Malik Beasley vs. Allen Iverson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Allen Iverson 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.

Allen Iverson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Malik Beasley.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Allen Iverson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Allen Iverson averages 15 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (26.7 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 17,630 points more (24,368 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game			Seasons
Malik Beasley	11.7		9
Allen Iverson	26.7	+15.0	14

Total Points			Seasons
Malik Beasley	6,738		9
Allen Iverson	24,368	+17,630	14

Scoring Titles
Malik Beasley	0
Allen Iverson	4	+4

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	3.8		2017	22
Allen Iverson	23.5	+19.7	1997	76

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	3.2		2018	62
Allen Iverson	22.0	+18.8	1998	80

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	11.3		2019	81
Allen Iverson	26.8	+15.5	1999	48

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	11.2		2020	55
Allen Iverson	28.4	+17.2	2000	70

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	19.6		2021	37
Allen Iverson	31.1	+11.5	2001	71

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	12.1		2022	79
Allen Iverson	31.4	+19.3	2002	60

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	12.7		2023	81
Allen Iverson	27.6	+14.9	2003	82

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	11.3		2024	79
Allen Iverson	26.4	+15.1	2004	48

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Malik Beasley	16.3		2025	82
Allen Iverson	30.7	+14.4	2005	75

Allen Iverson's additional seasons:

* Allen Iverson played 7 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2006 to 2010—he averaged 23.0 points in a total of 418 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 33 ppg and his lowest 13.8.