Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Tracy McGrady and Gary Payton

This is the detail of NBA games in which Tracy McGrady and Gary Payton played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

They faced each other a total of 17 times in NBA games. Tracy McGrady has a 9-8 winning record over Gary Payton. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Tracy McGrady:
1997-98 to 2012-13
Gary Payton:
1990-91 to 2006-07
17 Games played
17 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Tracy McGrady
9
9
0
Gary Payton
8
8
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 24.9 6.3 5.0 1.81.3
Gary Payton 17.1 5.4 6.51.50.3
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 48 12 10 44
Gary Payton 32 10 11 51
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Tracy McGrady 11

games
8

games
4

games
6

games
11

games
Gary Payton 6

games
6

games
12

games
6

games
2

games
Both had same stat 0

games
3

games
1

game
5

games
4

games

Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 10, 1998
1. Raptors 93   Tracy McGrady 3 3 1 2 0 0 2 11 1-4 .250 1-2 .500 0-2 .000
Supersonics 111   Gary Payton 24 6 6 5 0 3 4 34 10-13 .769 2-4 .500 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 23, 2000
2. Raptors 94   Tracy McGrady 17 11 5 2 3 1 3 34 8-18 .444 0-1 .000 1-3 .333
Supersonics 77   Gary Payton 29 8 6 2 0 3 4 45 11-21 .524 2-6 .333 5-5 1.000
Mar. 12, 2000
3. Raptors 99   Tracy McGrady 19 6 6 1 1 3 5 37 7-11 .636 0-0 - 5-9 .556
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 22 10 10 2 0 3 0 48 8-23 .348 1-5 .200 5-10 .500
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 06, 2000
4. Magic 110   Tracy McGrady 31 6 4 4 2 3 1 42 11-21 .524 1-2 .500 8-9 .889
Supersonics 99   Gary Payton 23 2 10 1 0 7 3 42 8-15 .533 2-6 .333 5-6 .833
Dec. 12, 2000
5. Magic 92   Tracy McGrady 20 4 4 1 2 4 3 44 8-22 .364 0-1 .000 4-6 .667
Supersonics 97   Gary Payton 21 4 7 1 1 3 5 41 9-18 .500 1-1 1.000 2-5 .400
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 05, 2001
6. Magic 119   Tracy McGrady 27 6 7 1 1 4 3 55 10-26 .385 0-2 .000 7-7 1.000
2OT Supersonics 123   Gary Payton 32 5 11 1 0 4 3 49 14-23 .609 3-4 .750 1-2 .500
Dec. 16, 2001
7. Magic 91   Tracy McGrady 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 05 2-3 .667 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 114   Gary Payton 26 4 9 1 0 2 1 38 13-24 .542 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2002-03 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 08, 2002
8. Magic 105   Tracy McGrady 23 7 3 2 3 0 4 41 8-22 .364 0-3 .000 7-7 1.000
Supersonics 98   Gary Payton 21 4 8 1 0 3 3 37 10-21 .476 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000
Nov. 19, 2002
9. Magic 101   Tracy McGrady 41 12 2 2 4 2 2 42 16-29 .552 2-6 .333 7-8 .875
Supersonics 84   Gary Payton 14 6 7 2 1 5 2 41 7-13 .538 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 05, 2003
10. Magic 111   Tracy McGrady 48 10 5 3 0 5 2 43 17-34 .500 6-11 .545 8-13 .615
Bucks 99   Gary Payton 16 6 7 3 0 4 1 37 7-20 .350 1-3 .333 1-3 .333
2003-04 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 08, 2004
11. Magic 96   Tracy McGrady 35 6 6 1 1 4 2 45 13-25 .520 5-9 .556 4-7 .571
Lakers 98   Gary Payton 18 3 4 2 1 3 2 37 7-21 .333 2-3 .667 2-4 .500
Mar. 15, 2004
12. Magic 110   Tracy McGrady 37 7 10 0 2 2 5 48 13-32 .406 4-13 .308 7-12 .583
OT Lakers 113   Gary Payton 12 9 1 2 0 1 4 39 5-13 .385 1-5 .200 1-2 .500
2004-05 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 31, 2005
13. Rockets 97   Tracy McGrady 16 5 4 4 0 4 3 39 5-14 .357 2-7 .286 4-4 1.000
Celtics 94   Gary Payton 4 6 8 0 1 1 4 36 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 18, 2005
14. Rockets 92   Tracy McGrady 22 5 5 2 1 4 1 45 8-22 .364 0-6 .000 6-8 .750
Celtics 103   Gary Payton 10 6 6 0 0 0 1 32 3-5 .600 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000
2005-06 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 29, 2006
15. Rockets 95   Tracy McGrady 37 12 6 3 1 0 3 45 13-37 .351 4-15 .267 7-10 .700
Heat 101   Gary Payton 12 5 6 1 0 3 3 40 4-11 .364 4-8 .500 0-0 -
2006-07 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 12, 2006
16. Rockets 94   Tracy McGrady 12 4 8 0 0 2 2 36 6-18 .333 0-4 .000 0-0 -
Heat 72   Gary Payton 5 4 2 1 1 3 1 36 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Feb. 21, 2007
17. Rockets 112   Tracy McGrady 32 3 8 3 1 7 3 41 12-24 .500 4-9 .444 4-6 .667
Heat 102   Gary Payton 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 21 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -