Michael Jordan vs. Tracy McGrady Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Tracy McGrady and Michael Jordan, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Michael Jordan played 15 years in the NBA, 1 less than Tracy McGrady, who played 16. Michael Jordan had the first of his seasons in 1984-85, while Tracy McGrady had his rookie season in 1997-98. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
Their Careers |
Player |
Total Seasons |
Playoffs Played |
NBA Years |
Michael Jordan |
15 |
13 |
1984-85 to 2002-03 |
Tracy McGrady |
16 |
9 |
1997-98 to 2012-13 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
38.3 |
28.2 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
5.9 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
10.2 |
19.8 |
.515 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.173 |
7.7 |
9.1 |
.845 |
Tracy McGrady |
64 |
18.4 |
7.0 |
1.6 |
2.6 |
4.2 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
6.2 |
.450 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
.341 |
1.2 |
1.7 |
.712 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
4 |
42.8 |
29.3 |
1.8 |
4.0 |
5.8 |
8.5 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
3.8 |
3.8 |
8.5 |
19.5 |
.436 |
0.3 |
2.0 |
.125 |
12.0 |
14.5 |
.828 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
18 |
25.1 |
22.7 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
2.9 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
8.3 |
18.2 |
.457 |
0.2 |
1.0 |
.167 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
.840 |
Tracy McGrady |
49 |
22.6 |
9.3 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
7.9 |
.436 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.229 |
2.3 |
3.2 |
.726 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
3 |
45.0 |
43.7 |
1.7 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
2.3 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
16.0 |
31.7 |
.505 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.000 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
.872 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
40.0 |
37.1 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
5.2 |
4.6 |
2.9 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
2.9 |
13.4 |
27.8 |
.482 |
0.1 |
0.8 |
.182 |
10.2 |
11.9 |
.857 |
Tracy McGrady |
79 |
31.2 |
15.4 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
3.3 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
5.8 |
12.9 |
.451 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
.277 |
3.5 |
5.0 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
3 |
42.7 |
35.7 |
2.3 |
4.7 |
7.0 |
6.0 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
11.7 |
28.0 |
.417 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
.400 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
.897 |
Tracy McGrady |
3 |
37.0 |
16.7 |
3.3 |
3.7 |
7.0 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
3.3 |
3.3 |
5.7 |
14.7 |
.386 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
.286 |
4.7 |
5.3 |
.875 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
40.4 |
35.0 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
5.5 |
5.9 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
13.0 |
24.4 |
.535 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
.132 |
8.8 |
10.5 |
.841 |
Tracy McGrady |
77 |
40.1 |
26.8 |
2.5 |
5.0 |
7.5 |
4.6 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
10.2 |
22.4 |
.457 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
.355 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
.733 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
10 |
42.7 |
36.3 |
2.3 |
4.8 |
7.1 |
4.7 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
13.8 |
26.0 |
.531 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.333 |
8.6 |
9.9 |
.869 |
Tracy McGrady |
4 |
44.3 |
33.8 |
1.5 |
5.0 |
6.5 |
8.3 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
12.8 |
30.8 |
.415 |
0.5 |
2.5 |
.200 |
7.8 |
9.5 |
.816 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
81 |
40.2 |
32.5 |
1.8 |
6.2 |
8.0 |
8.0 |
2.9 |
0.8 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
11.9 |
22.2 |
.538 |
0.3 |
1.2 |
.276 |
8.3 |
9.8 |
.850 |
Tracy McGrady |
76 |
38.3 |
25.6 |
2.0 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
5.3 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
9.4 |
20.9 |
.451 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
.364 |
5.5 |
7.3 |
.748 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
17 |
42.2 |
34.8 |
1.5 |
5.5 |
7.0 |
7.6 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
11.7 |
22.9 |
.510 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
.286 |
10.8 |
13.5 |
.799 |
Tracy McGrady |
4 |
44.5 |
30.8 |
1.5 |
4.8 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
3.3 |
2.8 |
10.5 |
22.8 |
.462 |
1.3 |
4.0 |
.313 |
8.5 |
11.5 |
.739 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
39.0 |
33.6 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.9 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
0.7 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
12.6 |
24.0 |
.526 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.376 |
7.2 |
8.5 |
.848 |
Tracy McGrady |
75 |
39.4 |
32.1 |
1.6 |
4.9 |
6.5 |
5.5 |
1.7 |
0.8 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
11.1 |
24.2 |
.457 |
2.3 |
6.0 |
.386 |
7.7 |
9.7 |
.793 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
16 |
42.1 |
36.7 |
1.5 |
5.7 |
7.2 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
3.5 |
3.4 |
13.7 |
26.6 |
.514 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.320 |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.836 |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
