Malik Beasley vs. Anthony Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Davis 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.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA 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 Anthony Davis 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Davis averages 12.4 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (24.1 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 12,240 points more (18,978 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Anthony Davis 24.1
+12.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Anthony Davis 18,978
+12,240
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Davis has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+18.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,232).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Anthony Davis 26.1
+18.3
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Anthony Davis 1,566
+1,232
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Davis 5
+5

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Davis 45
+45

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Anthony Davis 225
+216

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Anthony Davis 533
+435

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Anthony Davis 731
+408

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Anthony Davis 784
+248

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+39
Anthony Davis 3

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Davis 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Davis 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Anthony Davis 46
+41

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Anthony Davis 58
+43

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Anthony Davis 59
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+6
Anthony Davis 1

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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:+12.4+4.8+7.4+9.6+2.0+4.8+9.5+4.9+6.0+2.5+4+209
Anthony Davis 24.1 9.0 17.3 52.2 0.5 1.6 29.6 5.6 7.0 79.4 13 787

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:+12,240+4,671+7,887+9.6+1,078+2,446+9.5+3,976+4,991+2.5+4+209
Anthony Davis 18,978 7,100 13,589 52.2 375 1,269 29.6 4,403 5,546 79.4 13 787

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:+18.3+6.9+11.0+14.5+0.9+2.3+4.4+5.4+6.4+3.6+1+17
Anthony Davis 26.1 9.6 17.7 54.2 0.6 1.9 31.3 6.4 7.6 84.0 6 60

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:+1,232+460+772+14.5+29+67+4.4+341+404+3.6+1+17
Anthony Davis 1,566 574 1,059 54.2 36 115 31.3 382 455 84.0 6 60

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Anthony Davis 13.5
+9.7
201364

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Anthony Davis 20.8
+17.6
201467

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Anthony Davis 24.4
+13.1
201568

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Anthony Davis 24.3
+13.1
201661

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Anthony Davis 28.0
+8.4
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Anthony Davis 28.1
+16.0
201875

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Anthony Davis 25.9
+13.2
201956

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Anthony Davis 26.1
+14.8
2020NBA Champion62

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Anthony Davis 21.8
+5.5
202136

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 4 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 24.7 points in a total of 223 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 23.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20140

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Anthony Davis 31.5
+23.4
20154

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20160

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20170

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Anthony Davis 30.1
+21.6
20189

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Anthony Davis -
DNP
20190

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Anthony Davis 27.7
+18.9
2020NBA Champion21

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
20256
Anthony Davis 17.4
+3.4
20215

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 22.6.