Malik Beasley vs. Amen Thompson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Amen Thompson and Malik Beasley, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

Malik Beasley played 9 years in the NBA, 6 more than Amen Thompson, who played 3. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Amen Thompson had his rookie season in 2023-24. 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 achievements, 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
Malik Beasley 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Amen Thompson 3 1 2023-24 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malik Beasley Amen Thompson
Season 2016-172023-24
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 22 7.5 3.8 0.2 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.5 1.5 3.3 .452 0.4 1.3 .321 0.4 0.5 .800
difference:+40+14.9+5.7+2.2+3.7+5.8+2.1+1.0+0.6-1.1-1.8+2.4+3.9+.084+0.3+0.4+.183+1.3+2.0+.116
Amen Thompson 62 22.4 9.5 2.4 4.2 6.6 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.5 2.3 3.9 7.2 .536 0.1 0.9 .138 1.7 2.5 .684
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Amen Thompson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Malik Beasley Amen Thompson
Season 2017-182024-25
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Defensive First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayRockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 62 9.4 3.2 0.2 0.9 1.1 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.6 1.2 2.9 .410 0.5 1.3 .341 0.4 0.5 .667
difference:+7+22.8+10.9+2.6+4.5+7.1+3.3+1.2+1.2-1.6-1.8+4.4+7.2+.147+0.1+.066+2.0+3.1+.017
Amen Thompson 69 32.2 14.1 2.8 5.4 8.2 3.8 1.4 1.3 2.0 2.4 5.6 10.1 .557 0.4 1.3 .275 2.4 3.6 .684
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley DNP------ --- ----------
Amen Thompson 7 33.0 15.7 2.7 4.1 6.9 3.3 1.7 0.9 1.7 2.6 6.0 12.1 .494 0.1 0.6 .250 3.6 5.1 .694

Season 3
Malik Beasley Amen Thompson
Season 2018-192025-26
Team Denver NuggetsHouston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf SemisDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 81 23.2 11.3 0.4 2.0 2.5 1.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 1.4 4.3 9.1 .474 2.0 5.0 .402 0.7 0.8 .848
difference:+69+12.3+6.0+1.9+1.8+3.6+4.0+0.6+0.4-1.6-0.9+2.4+5.1+.003+1.5+2.6+.195+2.7+3.7+.089
Amen Thompson 12 35.5 17.3 2.3 3.8 6.1 5.2 1.3 0.5 2.3 2.3 6.7 14.2 .471 0.5 2.4 .207 3.4 4.5 .759
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 14 20.1 8.1 0.8 2.6 3.4 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 2.6 6.6 .387 1.4 3.4 .404 1.6 2.2 .710
Amen Thompson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malik Beasley played 6 seasons more than Amen Thompson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—Malik Beasley played in 4 Playoffs.

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