Bradley Beal vs. Luka Doncic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Luka Doncic 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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Luka Doncic has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Luka Doncic has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Bradley Beal scored more points in the regular season. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 7.1 points more than Bradley Beal in his 14 seasons (28.6 points against 21.5). On the other hand Bradley Beal scored a total of 4,341 points more than Luka Doncic (17,262 vs. 12,921).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 21.5 | 14 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | +7.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Bradley Beal | 17,262 | +4,341 | 14 |
| Luka Doncic | 12,921 | 8 | |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Bradley Beal (+8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+574).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 22.9 | 6 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +8.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Bradley Beal | 1,123 | 6 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | +574 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +1 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 448 | +66 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 382 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 726 | +281 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 445 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 801 | +351 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 450 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 1 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 8 | +8 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 30 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +20 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 47 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +8 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 49 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +6 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Bradley Beal | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 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 | 17.0 | 46.4 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 37.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 82.1 | 14 | 802 |
| difference: | +7.1 | +1.8 | +3.7 | +0.4 | +1.0 | +3.1 | +2.6 | +2.6 | +3.9 | +7.0 | +6 | +351 |
| Luka Doncic | 28.6 | 9.7 | 20.7 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 35.0 | 6.2 | 8.2 | 75.1 | 8 | 451 |
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: | +4,341 | +1,972 | +4,321 | +0.4 | +338 | +625 | +2.6 | +59 | +247 | +7.0 | +6 | +351 |
| Luka Doncic | 12,921 | 4,376 | 9,348 | 46.8 | 1,380 | 3,948 | 35.0 | 2,789 | 3,714 | 75.1 | 8 | 451 |
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: | +8.0 | +2.5 | +4.4 | +1.9 | +1.0 | +3.0 | +0.6 | +2.1 | +3.4 | +9.1 | +1 | +6 |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
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: | +574 | +183 | +358 | +1.9 | +70 | +208 | +0.6 | +138 | +216 | +9.1 | +1 | +6 |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Bradley Beal's additional seasons: | ||||
* Bradley Beal played 6 seasons more than Luka Doncic in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 9 to 14, from 2021 to 2026—he averaged 22.7 points in a total of 257 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 5. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2013 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 31.7 | +31.7 | 2022 | 15 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | 24.8 | +24.8 | 2017 | 13 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 30.2 | +30.2 | 2025 | 5 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Bradley Beal | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 24.0 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 30 ppg and his lowest 16.5. |