Malik Beasley vs. Marcus Smart: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Marcus Smart 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.
Career comparison / Season by season / Scoring / Stats / Stats Rankings / Games against each other
By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Malik Beasley has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Marcus Smart. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Malik Beasley averages 1.1 points more than Marcus Smart in his 11 seasons (11.7 points against 10.6), and he also scored a total of 3 points more (6,738 vs. 6,735).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | +1.1 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 11 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | +3 | 9 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 11 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Marcus Smart has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,043).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 5 | |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | +5.0 | 9 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 5 | |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | +1,043 | 9 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 98 | +50 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 48 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 323 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 336 | +13 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 536 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 619 | +83 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 42 | +26 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 16 | |||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 5 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 21 | +16 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 15 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 69 | +54 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 36 | |||
| Marcus Smart | 108 | +72 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 7 | +7 | ||
| Marcus Smart | 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: | +1.1 | +0.6 | +0.7 | +3.8 | +0.9 | +1.5 | +6.7 | +1.2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | +2 | +57 |
| Marcus Smart | 10.6 | 3.6 | 9.2 | 38.8 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 32.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
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: | +3 | +161 | +141 | +3.8 | +451 | +621 | +6.7 | +770 | +988 | +0.7 | +2 | +57 |
| Marcus Smart | 6,735 | 2,268 | 5,843 | 38.8 | 1,002 | 3,094 | 32.4 | 1,197 | 1,543 | 77.6 | 11 | 635 |
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: | +5.0 | +1.5 | +3.9 | +0.1 | +0.4 | +1.6 | +2.3 | +1.4 | +2.0 | +4.2 | +4 | +65 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.8 | 4.2 | 10.6 | 39.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | 33.4 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
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: | +1,043 | +339 | +856 | +0.1 | +143 | +440 | +2.3 | +222 | +294 | +4.2 | +4 | +65 |
| Marcus Smart | 1,377 | 453 | 1,143 | 39.6 | 208 | 622 | 33.4 | 263 | 345 | 76.2 | 9 | 108 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Marcus Smart's additional seasons: | ||||
* Marcus Smart played 2 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 54 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2015 | 4 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 12.0 | +12.0 | 2016 | 6 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 9.8 | +9.8 | 2018 | 15 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Marcus Smart | 3.5 | +3.5 | 2019 | 2 |
Marcus Smart's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Marcus Smart didn't play in the postseason. |