Malik Beasley vs. Keldon Johnson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Keldon Johnson 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.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

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, 3 more than Keldon Johnson, who played 6. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Keldon Johnson had his rookie season in 2019-20. 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
Keldon Johnson 6 0 2019-20 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
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:+5+10.2+5.3+0.4+2.3+2.6+0.4+0.5+0.1-0.4-1.1+1.6+1.9+.144+0.4+.270+1.7+2.1+.005
Keldon Johnson 17 17.7 9.1 0.6 2.8 3.4 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.6 3.1 5.2 .596 0.8 1.3 .591 2.1 2.6 .795
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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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+19.1+9.6+1.1+3.7+4.9+1.3+0.4+0.2-0.7-1.5+3.7+7.3+.069+0.4+1.3+.010+1.7+2.3+.073
Keldon Johnson 69 28.5 12.8 1.3 4.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1 4.9 10.2 .479 0.9 2.6 .331 2.1 2.8 .740
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2018-192021-22
Team Denver NuggetsSan Antonio Spurs
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:+6+8.7+5.7+0.7+3.0+3.6+0.9+0.1+0.1-0.5-0.6+2.0+4.4+.008+0.1+0.3+.004+1.7+2.3+.092
Keldon Johnson 75 31.9 17.0 1.1 5.0 6.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.0 6.3 13.5 .466 2.1 5.3 .398 2.4 3.1 .756
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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2019-202022-23
Team Denver Nuggets, Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Malik Beasley 55 22.0 11.2 0.3 2.4 2.7 1.4 0.7 0.1 1.0 1.4 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 5.0 .388 1.0 1.2 .818
difference:+8+10.7+10.8+0.6+1.8+2.3+1.5+0.1-1.1-0.6+3.9+8.0+.027+0.2+1.5+.059+2.9+4.0+.069
Keldon Johnson 63 32.7 22.0 0.9 4.2 5.0 2.9 0.7 0.2 2.1 2.0 8.0 17.7 .452 2.1 6.5 .329 3.9 5.2 .749
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2020-212023-24
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+32+3.3+3.9+0.6+0.5+1.1+0.4+0.1+0.1-0.2-0.5+1.4+3.7+.014+1.7+3.4+.053+0.7+1.0+.058
Keldon Johnson 69 29.5 15.7 1.4 4.1 5.5 2.8 0.7 0.3 1.4 2.2 5.7 12.5 .454 1.8 5.3 .346 2.5 3.2 .792
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Keldon Johnson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Malik Beasley Keldon Johnson
Season 2021-222024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesSan Antonio Spurs
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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:+2+1.1+0.6+1.2+0.9+1.9+0.1+0.1+0.1-0.5-0.4+0.6+0.8+.091+1.9+4.5+.059+1.3+1.7+.044
Keldon Johnson 77 23.9 12.7 1.5 3.4 4.8 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.0 1.5 4.8 10.0 .482 1.1 3.6 .318 1.9 2.5 .773
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF 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
Keldon Johnson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malik Beasley played 3 seasons more than Keldon Johnson in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—Malik Beasley played in 3 Playoffs.

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