Bradley Beal vs. Chris Paul: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Chris Paul and Bradley Beal to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

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Chris Paul is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Bradley Beal.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bradley Beal has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Chris Paul scored more total points in both stages. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 14 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 4.5 points more than Chris Paul in his 21 seasons (21.5 points against 17.0). On the other hand Chris Paul scored a total of 5,753 points more than Bradley Beal (23,015 vs. 17,262).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+4.5
14
Chris Paul 17.0
21

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,262
14
Chris Paul 23,015
+5,753
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Chris Paul (+2.9 points per game) while Chris Paul scored more points (+1,858).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+2.9
6
Chris Paul 20.0
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
6
Chris Paul 2,981
+1,858
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Chris Paul 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Chris Paul 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+23
Chris Paul 8

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+70
Chris Paul 77

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
Chris Paul 472
+24

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 726
Chris Paul 1,133
+407

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 801
Chris Paul 1,351
+550

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Chris Paul 4
+3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 0
Chris Paul 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
Chris Paul 18
+7

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
Chris Paul 74
+44

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
Chris Paul 134
+87

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
Chris Paul 149
+100

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Chris Paul 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.6 4.3 82.1 14 802
difference:+4.5+1.9+4.2+0.5+0.7+2.0+0.6+0.2+5.0+7+553
Chris Paul 17.0 6.0 12.8 46.9 1.4 3.7 37.0 3.6 4.1 87.1 21 1,355

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 17,262 6,348 13,669 46.4 1,718 4,573 37.6 2,848 3,467 82.1 14 802
difference:+5,753+1,800+3,688+0.5+143+460+0.6+2,010+2,113+5.0+7+553
Chris Paul 23,015 8,148 17,357 46.9 1,861 5,033 37.0 4,858 5,580 87.1 21 1,355

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+2.9+0.9+3.6+4.2+0.7+2.1+2.0+0.4+0.7+2.6+9+100
Chris Paul 20.0 7.4 15.3 48.4 1.6 4.4 37.3 3.5 4.1 85.4 15 149

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+1,858+697+1,361+4.2+132+337+2.0+332+382+2.6+9+100
Chris Paul 2,981 1,106 2,287 48.4 244 654 37.3 525 615 85.4 15 149

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 13.9
201356
Chris Paul 16.1
+2.2
200678

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
201473
Chris Paul 17.3
+0.2
200764

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
201563
Chris Paul 21.1
+5.8
200880

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
201655
Chris Paul 22.8
+5.4
200978

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+4.4
201777
Chris Paul 18.7
201045

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+6.7
201882
Chris Paul 15.9
201180

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+5.8
201982
Chris Paul 19.8
201260

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+13.6
202057
Chris Paul 16.9
201370

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 31.3
+12.2
202160
Chris Paul 19.1
201462

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+4.1
202240
Chris Paul 19.1
201582

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+3.7
202350
Chris Paul 19.5
201674

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 18.2
+0.1
202453
Chris Paul 18.1
201761

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.0
202553
Chris Paul 18.6
+1.6
201858

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 5.0
20261
Chris Paul 15.6
+10.6
201958

Chris Paul's additional seasons:

* Chris Paul played 7 seasons more than Bradley Beal in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 15 to 21, from 2020 to 2026—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 405 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 17.6 ppg and his lowest 4.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Chris Paul -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Chris Paul -
DNP
20070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
201510
Chris Paul 24.1
+0.7
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Chris Paul 16.6
+16.6
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+24.8
201713
Chris Paul -
DNP
20100

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+1.2
20186
Chris Paul 22.0
20116

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Chris Paul 17.6
+17.6
201211

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Chris Paul 22.8
+22.8
20136

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.0
+10.2
20215
Chris Paul 19.8
201413

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20220
Chris Paul 22.1
+22.1
201512

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20230
Chris Paul 23.8
+23.8
20164

Season 12

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 16.5
20244
Chris Paul 25.3
+8.8
20177

Season 13

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20250
Chris Paul 21.1
+21.1
201815

Season 14

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP *
20260
Chris Paul 17.0
+17.0
201911
* season in progress

Chris Paul's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Chris Paul played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 18.0 points in a total of 47 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 12.4.

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