Malik Beasley vs. Clyde Drexler Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Clyde Drexler 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.

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 less than Clyde Drexler, who played 15. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Clyde Drexler had his rookie season in 1983-84. 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.

Season 3
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2018-19	1985-86
Team	Denver Nuggets	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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:	+6	+11.1	+7.2	+1.9	+1.3	+3.1	+6.8	+1.9	+0.5	-3.1	-2.2	+2.9	+6.1	+.001	+1.8	+4.2	+.202	+3.2	+4.3	+.079
Clyde Drexler	75	34.3	18.5	2.3	3.3	5.6	8.0	2.6	0.6	3.8	3.6	7.2	15.2	.475	0.2	0.8	.200	3.9	5.1	.769
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	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
difference:	+10	+16.2	+9.9	+1.5	+1.4	+2.9	+5.5	+1.3	+0.7	-4.3	-3.4	+3.9	+7.7	+.069	+0.9	+2.1	+.004	+2.9	+3.6	+.073
Clyde Drexler	4	36.3	18.0	2.3	4.0	6.3	6.5	1.5	0.8	4.8	4.8	6.5	14.3	.456	0.5	1.3	.400	4.5	5.8	.783

Season 5
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2020-21	1987-88
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	37	32.8	19.6	0.8	3.6	4.4	2.4	0.8	0.2	1.6	1.7	7.1	16.2	.440	3.5	8.7	.399	1.8	2.2	.850
difference:	+44	+5.0	+7.4	+2.4	+0.2	+2.2	+3.4	+1.7	+0.4	-1.3	-1.4	+3.4	+4.5	+.066	+3.4	+8.1	+.187	+4.1	+5.0	+.039
Clyde Drexler	81	37.8	27.0	3.2	3.4	6.6	5.8	2.5	0.6	2.9	3.1	10.5	20.7	.506	0.1	0.6	.212	5.9	7.2	.811
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clyde Drexler	4	42.5	22.0	3.0	4.0	7.0	5.3	3.0	0.5	3.0	3.5	8.0	20.8	.386	0.8	1.5	.500	5.3	7.3	.724

Season 6
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2021-22	1988-89
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	79	25.0	12.1	0.3	2.5	2.9	1.5	0.5	0.2	0.5	1.1	4.2	10.8	.391	3.0	8.1	.377	0.6	0.8	.817
difference:	+1	+14.3	+15.1	+3.4	+1.7	+5.0	+4.3	+2.2	+0.5	-2.7	-2.3	+6.4	+10.6	+.105	+2.7	+6.8	+.117	+5.0	+6.2	+.018
Clyde Drexler	78	39.3	27.2	3.7	4.2	7.9	5.8	2.7	0.7	3.2	3.4	10.6	21.4	.496	0.3	1.3	.260	5.6	7.0	.799
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	6	19.8	8.5	0.3	3.0	3.3	0.7	0.3	0.2	1.2	1.5	3.2	7.3	.432	1.3	4.2	.320	0.8	1.0	.833
difference:	+3	+22.9	+19.2	+4.0	+0.7	+3.4	+7.6	+1.7	+0.5	-2.8	-2.2	+8.5	+16.4	+.061	+1.3	+3.5	+.320	+3.5	+4.7	+.068
Clyde Drexler	3	42.7	27.7	4.3	2.3	6.7	8.3	2.0	0.7	4.0	3.7	11.7	23.7	.493	0.0	0.7	.000	4.3	5.7	.765

