Tracy McGrady is an interesting discussion. At his peak, he
was able to do something that only 10 other players have done, but his teams
were playoff duds.
McGrady came straight to the NBA out of high school and had
to work his way into the Toronto Raptors rotation. When he was poised to explode,
he left the Raptors and Vince Carter for the Orlando Magic. In Orlando, he averaged
at least 25.6 points per game and won two scoring titles in four years.
Unfortunately, he was supposed to form a dynamic duo with Grant Hill, but Hill
only played 47 games in those four seasons because of a never-healing ankle injury.
After the Magic missed the playoffs in 2003-2004, McGrady was on the move again,
this time to Houston. With the Rockets, he teamed up with Yao Ming to be a
consistent winner. But even with Ming, the Rockets never advanced out of the
first round. McGrady’s teams made the playoffs in nine of his 16 seasons, but the
only year his team advanced out of the first round was when he was an
end-of-the-bencher.
His 2002-2003 season is a perfect illustration of his
career. At the age of 23, McGrady had a Player Efficiency Rating of 30.3. Only
10 players in the NBA have ever had a PER above 30.0. He also led the league in
Box +/- with 9.7. He dragged the Magic to a 42-40 record – Mike Miller was the
team’s second leading scorer at 16.4 points per game. But the Magic fell to the
Detroit Pistons in seven games in the first round of the playoffs. McGrady
averaged 31.7 points in the series. McGrady played in three Game 7’s (2003,
2005, 2007). He scored 21, 27 and 29 points, but his teams lost by 15, 40 and
four points.
In 2006-2007, McGrady played in his seventh straight
all-star game. In 2007-2008, at the age of 28, his play dropped noticeably because
of a variety of injuries. He was out of the NBA by age 33. His last season, he
actually didn’t play during the regular season. He was playing in China. When
that season ended, he signed with the San Antonio Spurs in time to be on the
playoff roster. San Antonio made it to the NBA finals where they lost to Miami
in seven games. McGrady only saw time in six of the 21 playoff games.
Was he unlucky or just not a great finisher? In either case,
the playoff failures kept him from working his way into the top 50.
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Tracy
McGrady bio info
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Career
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1997-2013
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Games
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938
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Points
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19.6
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Rebounds
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5.6
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Assists
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4.4
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FG Pct.
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43.5%
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All-Star games
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7
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NBA MVPs
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0
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ABA titles
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0
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Playoff seasons
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9
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Playoff games
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50
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Points
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22.2
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Rebounds
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5.7
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Assists
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5.0
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FG Pct.
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42.6%
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Hall of Fame
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2017
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Top 100
rankings
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Points
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Top 100 ranking
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1-year
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324.94
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60th
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5-year
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1,409.98
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56th
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10-year
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2,162.07
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85th
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Career
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2,622.86
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76th
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Tracy
McGrady at his peak
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2002-2003
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McGrady
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Top 5
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Points
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PER
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30.3
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27.85
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Win Shares
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16.1
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15.84
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Box +/-
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9.7
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7.86
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VORP
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8.7
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7.83
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Total Advanced Stats
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64.8
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59.38
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109.14
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Playoff PER
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27.0
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26.93
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Win Shares
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1.2
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3.33
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Box +/-
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9.3
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8.70
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VORP
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0.9
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1.87
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Total Advanced Stats
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38.4
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40.83
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94.04
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Reg. Season Win %
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52.00
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52.00
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Playoff Win %
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42.86
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42.86
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MVP Voting (75 points)
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427/1,190
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26.91
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Playoff MVP (25 points)
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0
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0
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Total Score
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324.94
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McGrady’s 10 greatest seasons
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2002-2003
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324.94
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2004-2005
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284.98
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2001-2002
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278.33
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2006-2007
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267.54
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2000-2001
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254.18
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2007-2008
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241.29
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1999-2000
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158.22
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2011-2012
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124.69
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2005-2006
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115.24
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1998-1999
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112.65
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Career
winning percentage
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W
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L
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Pct.
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Regular Season
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478
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460
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50.96%
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Playoffs
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19
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31
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38.00%
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