Malik Beasley vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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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Donovan Mitchell 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 Donovan Mitchell 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 13.1 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (24.8 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 6,759 points more (13,497 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Donovan Mitchell 24.8
+13.1
9

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Donovan Mitchell 13,497
+6,759
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+20.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,449).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+20.5
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,449
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 28
+28

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Donovan Mitchell 161
+152

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Donovan Mitchell 395
+297

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Donovan Mitchell 525
+202

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Donovan Mitchell 545
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+42
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Donovan Mitchell 31
+31

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Donovan Mitchell 51
+46

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Donovan Mitchell 62
+47

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Donovan Mitchell 63
+27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Donovan Mitchell 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:+13.1+4.6+9.6+2.4+0.5+1.8+2.4+3.5+4.0+7.0+33
Donovan Mitchell 24.8 8.8 19.5 45.0 3.0 8.2 36.7 4.2 5.0 83.9 9 545

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:+6,759+2,352+4,921+2.4+189+759+2.4+1,866+2,177+7.0+33
Donovan Mitchell 13,497 4,781 10,623 45.0 1,642 4,474 36.7 2,293 2,732 83.9 9 545

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:+20.5+7.1+15.6+4.3+1.7+4.7+0.2+4.6+5.5+2.1+3+20
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

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:+1,449+503+1,116+4.3+134+379+0.2+309+373+2.1+3+20
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+16.7
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+20.6
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+12.7
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+15.2
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+14.7
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+8.7
202368

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+14.5
202455

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+11.3
202571

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Donovan Mitchell 29.5
+16.8
20266

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 2 seasons more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 161 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+28.2
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+32.3
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+25.5
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+23.2
20235

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+21.1
202410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+26.6
20259

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Donovan Mitchell -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 12 games.

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