Malik Beasley vs. John Wall: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of John Wall 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 John Wall 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, John Wall averages 7 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (18.7 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 5,350 points more (12,088 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
John Wall 18.7
+7.0
11

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
John Wall 12,088
+5,350
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason John Wall has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+14.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+476).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
John Wall 21.9
+14.1
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
John Wall 810
+476
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
John Wall 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
John Wall 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
John Wall 51
+42

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
John Wall 268
+170

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
John Wall 580
+257

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
John Wall 647
+111

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+42
John Wall 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
John Wall 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
John Wall 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
John Wall 23
+18

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
John Wall 36
+21

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
John Wall 37
+1

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
John Wall 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:+7.0+2.6+5.8+0.4+1.5+3.3+6.9+3.5+4.4+0.7+2+69
John Wall 18.7 6.8 15.7 43.0 1.0 3.1 32.2 4.2 5.4 77.6 11 647

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:+5,350+1,944+4,469+0.4+802+1,694+6.9+2,264+2,913+0.7+2+69
John Wall 12,088 4,373 10,171 43.0 651 2,021 32.2 2,691 3,468 77.6 11 647

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:+14.1+5.0+11.7+2.2+0.6+0.7+9.0+4.5+5.5+1.8+1+6
John Wall 21.9 7.7 18.4 41.9 0.9 3.5 26.7 5.5 6.7 82.2 4 37

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:+476+172+395+2.2+30+51+9.0+162+196+1.8+1+6
John Wall 810 286 682 41.9 35 131 26.7 203 247 82.2 4 37

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
John Wall 16.4
+12.6
201169

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
John Wall 16.3
+13.1
201266

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
John Wall 18.5
+7.2
201349

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
John Wall 19.3
+8.1
201482

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+2.0
202137
John Wall 17.6
201579

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
John Wall 19.9
+7.8
201677

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
John Wall 23.1
+10.4
201778

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
John Wall 19.4
+8.1
201841

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
John Wall 20.7
+4.4
201932

John Wall's additional seasons:

* John Wall played 2 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2021 to 2023—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 74 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
John Wall -
DNP
20110

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
John Wall -
DNP
20120

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
John Wall -
DNP
20130

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
John Wall 16.3
+16.3
201411

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
John Wall 17.4
+17.4
20157

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
John Wall -
DNP
20160

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
John Wall 27.2
+24.2
201713

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
John Wall 26.0
+17.2
20186

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
John Wall -
DNP
20190

John Wall's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, John Wall didn't play in the postseason.