Tracy McGrady vs. Julius Randle: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle 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 0.5 points more than Julius Randle in his 12 seasons (19.6 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 4,764 points more (18,381 vs. 13,617).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
+0.5
15
Julius Randle 19.1
12

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
+4,764
15
Julius Randle 13,617
12

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Julius Randle 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 Julius Randle (+2.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+527).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+2.8
9
Julius Randle 19.4
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
+527
9
Julius Randle 582
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
+1
Julius Randle 0

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+3
Julius Randle 1

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
+34
Julius Randle 11

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
+120
Julius Randle 86

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
+133
Julius Randle 334

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
+102
Julius Randle 622

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
+183
Julius Randle 713

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
+41
Julius Randle 1

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Julius Randle 0

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
+13
Julius Randle 1

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
+17
Julius Randle 17

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
+12
Julius Randle 27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
+13
Julius Randle 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
+7
Julius Randle 0

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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:+0.5+0.3+1.8+3.7+0.2+0.3+0.1+0.8+3+224
Julius Randle 19.1 6.9 14.6 47.2 1.2 3.6 33.5 4.1 5.4 75.4 12 714

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:+4,764+1,778+4,967+3.7+222+634+0.3+986+1,359+0.8+3+224
Julius Randle 13,617 4,931 10,446 47.2 859 2,564 33.5 2,896 3,843 75.4 12 714

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:+2.8+1.3+3.0+0.4+0.8+2.0+3.8+0.9+1.6+5.8+6+20
Julius Randle 19.4 6.6 15.7 42.1 1.9 5.9 32.8 4.3 5.2 81.5 3 30

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:+527+199+463+0.4+2+16+3.8+131+185+5.8+6+20
Julius Randle 582 198 470 42.1 58 177 32.8 128 157 81.5 3 30

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 7.0
+5.0
199864
Julius Randle 2.0
20151

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949
Julius Randle 11.3
+2.0
201681

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
+2.2
200079
Julius Randle 13.2
201774

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+10.7
200177
Julius Randle 16.1
201882

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+4.2
200276
Julius Randle 21.4
201973

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+12.6
200375
Julius Randle 19.5
202064

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+3.9
200467
Julius Randle 24.1
202171

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+5.6
200578
Julius Randle 20.1
202272

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647
Julius Randle 25.1
+0.7
202377

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+0.6
200771
Julius Randle 24.0
202446

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+2.9
200866
Julius Randle 18.7
202569

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935
Julius Randle 25.0
+9.4
20264

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 6 seasons more than Julius Randle in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 13 to 18, from 2010 to 2013—he averaged 7.4 points in a total of 214 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
Julius Randle -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
Julius Randle -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
+16.7
20003
Julius Randle -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+33.8
20014
Julius Randle -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+30.8
20024
Julius Randle -
DNP
20190

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+31.7
20037
Julius Randle -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040
Julius Randle 18.0
+18.0
20215

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+30.7
20057
Julius Randle -
DNP
20220

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060
Julius Randle 16.6
+16.6
202310

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.3
+25.3
20077
Julius Randle -
DNP
20240

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+5.3
20086
Julius Randle 21.7
202515

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090
Julius Randle -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 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.