrady scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 5.2 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (24.8 points against 19.6). On the other hand Tracy McGrady scored a total of 4,696 points more than Donovan Mitchell (18,381 vs. 13,685).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Tracy McGrady | 19.6 | 15 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.8 | +5.2 | 9 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Tracy McGrady | 18,381 | +4,696 | 15 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,685 | 9 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Tracy McGrady | 2 |  +2 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Tracy McGrady (+6.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+674).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Tracy McGrady | 22.2 | 9 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | +6.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Tracy McGrady | 1,109 | 9 | |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | +674 | 8 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 1 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 467 | +66 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 401 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 724 | +193 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 531 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 896 | +345 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 551 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 42 | +42 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
Playoffs
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 0 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 3 | +3 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 34 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 51 | +17 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 39 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 62 | +23 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 43 | |||
| Donovan Mitchell | 63 | +20 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Tracy McGrady | 7 | +7 | ||
| Donovan Mitchell | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +5.2 | +1.6 | +3.1 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +4.8 | +2.9 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +9.4 | +6 | +387 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.8 | 8.8 | 19.5 | 45.0 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 36.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 84.0 | 9 | 551 |
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: | +4,696 | +1,868 | +4,658 | +1.5 | +585 | +1,347 | +2.9 | +1,545 | +2,420 | +9.4 | +6 | +387 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 13,685 | 4,841 | 10,755 | 45.0 | 1,666 | 4,545 | 36.7 | 2,337 | 2,782 | 84.0 | 9 | 551 |
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: | +6.1 | +1.9 | +3.6 | +1.4 | +2.1 | +5.0 | +6.5 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +6.8 | +1 | +13 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 28.3 | 9.8 | 22.3 | 44.0 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 35.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
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 | +220 | +470 | +1.4 | +143 | +368 | +6.5 | +91 | +82 | +6.8 | +1 | +13 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 1,783 | 617 | 1,403 | 44.0 | 199 | 561 | 35.5 | 350 | 424 | 82.5 | 8 | 63 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Tracy McGrady's additional seasons: | ||||
* Tracy McGrady played 9 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2007 to 2013—he averaged 13.7 points in a total of 386 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 24.6 ppg and his lowest 5.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tracy McGrady | - | DNP | 1998 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 24.4 | +24.4 | 2018 | 11 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tracy McGrady | - | DNP | 1999 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2019 | 5 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tracy McGrady | - | DNP | 2004 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | 29.6 | +29.6 | 2024 | 10 |
Season 9 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Tracy McGrady | - | DNP | 2006 | 0 |
| Donovan Mitchell | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Tracy McGrady played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 25 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27 ppg and his lowest 0. |