Malik Beasley vs. Jermaine O'Neal: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jermaine O'Neal 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 Jermaine O'Neal 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Jermaine O'Neal averages 1.5 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (13.2 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 6,571 points more (13,309 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2
+1.5
18

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309
+6,571
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jermaine O'Neal has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+3.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+790).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6
+3.8
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124
+790
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Jermaine O'Neal 42
+33

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Jermaine O'Neal 266
+168

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Jermaine O'Neal 619
+296

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Jermaine O'Neal 950
+414

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
Jermaine O'Neal 61
+19

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Jermaine O'Neal 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Jermaine O'Neal 24
+19

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Jermaine O'Neal 52
+37

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Jermaine O'Neal 82
+46

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
Jermaine O'Neal 15
+8

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:+1.5+0.9+1.0+4.1+2.5+6.3+24.4+2.3+3.2+5.4+9+433
Jermaine O'Neal 13.2 5.1 10.9 46.7 0.0 0.1 14.7 3.0 4.2 71.5 18 1,011

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:+6,571+2,715+5,323+4.1+1,439+3,620+24.4+2,580+3,653+5.4+9+433
Jermaine O'Neal 13,309 5,144 11,025 46.7 14 95 14.7 3,007 4,208 71.5 18 1,011

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:+3.8+1.6+3.3+2.9+1.5+4.0+35.7+2.1+3.1+8.6+9+54
Jermaine O'Neal 11.6 4.3 10.0 42.6 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.1 4.3 71.8 14 97

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:+790+299+683+2.9+65+166+35.7+257+364+8.6+9+54
Jermaine O'Neal 1,124 413 970 42.6 0 16 0.0 298 415 71.8 14 97

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Jermaine O'Neal 4.1
+0.3
199745

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Jermaine O'Neal 4.5
+1.3
199860

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
+8.8
201981
Jermaine O'Neal 2.5
199936

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
+7.3
202055
Jermaine O'Neal 3.9
200070

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+6.7
202137
Jermaine O'Neal 12.9
200181

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Jermaine O'Neal 19.0
+6.9
200272

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Jermaine O'Neal 20.8
+8.1
200377

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Jermaine O'Neal 20.1
+8.8
200478

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Jermaine O'Neal 24.3
+8.0
200544

Jermaine O'Neal's additional seasons:

* Jermaine O'Neal played 11 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 20, from 2006 to 2014—he averaged 13.1 points in a total of 584 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.1 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19972

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Jermaine O'Neal 0.0
19981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+6.5
201914
Jermaine O'Neal 1.6
19999

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Jermaine O'Neal 1.5
+1.5
20008

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Jermaine O'Neal 9.8
+9.8
20014

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Jermaine O'Neal 17.2
+8.7
20025

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Jermaine O'Neal 22.8
+19.8
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Jermaine O'Neal 19.2
+10.4
200416

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
20256
Jermaine O'Neal 16.0
+2.0
200513

Jermaine O'Neal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Jermaine O'Neal played in 7 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.7 points in a total of 45 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 4.2.

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