Malik Beasley vs. Zion Williamson Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Zion Williamson 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, 3 more than Zion Williamson, who played 6. Malik Beasley had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Zion Williamson 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
Zion Williamson 6 0 2019-20 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2016-172019-20
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First 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:+2+20.3+18.7+2.5+3.1+5.5+1.6+0.4+0.4-2.1-1.3+7.3+11.7+.131+0.1+0.7+.108+4.4+6.9+.160
Zion Williamson 24 27.8 22.5 2.7 3.6 6.3 2.1 0.7 0.4 2.5 1.8 8.8 15.0 .583 0.3 0.6 .429 4.8 7.4 .640
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2017-182020-21
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+1+23.8+23.8+2.5+3.6+6.1+3.2+0.7+0.5-2.3-1.6+9.2+14.1+.201+0.3+0.7+.047+5.6+8.2+.031
Zion Williamson 61 33.2 27.0 2.7 4.5 7.2 3.7 0.9 0.6 2.7 2.2 10.4 17.0 .611 0.2 0.6 .294 6.0 8.7 .698
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 2

Note: Zion Williamson didn't play in 2021-22.

Season 3
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2018-192022-23
Team Denver NuggetsNew Orleans Pelicans
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Star Game
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:+52+9.8+14.7+1.6+3.0+4.5+3.4+0.4+0.5-2.7-0.8+5.5+7.1+.134+1.8+4.3+.034+5.4+7.8+.134
Zion Williamson 29 33.0 26.0 2.0 5.0 7.0 4.6 1.1 0.6 3.4 2.2 9.8 16.2 .608 0.2 0.7 .368 6.1 8.6 .714
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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Season 4
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2019-202023-24
Team Denver Nuggets, Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+15+9.5+11.7+1.4+1.7+3.1+3.6+0.4+0.6-1.8-0.9+4.8+5.9+.145+1.8+4.7+.055+4.0+5.9+.116
Zion Williamson 70 31.5 22.9 1.7 4.1 5.8 5.0 1.1 0.7 2.8 2.3 8.9 15.6 .570 0.1 0.3 .333 5.0 7.1 .702
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 4

Season 5
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2020-212024-25
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+7+4.2+5.0+1.7+1.1+2.8+2.9+0.4+0.7-1.4-1.0+2.5+0.7+.127+3.4+8.3+.168+3.5+5.8+.194
Zion Williamson 30 28.6 24.6 2.5 4.7 7.2 5.3 1.2 0.9 3.0 2.7 9.6 16.9 .567 0.1 0.4 .231 5.3 8.0 .656
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Malik Beasley nor Zion Williamson played in the postseason in their season 5

Season 6
Malik Beasley Zion Williamson
Season 2021-222025-26
Team Minnesota TimberwolvesNew Orleans Pelicans
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:+74+6.4+10.7+2.9+1.1+3.9+3.1+1.5-2.9-1.3+3.4+4.8+.096+3.0+8.1+7.0+10.6+.150
Zion Williamson 5 31.4 22.8 3.2 3.6 6.8 4.6 2.0 0.2 3.4 2.4 7.6 15.6 .487 0.0 0.0 - 7.6 11.4 .667
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
Zion Williamson DNP------ --- ----------

Additional Years

* Malik Beasley played 3 seasons more than Zion Williamson 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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