44.1 |
31.7 |
1.4 |
5.3 |
6.7 |
4.7 |
2.0 |
0.9 |
3.7 |
2.3 |
10.6 |
23.6 |
.448 |
2.3 |
6.7 |
.340 |
8.3 |
10.7 |
.773 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
80 |
38.8 |
30.1 |
1.1 |
5.3 |
6.4 |
6.1 |
2.3 |
0.9 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
11.8 |
22.7 |
.519 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
.270 |
6.1 |
7.4 |
.832 |
Tracy McGrady |
78 |
40.8 |
25.7 |
0.9 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
9.2 |
21.3 |
.431 |
1.8 |
5.6 |
.326 |
5.5 |
7.1 |
.774 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
22 |
41.8 |
34.5 |
1.7 |
4.5 |
6.2 |
5.8 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
2.8 |
13.2 |
26.4 |
.499 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
.386 |
7.4 |
8.6 |
.857 |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
43.1 |
30.7 |
1.7 |
5.7 |
7.4 |
6.7 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
3.7 |
2.9 |
11.1 |
24.4 |
.456 |
2.4 |
6.6 |
.370 |
6.0 |
7.3 |
.824 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
78 |
39.3 |
32.6 |
1.7 |
5.0 |
6.7 |
5.5 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
12.7 |
25.7 |
.495 |
1.0 |
2.9 |
.352 |
6.1 |
7.3 |
.837 |
Tracy McGrady |
47 |
37.1 |
24.4 |
1.0 |
5.6 |
6.5 |
4.8 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
8.7 |
21.5 |
.406 |
1.6 |
5.0 |
.312 |
5.4 |
7.2 |
.747 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
19 |
41.2 |
35.1 |
1.7 |
5.1 |
6.7 |
6.0 |
2.1 |
0.9 |
2.4 |
3.1 |
13.2 |
27.8 |
.475 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.389 |
7.2 |
8.9 |
.805 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1993-94.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
17 |
39.3 |
26.9 |
1.5 |
5.4 |
6.9 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
9.8 |
23.8 |
.411 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
.500 |
6.4 |
8.0 |
.801 |
Tracy McGrady |
71 |
35.8 |
24.6 |
0.8 |
4.5 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
1.3 |
0.5 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
9.0 |
20.8 |
.431 |
1.8 |
5.4 |
.331 |
4.9 |
6.9 |
.707 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
10 |
42.0 |
31.5 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
6.5 |
4.5 |
2.3 |
1.4 |
4.1 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
24.8 |
.484 |
1.1 |
3.0 |
.367 |
6.4 |
7.9 |
.810 |
Tracy McGrady |
7 |
40.0 |
25.3 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
0.7 |
0.9 |
3.0 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
22.9 |
.394 |
1.3 |
5.1 |
.250 |
6.0 |
8.1 |
.737 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
37.7 |
30.4 |
1.8 |
4.8 |
6.6 |
4.3 |
2.2 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
11.2 |
22.6 |
.495 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
.427 |
6.7 |
8.0 |
.834 |
Tracy McGrady |
66 |
37.0 |
21.6 |
0.6 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
5.9 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
2.4 |
1.4 |
8.3 |
19.8 |
.419 |
1.3 |
4.5 |
.292 |
3.7 |
5.4 |
.684 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
18 |
40.7 |
30.7 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
4.9 |
4.1 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
10.4 |
22.6 |
.459 |
1.4 |
3.4 |
.403 |
8.5 |
10.4 |
.818 |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
41.2 |
27.0 |
1.2 |
7.0 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
1.5 |
0.8 |
3.0 |
1.3 |
10.3 |
24.3 |
.425 |
0.8 |
4.0 |
.208 |
5.5 |
8.8 |
.623 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
37.9 |
29.6 |
1.4 |
4.5 |
5.9 |
4.3 |
1.7 |
0.5 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
11.2 |
23.1 |
.486 |
1.4 |
3.6 |
.374 |
5.9 |
7.0 |
.833 |
Tracy McGrady |
35 |
33.7 |
15.6 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
1.2 |
0.4 |
2.0 |
1.1 |
5.4 |
13.9 |
.388 |
1.3 |
3.3 |
.376 |
3.6 |
4.5 |
.801 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
19 |
42.3 |
31.1 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
7.9 |
4.8 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
2.6 |
2.4 |
11.9 |
26.2 |
.456 |
0.7 |
3.5 |
.194 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
.831 |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Michael Jordan didn't play in 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
60 |
34.9 |
22.9 |
0.8 |
4.8 |
5.7 |
5.2 |
1.4 |
0.4 |
2.7 |
2.0 |
9.2 |
22.1 |
.416 |
0.2 |
0.9 |
.189 |
4.4 |
5.6 |
.790 |
Tracy McGrady |
72 |
23.4 |
8.0 |
0.7 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
7.1 |
.442 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
.341 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.698 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
82 |
37.0 |
20.0 |
0.9 |
5.2 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
1.5 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
2.1 |
8.3 |
18.6 |
.445 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
.291 |
3.2 |
4.0 |
.821 |
Tracy McGrady |
52 |
16.1 |
5.3 |
0.4 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.437 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
.455 |
1.1 |
1.6 |
.675 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
15.0 |
4.2 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
2.8 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
0.7 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.385 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
.000 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
.833 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Michael Jordan |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Tracy McGrady |
6 |
5.2 |
0.0 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |