Category profile
- Dominance
- 84
- Peak
- 96
- Longevity
- 74
- Honours
- 80
- Statistics
- 92
Career timeline · Points per game
| Season | Points per game | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45 | |
| 1998 | 54 | |
| 1999 | 63 | |
| 2000 | 72 | |
| 2001 | 80 | |
| 2002 | 89 | |
| 2003 | 98 | |
| 2004 | 91 | |
| 2005 | 83 | |
| 2006 | 76 | |
| 2007 | 69 | |
| 2008 | 62 | |
| 2009 | 54 | |
| 2010 | 47 | |
| 2011 | 40 | |
| 2012 | 32 | |
| 2013 | 25 |
Data sources
- NBA.com official statistics
- Basketball Reference
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Tracy McGrady ranks #108 in Basketball
Tracy McGrady ranks 108th among Basketball athletes on GOAT Rank and 702nd of 4013 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 84.8 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 84, Peak 96, Longevity 74, Honours 80, Statistics 92. Those categories are normalised against the full Basketball reference universe of 276 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 1997–2013 with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2003, which sets the Peak component at 96. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 96 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes scoring titles 2, all-star selections 7, career points 18381, all-nba selections 7.
Immediately ahead sits Bob Cousy on 84.8, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Steve Nash on 84.7. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Tracy McGrady GOAT Score explained
- Dominance84/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far McGrady stood above the field while competing. Scored 84/100 against the full Basketball cohort.
- Peak96/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2003. Scored 96/100.
- Longevity74/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 16 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 74/100.
- Honours80/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 80/100.
- Statistics92/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 92/100.
Top McGrady comparisons
Tracy McGrady — frequently asked
- Is Tracy McGrady the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Tracy McGrady ranks 108th in Basketball with a GOAT Score of 84.8, behind LeBron James on 95.6.
- What is Tracy McGrady's GOAT Score?
- 84.8 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 84 (25%), Peak 96 (20%), Longevity 74 (20%), Honours 80 (20%), Statistics 92 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Tracy McGrady rank all time?
- 702nd of 4013 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 108th within Basketball.
- Tracy McGrady vs Bob Cousy: who ranks higher?
- Tracy McGrady, on 84.8 against Bob Cousy's 84.8 — a margin of 0.0 points.