Malik Beasley vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Deron Williams 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 4.6 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (16.3 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 7,066 points more (13,804 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Deron Williams 16.3
+4.6
12

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Deron Williams 13,804
+7,066
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+7.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,078).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Deron Williams 15.7
+7.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Deron Williams 1,412
+1,078
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Deron Williams 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Deron Williams 51
+42

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Deron Williams 266
+168

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Deron Williams 689
+366

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Deron Williams 837
+301

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+34
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Deron Williams 34
+29

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Deron Williams 65
+50

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Deron Williams 83
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
Deron Williams 7

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:+4.6+1.6+3.1+1.9+1.1+2.5+3.4+2.7+3.1+5.3+3+267
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

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:+7,066+2,445+5,262+1.9+275+419+3.4+2,451+2,947+5.3+3+267
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

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:+7.9+2.6+5.3+4.1+0.3+3.6+2.6+3.3+0.1+4+47
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

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:+1,078+360+794+4.1+72+167+3.6+286+356+0.1+4+47
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Deron Williams 10.8
+7.0
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Deron Williams 16.2
+13.0
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Deron Williams 18.8
+7.5
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Deron Williams 19.4
+8.2
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+0.9
202137
Deron Williams 18.7
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Deron Williams 20.1
+8.0
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Deron Williams 21.0
+8.3
201255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Deron Williams 18.9
+7.6
201378

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
+2.0
202582
Deron Williams 14.3
201464

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 3 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2015 to 2017—he averaged 12.7 points in a total of 197 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.1 ppg and his lowest 11.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Deron Williams 21.6
+13.5
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Deron Williams 20.2
+20.2
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Deron Williams 24.3
+24.3
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Deron Williams 20.6
+11.8
20137

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
20256
Deron Williams 14.5
+0.5
201412

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.1 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.8 ppg and his lowest 4.3.