Malik Beasley vs. Anthony Edwards: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anthony Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards 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 2,932 points more (9,670 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+12.4
6

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Anthony Edwards 9,670
+2,932
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+19.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+796).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+19.1
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+796
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Edwards 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Edwards 24
+24

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Anthony Edwards 104
+95

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Anthony Edwards 269
+171

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Anthony Edwards 369
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
+137
Anthony Edwards 399

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+40
Anthony Edwards 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Edwards 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Anthony Edwards 15
+15

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Anthony Edwards 31
+26

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Anthony Edwards 42
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Anthony Edwards 42
+6

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Anthony Edwards 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:+12.4+4.3+8.9+2.3+0.4+1.6+2.4+3.6+4.3+3.7+3+177
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401

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:+2,932+964+1,851+2.3+277+511+2.4+1,281+1,565+3.7+3+177
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401

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:+19.1+6.7+13.4+7.1+1.6+4.0+2.0+4.0+5.1+1.6+1+1
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42

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:+796+282+559+7.1+65+163+2.0+167+213+1.6+1+1
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+15.5
202172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+18.1
202272

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+13.3
202379

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+14.7
202479

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+16.4
202579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+17.5
202620

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 6 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 13.6 points in a total of 439 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 11.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

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

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+23.5
20235

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+27.6
202416

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+25.3
202515

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.4 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14 ppg and his lowest 3.