Malik Beasley vs. Alex Caruso: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Alex Caruso and Malik Beasley 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 Malik Beasley has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Alex Caruso 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Malik Beasley averages 4.8 points more than Alex Caruso in his 8 seasons (11.7 points against 6.9), and he also scored a total of 3,881 points more (6,738 vs. 2,857).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | +4.8 | 9 |
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 8 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | +3,881 | 9 |
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 8 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Malik Beasley has a better career point average than Alex Caruso (+0.2 points per game) while Alex Caruso scored more points (+75).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | +0.2 | 5 |
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 4 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 5 | |
| Alex Caruso | 409 | +75 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 98 | +93 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 5 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 323 | +209 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 114 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 536 | +166 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 370 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 42 | |||
| Alex Caruso | 47 | +5 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 5 | +2 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 15 | |||
| Alex Caruso | 19 | +4 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 36 | |||
| Alex Caruso | 51 | +15 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 7 | +4 | ||
| Alex Caruso | 3 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 42.6 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 39.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 76.9 | 9 | 578 |
| difference: | +4.8 | +1.8 | +4.4 | +1.4 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +1.5 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.1 | +1 | +161 |
| Alex Caruso | 6.9 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 44.0 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 37.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | 2,429 | 5,702 | 42.6 | 1,453 | 3,715 | 39.1 | 427 | 555 | 76.9 | 9 | 578 |
| difference: | +3,881 | +1,424 | +3,420 | +1.4 | +1,028 | +2,585 | +1.5 | +5 | +2 | +1.1 | +1 | +161 |
| Alex Caruso | 2,857 | 1,005 | 2,282 | 44.0 | 425 | 1,130 | 37.6 | 422 | 557 | 75.8 | 8 | 417 |
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 35.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 43 |
| difference: | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.5 | +3.1 | +0.3 | +0.8 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +1 | +11 |
| Alex Caruso | 7.6 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 42.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 35.5 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 114 | 287 | 39.7 | 65 | 182 | 35.7 | 41 | 51 | 80.4 | 5 | 43 |
| difference: | +75 | +29 | +47 | +3.1 | +1 | +4 | +0.2 | +16 | +20 | +0.1 | +1 | +11 |
| Alex Caruso | 409 | 143 | 334 | 42.8 | 66 | 186 | 35.5 | 57 | 71 | 80.3 | 4 | 54 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Malik Beasley's additional seasons: | ||||
* Malik Beasley played 1 season more than Alex Caruso in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 82 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 5.8 | +5.8 | 2021 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Alex Caruso | 6.3 | +6.3 | 2022 | 4 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | 8.5 | +8.5 | 2022 | 6 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 7 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | 3.0 | +3.0 | 2023 | 11 |
| Alex Caruso | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Malik Beasley played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 6 games. |