Vince Carter vs. Tracy McGrady: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tracy McGrady and Vince Carter 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.

Vince Carter 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 Tracy McGrady has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Vince Carter scored more total points in both stages. 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 2.9 points more than Vince Carter in his 22 seasons (19.6 points against 16.7). On the other hand Vince Carter scored a total of 7,347 points more than Tracy McGrady (25,728 vs. 18,381).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Vince Carter	16.7		22
Tracy McGrady	19.6	+2.9	15

Total Points			Seasons
Vince Carter	25,728	+7,347	22
Tracy McGrady	18,381		15

Scoring Titles
Vince Carter	0
Tracy McGrady	2	+2

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
Vince Carter	18.3	+11.3	1999	50
Tracy McGrady	7.0		1998	64

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.7	+16.4	2000	82
Tracy McGrady	9.3		1999	49

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	27.6	+12.2	2001	75
Tracy McGrady	15.4		2000	79

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.7		2002	60
Tracy McGrady	26.8	+2.1	2001	77

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.6		2003	43
Tracy McGrady	25.6	+5.0	2002	76

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	22.5		2004	73
Tracy McGrady	32.1	+9.6	2003	75

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.5		2005	77
Tracy McGrady	28.0	+3.5	2004	67

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	24.2		2006	79
Tracy McGrady	25.7	+1.5	2005	78

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	25.2	+0.8	2007	82
Tracy McGrady	24.4		2006	47

Season 10	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	21.3		2008	76
Tracy McGrady	24.6	+3.3	2007	71

Season 11	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	20.8		2009	80
Tracy McGrady	21.6	+0.8	2008	66

Season 12	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	16.6	+1.0	2010	75
Tracy McGrady	15.6		2009	35

Season 13	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	14.0	+5.8	2011	73
Tracy McGrady	8.2		2010	30

Season 14	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	10.1	+2.1	2012	61
Tracy McGrady	8.0		2011	72

Season 15	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	13.4	+8.1	2013	81
Tracy McGrady	5.3		2012	52

Season 16	Points per game		Year	Games
Vince Carter	11.9	+11.9	2014	81
Tracy McGrady	-	DNP	2013	0

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 6 seasons more than Tracy McGrady in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 17 to 22, from 2015 to 2020—he averaged 6.5 points in a total of 393 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8 ppg and his lowest 5.