Malik Beasley vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce 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 / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / 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, 10 less than Paul Pierce, who played 19. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Paul Pierce had his rookie season in 1998-99. 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
Paul Pierce	19	14	1998-99 to 2016-17

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2016-17	1998-99
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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Rookie 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	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:	+26	+26.5	+12.7	+2.2	+3.5	+5.6	+1.9	+1.4	+1.0	-2.0	-2.4	+4.4	+10.2	+.013	+1.4	+3.0	+.091	+2.5	+3.6	+.087
Paul Pierce	48	34.0	16.5	2.4	4.0	6.4	2.4	1.7	1.0	2.4	2.9	5.9	13.5	.439	1.8	4.3	.412	2.9	4.1	.713

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2017-18	1999-00
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Did Not Play

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2nd 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	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:	+11	+26.0	+16.3	+0.9	+3.4	+4.3	+2.5	+1.9	+0.7	-2.0	-2.6	+5.5	+12.2	+.032	+0.8	+2.5	+.002	+4.5	+5.7	+.131
Paul Pierce	73	35.4	19.5	1.1	4.3	5.4	3.0	2.1	0.8	2.4	3.2	6.7	15.1	.442	1.3	3.8	.343	4.9	6.2	.798

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Paul Pierce played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2018-19	2000-01
Team	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nuggets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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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:	+1	+14.8	+14.0	+0.7	+3.2	+3.9	+1.9	+1.0	+0.7	-2.5	-1.7	+4.1	+9.4	+.020	+0.2	+0.3	+.019	+6.0	+8.2	+.103
Paul Pierce	82	38.0	25.3	1.1	5.2	6.4	3.1	1.7	0.8	3.2	3.1	8.4	18.5	.454	1.8	4.7	.383	6.7	9.0	.745

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
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2019-20	2001-02
Team	Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Finals

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4th 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	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:	+27	+18.3	+14.9	+0.7	+3.5	+4.2	+1.8	+1.2	+0.9	-1.9	-1.5	+4.5	+9.8	+.017	+0.7	+1.3	+.016	+5.3	+6.6	+.009
Paul Pierce	82	40.3	26.1	1.0	5.9	6.9	3.2	1.9	1.0	2.9	2.9	8.6	19.5	.442	2.6	6.3	.404	6.3	7.8	.809

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	16	42.0	24.6	1.7	6.9	8.6	4.1	1.7	1.3	3.8	3.3	7.6	18.9	.403	1.9	6.5	.288	7.5	9.8	.764


Season 5
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2020-21	2002-03
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-NBA Third Team
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Celtics Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+42	+6.4	+6.3	+0.5	+2.4	+2.9	+2.0	+1.0	+0.6	-2.0	-1.2	+1.3	+4.0	+.024	+2.0	+3.8	+.097	+5.8	+7.3	+.048
Paul Pierce	79	39.2	25.9	1.3	6.0	7.3	4.4	1.8	0.8	3.6	2.9	8.4	20.2	.416	1.5	4.9	.302	7.6	9.5	.802

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Malik Beasley	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Pierce	10	44.5	27.1	1.1	7.9	9.0	6.7	2.1	0.8	4.4	3.8	7.7	19.3	.399	1.6	4.5	.356	10.1	11.7	.863


Season 6
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2021-22	2003-04
Team	Minnesota Timberwolves	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Timberwolves Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East 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	+13.7	+10.9	+0.6	+3.2	+3.6	+3.6	+1.1	+0.5	-3.3	-1.8	+3.3	+7.9	+.011	+1.6	+3.3	+.078	+5.9	+7.1	+.002
Paul Pierce	80	38.7	23.0	0.9	5.7	6.5	5.1	1.6	0.7	3.8	2.9	7.5	18.7	.402	1.4	4.8	.299	6.5	7.9	.819

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:	+2	+21.0	+12.3	+1.2	+4.3	+5.5	+1.8	+1.0	+0.8	-5.1	-1.5	+3.3	+11.7	+.090		+0.1	+.026	+5.7	+6.8	+.006
Paul Pierce	4	40.8	20.8	1.5	7.3	8.8	2.5	1.3	1.0	6.3	3.0	6.5	19.0	.342	1.3	4.3	.294	6.5	7.8	.839


Season 7
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2022-23	2004-05
Team	Utah Jazz, Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf Finals	Celtics Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+10.3	+8.9	+0.6	+2.5	+3.1	+2.7	+0.8	+0.4	-1.7	-1.8	+2.2	+3.3	+.060	+1.6	+4.5	+.013	+6.1	+7.3	+.053
Paul Pierce	82	36.1	21.6	1.0	5.6	6.6	4.2	1.6	0.5	2.8	3.1	6.8	14.9	.455	1.3	3.6	.370	6.7	8.1	.822

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:	+4	+31.4	+19.9	+0.7	+6.2	+7.0	+4.4	+1.8	+1.4	-2.5	-2.1	+5.8	+10.2	+.211	+0.4	+1.5	+.010	+7.9	+9.2	+.132
Paul Pierce	7	39.7	22.9	1.0	6.7	7.7	4.6	1.9	1.4	2.7	2.6	6.7	13.3	.505	1.0	3.9	.259	8.4	9.7	.868


Season 8
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2023-24	2005-06
Team	Milwaukee Bucks	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards	-	All-Star Game
Playoffs	Bucks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:		+9.4	+15.5	+0.5	+2.5	+3.0	+3.3	+0.7	+0.3	-2.8	-0.8	+4.6	+9.4	+.028	+1.4	+2.9	+.059	+7.6	+9.9	+.058
Paul Pierce	79	39.0	26.8	1.0	5.7	6.7	4.7	1.4	0.4	3.5	2.8	8.7	18.5	.471	1.4	4.0	.354	7.9	10.3	.772

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	-
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Malik Beasley	Paul Pierce
Season	2024-25	2006-07
Team	Detroit Pistons	Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Pistons Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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:	+35	+9.2	+8.7	+0.2	+3.1	+3.3	+2.4	+0.1	+0.2	-2.2	-1.1	+2.3	+5.0	+.009	+1.6	+3.4	+.027	+5.6	+6.9	+.117
Paul Pierce	47	37.0	25.0	0.8	5.1	5.9	4.1	1.0	0.3	3.2	2.6	7.9	18.1	.439	2.3	5.9	.389	6.8	8.6	.796

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
Paul Pierce	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Additional Years
* Paul Pierce played 10 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2008 to 2017—Paul Pierce played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Malik Beasley, Paul Pierce got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Finals MVP 1 All-NBA Second Team 1 All-NBA Third Team 5 All-Star Game

Malik Beasley vs. Paul Pierce Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Paul Pierce 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.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years