Tracy McGrady vs. Mitch Richmond: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Mitch Richmond 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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Mitch Richmond 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 Mitch Richmond has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Tracy McGrady. 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, Mitch Richmond averages 1.4 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (21.0 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 2,116 points more (20,497 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15
Mitch Richmond 21.0
+1.4
14

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15
Mitch Richmond 20,497
+2,116
14

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
+2
Mitch Richmond 0

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Tracy McGrady has a better career point average than Mitch Richmond (+2.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+660).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
+2.7
9
Mitch Richmond 19.5
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
+660
9
Mitch Richmond 449
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
+1
Mitch Richmond 0

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Mitch Richmond 0

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
+36
Mitch Richmond 9

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
+60
Mitch Richmond 146

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
Mitch Richmond 584
+117

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
Mitch Richmond 874
+150

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
Mitch Richmond 962
+66

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
+28
Mitch Richmond 14

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
+4
Mitch Richmond 0

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
+12
Mitch Richmond 2

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
+21
Mitch Richmond 13

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
+19
Mitch Richmond 20

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
+20
Mitch Richmond 23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
+7
Mitch Richmond 0

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:+1.4+0.3+2.0+0.2+0.1+5.0+0.6+10.4+1+38
Mitch Richmond 21.0 7.5 16.4 45.5 1.4 3.5 38.8 4.7 5.5 85.0 14 976

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:+2,116+596+625+2.0+245+219+5.0+679+163+10.4+1+38
Mitch Richmond 20,497 7,305 16,038 45.5 1,326 3,417 38.8 4,561 5,365 85.0 14 976

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:+2.7+0.4+3.1+5.4+0.3+1.2+1.2+1.5+2.5+11.2+5+27
Mitch Richmond 19.5 7.5 15.6 47.9 0.8 2.7 30.2 3.7 4.3 86.9 4 23

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:+660+225+574+5.4+37+130+1.2+173+243+11.2+5+27
Mitch Richmond 449 172 359 47.9 19 63 30.2 86 99 86.9 4 23

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
Mitch Richmond 22.0
+15.0
198979

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949
Mitch Richmond 22.1
+12.8
199078

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079
Mitch Richmond 23.9
+8.5
199177

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+4.3
200177
Mitch Richmond 22.5
199280

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+3.7
200276
Mitch Richmond 21.9
199345

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+8.7
200375
Mitch Richmond 23.4
199478

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
+5.2
200467
Mitch Richmond 22.8
199582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+2.6
200578
Mitch Richmond 23.1
199681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647
Mitch Richmond 25.9
+1.5
199781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.6
+1.4
200771
Mitch Richmond 23.2
199870

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 21.6
+1.9
200866
Mitch Richmond 19.7
199950

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935
Mitch Richmond 17.4
+1.8
200074

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030
Mitch Richmond 16.2
+8.0
200137

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.0
+3.9
201172
Mitch Richmond 4.1
2002NBA Champion64

Tracy McGrady's additional seasons:

* Tracy McGrady played 2 seasons more than Mitch Richmond in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 16, from 2012 to 2013—he averaged 5.3 points in a total of 52 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980
Mitch Richmond 20.1
+20.1
19898

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19900

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
20003
Mitch Richmond 22.3
+5.6
19919

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+33.8
20014
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19920

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+30.8
20024
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19930

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+31.7
20037
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19940

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19950

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+9.7
20057
Mitch Richmond 21.0
19964

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19970

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.3
+25.3
20077
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19980

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+27.0
20086
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
19990

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20000

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
Mitch Richmond -
DNP
20010

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110
Mitch Richmond 1.5
+1.5
2002NBA Champion2

Tracy McGrady's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Tracy McGrady played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 2.1 points in a total of 12 games.

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