Malik Beasley vs. Luka Doncic: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Luka Doncic 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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Luka Doncic 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 Luka Doncic 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Luka Doncic averages 17.1 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (28.8 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 6,521 points more (13,259 vs. 6,738).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | 9 | |
| Luka Doncic | 28.8 | +17.1 | 8 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | 9 | |
| Luka Doncic | 13,259 | +6,521 | 8 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1 | ![]() +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Luka Doncic has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+23.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,363).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 5 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | +23.1 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 5 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | +1,363 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
70+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | +1 | ||
60+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 2 | +2 | ||
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 7 | +7 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +50 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 98 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 391 | +293 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 323 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 455 | +132 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 536 | +76 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 460 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 42 | +41 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 1 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 8 | +8 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 30 | +30 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 5 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 50 | +45 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 15 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +40 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 36 | |||
| Luka Doncic | 55 | +19 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 7 | +7 | ||
| Luka Doncic | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +17.1 | +5.5 | +10.9 | +4.2 | +0.6 | +2.4 | +4.2 | +5.6 | +7.3 | +1.7 | +1 | +117 |
| Luka Doncic | 28.8 | 9.7 | 20.8 | 46.8 | 3.1 | 8.8 | 34.9 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 75.2 | 8 | 461 |
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: | +6,521 | +2,047 | +3,867 | +4.2 | +37 | +343 | +4.2 | +2,464 | +3,287 | +1.7 | +1 | +117 |
| Luka Doncic | 13,259 | 4,476 | 9,569 | 46.8 | 1,416 | 4,058 | 34.9 | 2,891 | 3,842 | 75.2 | 8 | 461 |
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: | +23.1 | +8.1 | +16.6 | +6.4 | +1.8 | +5.3 | +1.0 | +5.0 | +7.0 | +6.7 | +12 | |
| Luka Doncic | 30.9 | 10.8 | 23.3 | 46.1 | 3.3 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 6.0 | 8.2 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
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: | +1,363 | +478 | +997 | +6.4 | +117 | +343 | +1.0 | +290 | +398 | +6.7 | +12 | |
| Luka Doncic | 1,697 | 592 | 1,284 | 46.1 | 182 | 525 | 34.7 | 331 | 449 | 73.7 | 5 | 55 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
= NBA Scoring LeaderRegular Season
Malik Beasley's additional seasons: | ||||
* Malik Beasley played 1 season more than Luka Doncic in the NBA. In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 82 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 31.0 | +31.0 | 2020 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | 31.7 | +31.7 | 2022 | 15 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Season 8 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | 8.8 | +8.8 | 2024 | 6 |
| Luka Doncic | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 |
| * season in progress | ||||
Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* In his additional NBA year, Malik Beasley played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 6 games. |