Tracy McGrady vs. Russell Westbrook: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Russell Westbrook 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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Russell Westbrook 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 Russell Westbrook has better scoring stats than Tracy McGrady 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.

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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Russell Westbrook averages 1.6 points more than Tracy McGrady in his 15 seasons (21.2 points against 19.6), and he also scored a total of 7,824 points more (26,205 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 19.6
15
Russell Westbrook 21.2
+1.6
17

Total Points

Seasons
Tracy McGrady 18,381
15
Russell Westbrook 26,205
+7,824
17

Scoring Titles

Tracy McGrady 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader
Russell Westbrook 2
Scoring leaderScoring leader

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Russell Westbrook has a better career point average than Tracy McGrady (+0.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,926).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 22.2
9
Russell Westbrook 22.5
+0.3
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Tracy McGrady 1,109
9
Russell Westbrook 3,035
+1,926
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 1
+1
Russell Westbrook 0

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
Russell Westbrook 5
+1

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 45
Russell Westbrook 50
+5

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 206
Russell Westbrook 228
+22

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 467
Russell Westbrook 670
+203

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 724
Russell Westbrook 1,122
+398

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 896
Russell Westbrook 1,235
+339

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 42
+40
Russell Westbrook 2

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 0
Russell Westbrook 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 4
Russell Westbrook 7
+3

30+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 14
Russell Westbrook 29
+15

20+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 34
Russell Westbrook 80
+46

10+ Point Games

Tracy McGrady 39
Russell Westbrook 121
+82

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Tracy McGrady 43
Russell Westbrook 135
+92

0 Point Games (games without points)

Tracy McGrady 7
+7
Russell Westbrook 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:+1.6+0.4+1.0+0.3+0.1+0.2+3.3+0.7+0.8+2.6+2+299
Russell Westbrook 21.2 7.6 17.4 43.9 1.1 3.6 30.5 4.8 6.3 77.2 17 1,237

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:+7,824+2,719+6,077+0.3+286+1,279+3.3+2,100+2,543+2.6+2+299
Russell Westbrook 26,205 9,428 21,490 43.9 1,367 4,477 30.5 5,982 7,745 77.2 17 1,237

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:+0.3+0.1+0.6+2.1+0.3+0.7+0.9+0.3+0.1+6.3+5+85
Russell Westbrook 22.5 7.8 19.3 40.5 1.4 4.6 29.9 5.5 6.7 82.0 14 135

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:+1,926+659+1,676+2.1+131+432+0.9+477+556+6.3+5+85
Russell Westbrook 3,035 1,056 2,609 40.5 187 625 29.9 736 898 82.0 14 135

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 7.0
199864
Russell Westbrook 15.3
+8.3
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 9.3
199949
Russell Westbrook 16.1
+6.8
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.4
200079
Russell Westbrook 21.9
+6.5
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 26.8
+3.2
200177
Russell Westbrook 23.6
201266

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.6
+2.4
200276
Russell Westbrook 23.2
201382

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader32.1
+10.3
200375
Russell Westbrook 21.8
201446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady Scoring leader28.0
200467
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader28.1
+0.1
201567

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.7
+2.2
200578
Russell Westbrook 23.5
201680

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.4
200647
Russell Westbrook Scoring leader31.6
+7.2
201781

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 24.6
200771
Russell Westbrook 25.4
+0.8
201880

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 21.6
200866
Russell Westbrook 22.9
+1.3
201973

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 15.6
200935
Russell Westbrook 27.2
+11.6
202057

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030
Russell Westbrook 22.2
+14.0
202165

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.2
201030
Russell Westbrook 18.5
+10.3
202278

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 8.0
201172
Russell Westbrook 15.9
+7.9
202373

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 5.3
201252
Russell Westbrook 11.1
+5.8
202468

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20130
Russell Westbrook 13.3
+13.3
202575

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19980
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
19990
Russell Westbrook 20.5
+20.5
20106

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 16.7
20003
Russell Westbrook 23.8
+7.1
201117

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 33.8
+10.7
20014
Russell Westbrook 23.1
201220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.8
+6.8
20024
Russell Westbrook 24.0
20132

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 31.7
+5.0
20037
Russell Westbrook 26.7
201419

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20040
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 30.7
+4.7
20057
Russell Westbrook 26.0
201618

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20060
Russell Westbrook 37.4
+37.4
20175

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 25.3
20077
Russell Westbrook 29.3
+4.0
20186

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 27.0
+4.2
20086
Russell Westbrook 22.8
20195

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20090
Russell Westbrook 17.9
+17.9
20208

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
Russell Westbrook 19.0
+19.0
20215

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20100
Russell Westbrook -
DNP
20220

Season 15

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady -
DNP
20110
Russell Westbrook 23.6
+23.6
20235

Season 16

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 4.2
20126
Russell Westbrook 6.3
+2.1
20246

Season 17

Points per gameYearGames
Tracy McGrady 0.0
20136
Russell Westbrook 11.7
+11.7
202513
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