Malik Beasley vs. Kyrie Irving: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyrie Irving 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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Kyrie Irving 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 Kyrie Irving 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Kyrie Irving averages 12 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (23.7 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 11,695 points more (18,433 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Kyrie Irving 23.7
+12.0
14

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Kyrie Irving 18,433
+11,695
14

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Kyrie Irving has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+15.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,877).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Kyrie Irving 23.0
+15.2
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Kyrie Irving 2,211
+1,877
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Kyrie Irving 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Kyrie Irving 6
+6

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Kyrie Irving 37
+37

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Kyrie Irving 176
+167

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Kyrie Irving 535
+437

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Kyrie Irving 739
+416

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Kyrie Irving 777
+241

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+40
Kyrie Irving 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Kyrie Irving 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Kyrie Irving 22
+22

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Kyrie Irving 66
+61

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Kyrie Irving 92
+77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Kyrie Irving 96
+60

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Kyrie Irving 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:+12.0+4.5+8.5+4.8+0.1+0.3+0.3+3.1+3.3+11.9+5+201
Kyrie Irving 23.7 8.7 18.4 47.4 2.4 6.1 39.4 3.8 4.3 88.8 14 779

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:+11,695+4,358+8,611+4.8+423+1,048+0.3+2,556+2,805+11.9+5+201
Kyrie Irving 18,433 6,787 14,313 47.4 1,876 4,763 39.4 2,983 3,360 88.8 14 779

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:+15.2+5.8+11.9+6.0+0.8+1.8+3.5+2.7+3.0+7.9+2+53
Kyrie Irving 23.0 8.5 18.6 45.8 2.3 6.0 39.2 3.7 4.2 88.3 7 96

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:+1,877+701+1,494+6.0+160+392+3.5+315+352+7.9+2+53
Kyrie Irving 2,211 815 1,781 45.8 225 574 39.2 356 403 88.3 7 96

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Kyrie Irving 18.5
+14.7
201251

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Kyrie Irving 22.5
+19.3
201359

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Kyrie Irving 20.8
+9.5
201471

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Kyrie Irving 21.7
+10.5
201575

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Kyrie Irving 19.6
2016NBA Champion53

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+13.1
201772

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Kyrie Irving 24.4
+11.7
201860

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Kyrie Irving 23.8
+12.5
201967

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Kyrie Irving 27.4
+11.1
202020

Kyrie Irving's additional seasons:

* Kyrie Irving played 7 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 16, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 26.5 points in a total of 371 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 27.4 ppg and his lowest 24.7.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20120

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20130

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20140

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Kyrie Irving 19.0
+19.0
201513

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Kyrie Irving 25.2
+25.2
2016NBA Champion21

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Kyrie Irving 25.9
+17.4
201718

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20180

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Kyrie Irving 21.3
+12.5
20199

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
Kyrie Irving -
DNP
20200

Kyrie Irving's additional Playoffs:

* During his 7 additional NBA seasons, Kyrie Irving played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 22.2 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 22.7 ppg and his lowest 21.3.

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