Malik Beasley vs. Allan Houston: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allan Houston 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allan Houston has better scoring stats than Malik Beasley in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Allan Houston averages 5.6 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (17.3 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 7,813 points more (14,551 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Allan Houston 17.3
+5.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Allan Houston 14,551
+7,813
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Allan Houston has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+11.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+880).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Allan Houston 19.3
+11.5
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Allan Houston 1,214
+880
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Allan Houston 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Allan Houston 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Allan Houston 63
+54

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Allan Houston 329
+231

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Allan Houston 684
+361

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Allan Houston 824
+288

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+27
Allan Houston 15

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Allan Houston 6
+6

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Allan Houston 25
+20

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Allan Houston 61
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Allan Houston 63
+27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Allan Houston 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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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:+5.6+2.2+4.4+1.8+0.9+2.5+1.1+2.4+2.6+9.4+3+261
Allan Houston 17.3 6.4 14.3 44.4 1.6 3.9 40.2 3.1 3.6 86.3 12 839

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:+7,813+2,908+6,315+1.8+148+468+1.1+2,145+2,424+9.4+3+261
Allan Houston 14,551 5,337 12,017 44.4 1,305 3,247 40.2 2,572 2,979 86.3 12 839

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:+11.5+4.2+8.7+5.1+0.3+1.3+6.3+3.3+3.6+8.0+1+20
Allan Houston 19.3 6.9 15.4 44.8 1.2 2.9 42.0 4.3 4.8 88.4 6 63

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:+880+321+683+5.1+11+1+6.3+227+252+8.0+1+20
Allan Houston 1,214 435 970 44.8 76 181 42.0 268 303 88.4 6 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Allan Houston 8.5
+4.7
199479

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Allan Houston 14.5
+11.3
199576

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Allan Houston 19.7
+8.4
199682

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Allan Houston 14.8
+3.6
199781

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+1.2
202137
Allan Houston 18.4
199882

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Allan Houston 16.3
+4.2
199950

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Allan Houston 19.7
+7.0
200082

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Allan Houston 18.7
+7.4
200178

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Allan Houston 20.4
+4.1
200277

Allan Houston's additional seasons:

* Allan Houston played 3 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2003 to 2005—he averaged 19.8 points in a total of 152 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 22.5 ppg and his lowest 11.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Allan Houston -
DNP
19940

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Allan Houston -
DNP
19950

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Allan Houston 25.0
+16.9
19963

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Allan Houston 19.2
+19.2
19979

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Allan Houston 21.1
+21.1
199810

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Allan Houston 18.5
+10.0
199920

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Allan Houston 17.6
+14.6
200016

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Allan Houston 20.8
+12.0
20015

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
Allan Houston -
DNP
20020

Allan Houston's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Allan Houston didn't play in the postseason.