Malik Beasley vs. Baron Davis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Baron 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Baron 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, Baron Davis averages 4.4 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (16.1 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 6,709 points more (13,447 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Baron Davis 16.1
+4.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Baron Davis 13,447
+6,709
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Baron Davis has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+11 points per game) and he also scored more points (+608).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Baron Davis 18.8
+11.0
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Baron Davis 942
+608
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Baron Davis 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Baron Davis 44
+35

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Baron Davis 278
+180

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Baron Davis 646
+323

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Baron Davis 826
+290

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+33
Baron Davis 9

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Baron Davis 7
+7

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Baron Davis 25
+20

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Baron Davis 42
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Baron Davis 50
+14

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Baron Davis 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:+4.4+1.7+4.4+1.7+0.9+1.4+7.1+2.1+2.9+5.8+4+257
Baron Davis 16.1 5.9 14.3 40.9 1.6 5.0 32.0 2.8 3.9 71.1 13 835

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:+6,709+2,459+6,249+1.7+121+444+7.1+1,912+2,737+5.8+4+257
Baron Davis 13,447 4,888 11,951 40.9 1,332 4,159 32.0 2,339 3,292 71.1 13 835

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:+11.0+3.9+8.2+4.4+0.5+1.5+0.7+2.7+4.0+9.5+2+7
Baron Davis 18.8 6.6 14.9 44.2 2.0 5.7 35.0 3.7 5.2 70.9 7 50

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:+608+215+458+4.4+34+101+0.7+144+210+9.5+2+7
Baron Davis 942 329 745 44.2 99 283 35.0 185 261 70.9 7 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Baron Davis 5.9
+2.1
200082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Baron Davis 13.8
+10.6
200182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Baron Davis 18.1
+6.8
200282

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Baron Davis 17.1
+5.9
200350

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Baron Davis 22.9
+3.3
200467

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Baron Davis 19.2
+7.1
200546

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Baron Davis 19.2
+6.5
200546

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Baron Davis 17.9
+6.6
200654

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Baron Davis 20.1
+3.8
200763

Baron Davis' additional seasons:

* Baron Davis played 5 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 14, from 2008 to 2012—he averaged 15.7 points in a total of 309 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.8 ppg and his lowest 6.1.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Baron Davis 5.8
+5.8
20004

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Baron Davis 17.8
+17.8
200110

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Baron Davis 22.6
+14.5
20029

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Baron Davis 20.4
+20.4
20035

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Baron Davis 18.1
+18.1
20047

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Baron Davis -
DNP
20050

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
+8.8
20246
Baron Davis -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
20256
Baron Davis 25.3
+11.3
200711

Baron Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Baron Davis played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 7.8 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 7.8 ppg and his lowest 7.8.