Malik Beasley vs. Naz Reid: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Naz Reid 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 Malik Beasley has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Naz Reid. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Malik Beasley averages 0.1 points more than Naz Reid in his 7 seasons (11.7 points against 11.6), and he also scored a total of 1,989 points more (6,738 vs. 4,749).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
+0.1
9
Naz Reid 11.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
+1,989
9
Naz Reid 4,749
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Naz Reid has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+2.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+23).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Naz Reid 9.9
+2.1
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Naz Reid 357
+23
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
+5
Naz Reid 4

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
+50
Naz Reid 48

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
+84
Naz Reid 239

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
+132
Naz Reid 404

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+35
Naz Reid 7

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
+3
Naz Reid 2

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Naz Reid 20
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
+2
Naz Reid 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+5
Naz Reid 2

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:+0.1+0.2+0.9+6.0+1.1+2.6+1.9+0.7+0.9+4.3+2+167
Naz Reid 11.6 4.4 9.0 48.6 1.4 3.8 37.2 1.4 1.9 72.6 7 411

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:+1,989+631+2,004+6.0+879+2,171+1.9+152+243+4.3+2+167
Naz Reid 4,749 1,798 3,698 48.6 574 1,544 37.2 579 798 72.6 7 411

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:+2.1+0.9+0.8+7.9+0.3+2.4+0.3+0.6+4.2+2+7
Naz Reid 9.9 3.6 7.5 47.6 1.5 3.9 38.1 1.3 1.8 76.2 3 36

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:+23+14+18+7.9+12+43+2.4+7+12+4.2+2+7
Naz Reid 357 128 269 47.6 53 139 38.1 48 63 76.2 3 36

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Naz Reid 9.0
+5.2
202030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Naz Reid 11.2
+8.0
202170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
+3.0
201981
Naz Reid 8.3
202277

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Naz Reid 11.5
+0.3
202368

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Naz Reid 13.5
+2.3
202481

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+5.4
202137
Naz Reid 14.2
202580

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
+2.1
202279
Naz Reid 10.0
20265

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 4 seasons more than Naz Reid in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 13.2 points in a total of 323 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 11.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Naz Reid -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Naz Reid -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+3.3
201914
Naz Reid 4.8
20225

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Naz Reid -
DNP
20230

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Naz Reid 11.1
+11.1
202416

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Naz Reid 10.4
+10.4
202515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Naz Reid -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.0 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14 ppg and his lowest 3.