Better career: Tracy McGrady or Vince Carter?

[GSWFan1994]

In yet another episode of our ongoing off-season series...

What's your choice?

Tracy McGrady
15 seasons
20/6/4 averages, 43/34/75 shooting splits, 52% TS, 22,1 PER
Peak (ages 21-28, before injuries): 26/6/5, 1,4 stl, 0,8 blk
7x All-Star
7x All-NBA (2x 1st team, 3x 2nd team, 2x 3rd team)
2x scoring champ
1x MIP
18,3k points, 5,2k rebounds, 4,1k assists
Hall of Famer

Vince Carter
21 seasons
17/4/3 averages, 43/37/80 shooting splits, 54% TS, 18,6 PER
Peak (ages 23-32, before "journeyman" phase of career): 24/5/4, 1,3 stl, 0,7 blk
8x All-Star
2x All-NBA (1x 2nd team, 1x 3rd team)
ROY
25,7k points, 6,6k rebounds, 4,7k assists
Hall of Famer

[Larry_Russell]

Vince had a close peak to McGrady even though Vince played more in a team system and McGrady played for himself when putting up top 4 MVP numbers.

Vince had the much lnger career.

If Vince didnt get into a fight with Toronto management and get traded away he would be considered a top 5 alltime SG..right there with guys like Wade.

[TFJava]

Vince Carter

[iLLmatic860]

they should've never been broken up

[Larry_Russell]

they should've never been broken up

McGrady has said he wishes he could go back and re-do that decision to leave.

That 99-00 offseason was really bad for Toronto. Losing Mcgrady and Losing Christie

Imagine that team stayed together and in 2001-02 season was putting out

PG: Doug Christie/Alvinj Williams
SG: Vince Carter/Dell Curry
SF: Tracy McGrady/Tracy Murray
pf; Antonio Daniels/Jerome WIlliams
C: Hakeem/Keon Clark

[Kingdibs19]

If Vince didnt get into a fight with Toronto management and get traded away he would be considered a top 5 alltime SG..right there with guys like Wade.

Only a Raptor fan would ever say this.

Wade and Vince don’t belong in the same sentence, not even close.

[Larry_Russell]

If Vince didnt get into a fight with Toronto management and get traded away he would be considered a top 5 alltime SG..right there with guys like Wade.

Only a Raptor fan would ever say this.

Wade and Vince don’t belong in the same sentence, not even close.

Reading comprehension?

[Kingdibs19]

If Vince didnt get into a fight with Toronto management and get traded away he would be considered a top 5 alltime SG..right there with guys like Wade.

Only a Raptor fan would ever say this.

Wade and Vince don’t belong in the same sentence, not even close.

Reading comprehension?

Oh no I read what you wrote. Again, only something a Raptor fan would ever say. Baseless fan fiction.

[Effigy]

McGrady by a lot. Look at the all nbas and the PER. Carter was constantly getting hurt in his prime. There's a reason Vince's nickname was 'Half man, half a season' while TMac was on that Kobe level.

[scrabbarista]

It's definitely McGrady - and I've always been extra low on McGrady.

I voted "by a little," but whether it's a little or a lot, it's definitely McGrady.

Look at it this way:

2 extra First Teams
2 extra Second Teams
1 extra Third Team

That's practically a HoFer's difference between them.

[srhcan]

In yet another episode of our ongoing off-season series...

What's your choice?

Tracy McGrady
15 seasons
20/6/4 averages, 43/34/75 shooting splits, 52% TS, 22,1 PER
Peak (ages 21-28, before injuries): 26/6/5, 1,4 stl, 0,8 blk
7x All-Star
7x All-NBA (2x 1st team, 3x 2nd team, 2x 3rd team)
2x scoring champ
1x MIP
18,3k points, 5,2k rebounds, 4,1k assists
Hall of Famer

Vince Carter
21 seasons
17/4/3 averages, 43/37/80 shooting splits, 54% TS, 18,6 PER
Peak (ages 23-32, before "journeyman" phase of career): 24/5/4, 1,3 stl, 0,7 blk
8x All-Star
2x All-NBA (1x 2nd team, 1x 3rd team)
ROY
25,7k points, 6,6k rebounds, 4,7k assists
Hall of Famer

McGrady was the better player.

[Bornstellar]

Kinda surprised Vince only made 2 All-NBA teams. Looking at their individual accomplishments I'd go with McGrady. More All-NBA nods, 2x scoring champ, and closer to an MVP than Carter ever was

[HabenKG]

McGrady was a better player but Vince was a better team player. I'm still surprised he came from being known as a Half Man Half a Season to being in the league for 21 years. It's damn astonishing how he pivoted.

[GreatWhiteStiff]

52% TS is really low for a guy who's primary value is giving you scoring. I wonder if T Mac's career would've worked out if he focused more on defence or being more of a playmaker/all around player.

[MagicMadness]

Higher peak and individual accomplishments? McGrady

Longevity and cultural impact? Carter

[nate33]

52% TS is really low for a guy who's primary value is giving you scoring. I wonder if T Mac's career would've worked out if he focused more on defence or being more of a playmaker/all around player.

Vince's TS% wasn't much better. It was an inefficient era for scoring in general. They look about the same in TS% added over their peak years.

It's also notable that TMac had an exceptionally low turnover rate for a guy at his USG. Vince's turnover rate was pretty good too, but not quite as good as TMac's.

[GreatWhiteStiff]

52% TS is really low for a guy who's primary value is giving you scoring. I wonder if T Mac's career would've worked out if he focused more on defence or being more of a playmaker/all around player.

Vince's TS% wasn't much better. It was an inefficient era for scoring in general. They look about the same in TS% added over their peak years.

It's also notable that TMac had an exceptionally low turnover rate for a guy at his USG. Vince's turnover rate was pretty good too, but not quite as good as TMac's.

Vince had a sub 50 TS% in his last 100 games with the raptors, this is while being a solid three and free throw guy and having the best athleticism in the league. It beggars belief.

[SaveTheHens]

The lack of playoff progression affects Tmac's legacy and puts them pretty close together, peak vs peak its Tmac but the gradual decline in Vince's peak allowed him to still be a contributor in Dallas/Orlando/Memphis whereas once Tmac was done he was done.

[HMFFL]

Vince Carter.
The Olympic Gold Medal does it for me.

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[Aventador]

t mac peak is much higher