Malik Beasley vs. Damian Lillard: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Damian Lillard 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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Damian Lillard 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 Damian Lillard 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 13 NBA regular seasons played, Damian Lillard averages 13.4 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (25.1 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 15,860 points more (22,598 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Damian Lillard 25.1
+13.4
13

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Damian Lillard 22,598
+15,860
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Damian Lillard has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+17.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,381).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Damian Lillard 25.2
+17.4
10

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Damian Lillard 1,715
+1,381
10

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 5
+5

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 15
+15

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 60
+60

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Damian Lillard 265
+256

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Damian Lillard 650
+552

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Damian Lillard 882
+559

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Damian Lillard 900
+364

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+42
Damian Lillard 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Damian Lillard 23
+23

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Damian Lillard 46
+41

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Damian Lillard 66
+51

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Damian Lillard 67
+31

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+6
Damian Lillard 1

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:+13.4+3.9+8.5+1.3+0.6+2.0+2.0+5.1+5.5+13.0+4+322
Damian Lillard 25.1 8.1 18.4 43.9 3.1 8.4 37.1 5.8 6.5 89.9 13 900

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:+15,860+4,837+10,866+1.3+1,351+3,841+2.0+4,835+5,298+13.0+4+322
Damian Lillard 22,598 7,266 16,568 43.9 2,804 7,556 37.1 5,262 5,853 89.9 13 900

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:+17.4+5.3+12.8+1.1+1.8+4.7+1.1+5.0+5.6+8.9+5+25
Damian Lillard 25.2 8.0 19.5 40.9 3.3 8.9 36.8 6.0 6.8 89.3 10 68

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:+1,381+427+1,037+1.1+157+421+1.1+370+409+8.9+5+25
Damian Lillard 1,715 541 1,324 40.9 222 603 36.8 411 460 89.3 10 68

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Damian Lillard 19.0
+15.2
201382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Damian Lillard 20.7
+17.5
201482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Damian Lillard 21.0
+9.7
201582

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Damian Lillard 25.1
+13.9
201675

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Damian Lillard 27.0
+7.4
201775

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Damian Lillard 26.9
+14.8
201873

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Damian Lillard 25.8
+13.1
201980

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Damian Lillard 30.0
+17.3
202066

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Damian Lillard 28.8
+17.5
202167

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Damian Lillard 24.0
+7.7
202229

Damian Lillard's additional seasons:

* Damian Lillard played 3 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 13, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 26.9 points in a total of 189 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 32.2 ppg and his lowest 24.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20130

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Damian Lillard 22.9
+22.9
201411

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Damian Lillard 21.6
+13.5
20155

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Damian Lillard 26.5
+26.5
201611

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Damian Lillard 27.8
+27.8
20174

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Damian Lillard 18.5
+10.0
20184

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Damian Lillard 26.9
+23.9
201916

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Damian Lillard 24.3
+21.3
20204

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Damian Lillard 34.3
+25.5
20216

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
Damian Lillard -
DNP
20220

Damian Lillard's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Damian Lillard played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.9 points in a total of 7 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 31.3 ppg and his lowest 7.

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