Malik Beasley vs. DeMarcus Cousins: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of DeMarcus Cousins 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 DeMarcus Cousins has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Malik Beasley scored more points in the postseason. 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, DeMarcus Cousins averages 7.9 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (19.6 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 6,064 points more (12,802 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6
+7.9
11

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802
+6,064
11

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason DeMarcus Cousins has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+0.6 points per game) while Malik Beasley scored more points (+167).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4
+0.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
+167
5
DeMarcus Cousins 167
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
DeMarcus Cousins 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
DeMarcus Cousins 13
+13

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
DeMarcus Cousins 97
+88

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
DeMarcus Cousins 316
+218

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
DeMarcus Cousins 542
+219

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
DeMarcus Cousins 650
+114

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+38
DeMarcus Cousins 4

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
+5
DeMarcus Cousins 0

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
+7
DeMarcus Cousins 8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
+16
DeMarcus Cousins 20

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
DeMarcus Cousins 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:+7.9+2.8+5.3+3.4+1.8+4.4+6.0+4.3+5.7+3.2+2+76
DeMarcus Cousins 19.6 7.0 15.2 46.0 0.7 2.0 33.1 5.0 6.7 73.7 11 654

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:+6,064+2,133+4,222+3.4+1,027+2,427+6.0+2,825+3,856+3.2+2+76
DeMarcus Cousins 12,802 4,562 9,924 46.0 426 1,288 33.1 3,252 4,411 73.7 11 654

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:+0.6+0.3+0.5+7.9+0.9+2.8+3.6+0.9+1.5+10.0+2+23
DeMarcus Cousins 8.4 3.0 6.2 47.6 0.6 1.4 39.3 1.9 2.7 70.4 3 20

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:+167+55+163+7.9+54+154+3.6+3+3+10.0+2+23
DeMarcus Cousins 167 59 124 47.6 11 28 39.3 38 54 70.4 3 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
DeMarcus Cousins 14.1
+10.3
201181

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
DeMarcus Cousins 18.1
+14.9
201264

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
DeMarcus Cousins 17.1
+5.8
201375

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
DeMarcus Cousins 22.7
+11.5
201471

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
DeMarcus Cousins 24.1
+4.5
201559

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
DeMarcus Cousins 26.9
+14.8
201665

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+14.3
201772

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+15.7
201772

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
DeMarcus Cousins 27.0
+10.7
201772

DeMarcus Cousins' additional seasons:

* DeMarcus Cousins played 4 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2018 to 2022—he averaged 14.9 points in a total of 167 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.2 ppg and his lowest 8.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20140

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20150

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
+8.8
20246
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
DeMarcus Cousins -
DNP
20170

DeMarcus Cousins' additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, DeMarcus Cousins played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 8.4 points in a total of 20 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 10.6 ppg and his lowest 7.6.

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