Season 7
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2022-23	1989-90
Team	Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	81	25.8	12.7	0.4	3.1	3.5	1.5	0.8	0.1	1.1	1.3	4.6	11.6	.395	2.9	8.1	.357	0.6	0.8	.769
difference:	+8	+11.0	+10.6	+2.4	+1.0	+3.4	+4.4	+1.2	+0.6	-1.5	-1.7	+4.6	+7.0	+.099	+2.5	+6.6	+.074	+4.0	+5.1	+.005
Clyde Drexler	73	36.8	23.3	2.8	4.1	6.9	5.9	2.0	0.7	2.6	3.0	9.2	18.6	.494	0.4	1.5	.283	4.6	5.9	.774
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	11	8.3	3.0	0.3	0.5	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.2	0.5	0.9	3.1	.294	0.6	2.4	.269	0.5	0.5	1.000
difference:	+10	+32.3	+18.4	+2.7	+3.7	+6.5	+6.9	+2.4	+0.9	-3.0	-2.9	+7.3	+15.5	+.147	+0.2	+0.4	+.049	+4.1	+5.4	+.226
Clyde Drexler	21	40.6	21.4	3.0	4.2	7.2	7.1	2.5	0.9	3.2	3.4	8.2	18.6	.441	0.4	2.0	.220	4.6	5.9	.774

Season 8
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2023-24	1990-91
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Second Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost West Conf Finals

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	79	29.6	11.3	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.4	0.7	0.1	0.7	2.0	4.1	9.1	.443	2.8	6.9	.413	0.3	0.4	.714
difference:	+3	+5.2	+10.2	+2.1	+0.9	+3.0	+4.6	+1.1	+0.6	-2.1	-0.8	+3.8	+7.2	+.039	+2.1	+4.6	+.094	+4.8	+6.0	+.080
Clyde Drexler	82	34.8	21.5	2.6	4.1	6.7	6.0	1.8	0.7	2.8	2.8	7.9	16.3	.482	0.7	2.3	.319	5.1	6.4	.794
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	6	21.8	8.8	0.2	2.3	2.5	0.7	0.7	0.0	0.5	1.5	3.5	6.8	.512	1.8	4.2	.440	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+10	+17.8	+12.9	+2.3	+3.3	+5.6	+7.4	+1.4	+1.0	-3.3	-2.0	+4.5	+10.0	+.036	+0.9	+0.7	+.172	+4.8	+6.1
Clyde Drexler	16	39.6	21.7	2.5	5.6	8.1	8.1	2.1	1.0	3.8	3.5	8.0	16.8	.476	0.9	3.5	.268	4.8	6.1	.776

Season 9
	Malik Beasley	Clyde Drexler
Season	2024-25	1991-92
Team	Detroit Pistons	Portland Trail Blazers
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA First Team
	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Trail Blazers Lost NBA Finals

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	82	27.8	16.3	0.6	2.0	2.6	1.7	0.9	0.1	1.0	1.5	5.6	13.1	.430	3.9	9.3	.416	1.2	1.7	.679
difference:	+6	+8.4	+8.7	+1.6	+2.4	+4.0	+5.0	+0.9	+0.8	-2.2	-1.5	+3.5	+6.3	+.040	+2.4	+4.9	+.079	+4.1	+4.9	+.115
Clyde Drexler	76	36.2	25.0	2.2	4.4	6.6	6.7	1.8	0.9	3.2	3.0	9.1	19.4	.470	1.5	4.4	.337	5.3	6.6	.794
Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	6	27.2	14.0	0.2	2.3	2.5	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.2	1.7	4.7	12.5	.373	3.3	9.8	.339	1.3	1.3	1.000
difference:	+15	+13.1	+12.3	+2.7	+2.2	+4.9	+5.8	+1.0	+0.8	-1.6	-2.0	+4.7	+7.7	+.093	+2.4	+5.9	+.104	+5.3	+6.8	+.193
Clyde Drexler	21	40.3	26.3	2.9	4.5	7.4	7.0	1.5	1.0	2.8	3.7	9.4	20.2	.466	0.9	3.9	.235	6.6	8.1	.807

Additional Years
* Clyde Drexler played 6 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 15, from 1993 to 1998—Clyde Drexler played in 6 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 6 extra years over Malik Beasley, Clyde Drexler got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 All-NBA Third Team 4 All-Star Game