Bradley Beal vs. Klay Thompson: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Klay Thompson 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
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 and also scored more total points during the season while Klay Thompson scored more points in the postseason. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 2.4 points more than Klay Thompson in his 12 seasons (21.5 points against 19.1), and he also scored a total of 721 points more (17,257 vs. 16,536).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | +2.4 | 13 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.1 | 12 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | +721 | 13 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,536 | 12 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Klay Thompson (+3.7 points per game) while Klay Thompson scored more points (+1,909).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | +3.7 | 6 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 9 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 6 | |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | +1,909 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 448 | +56 | ||
| Klay Thompson | 392 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 726 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 764 | +38 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 800 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 860 | +60 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 5 | +4 | ||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 1 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 30 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 75 | +45 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 47 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 143 | +96 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 49 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 158 | +109 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Klay Thompson | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 7.9 | 17.1 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +2.4 | +0.8 | +1.3 | +1.4 | +1.0 | +1.9 | +3.5 | +1.8 | +2.2 | +3.9 | +1 | +64 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.1 | 7.1 | 15.8 | 45.1 | 3.1 | 7.6 | 41.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 86.0 | 12 | 865 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 17,257 | 6,346 | 13,664 | 46.4 | 1,717 | 4,569 | 37.6 | 2,848 | 3,467 | 82.1 | 13 | 801 |
| difference: | +721 | +191 | +5 | +1.4 | +980 | +1,994 | +3.5 | +1,319 | +1,689 | +3.9 | +1 | +64 |
| Klay Thompson | 16,536 | 6,155 | 13,659 | 45.1 | 2,697 | 6,563 | 41.1 | 1,529 | 1,778 | 86.0 | 12 | 865 |
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: | +3.7 | +1.2 | +2.5 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +1.3 | +5.2 | +2.1 | +2.7 | +1.7 | +3 | +109 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.2 | 7.1 | 16.4 | 43.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 40.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
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: | +1,909 | +717 | +1,659 | +0.6 | +389 | +920 | +5.2 | +86 | +97 | +1.7 | +3 | +109 |
| Klay Thompson | 3,032 | 1,126 | 2,585 | 43.6 | 501 | 1,237 | 40.5 | 279 | 330 | 84.5 | 9 | 158 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA ChampionRegular Season
Bradley Beal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bradley Beal played 1 season more than Klay Thompson in the NBA. In that year—his season 13 in 2025—he averaged 17.0 points in a total of 53 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2012 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 18.6 | +18.6 | 2015 | 21 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 19.6 | +19.6 | 2018 | 21 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 20.7 | +20.7 | 2019 | 21 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | 18.5 | +18.5 | 2023 | 13 |
Season 11 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Season 12 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 16.5 | +16.5 | 2024 | 4 |
| Klay Thompson | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Bradley Beal didn't play in the postseason. |