Malik Beasley vs. Norman Powell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Norman Powell 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 Norman Powell 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, Norman Powell averages 1.7 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (13.4 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 1,699 points more (8,437 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Norman Powell 13.4
+1.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Norman Powell 8,437
+1,699
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Norman Powell has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+1.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+548).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Norman Powell 9.7
+1.9
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Norman Powell 882
+548
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Norman Powell 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Norman Powell 28
+19

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Norman Powell 158
+60

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Norman Powell 404
+81

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Norman Powell 577
+41

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
Norman Powell 51
+9

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Norman Powell 1
+1

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Norman Powell 12
+7

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Norman Powell 42
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Norman Powell 79
+43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
Norman Powell 12
+5

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:+1.7+0.5+4.5+0.8+2.0+0.9+1.6+1.8+5.9+2+50
Norman Powell 13.4 4.7 9.9 47.1 1.7 4.4 40.0 2.3 2.8 82.8 11 628

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:+1,699+509+535+4.5+359+980+0.9+1,040+1,216+5.9+2+50
Norman Powell 8,437 2,938 6,237 47.1 1,094 2,735 40.0 1,467 1,771 82.8 11 628

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:+1.9+0.8+1.0+5.4+0.2+0.8+2.9+0.5+0.6+0.3+4+48
Norman Powell 9.7 3.5 7.7 45.1 1.3 3.4 38.6 1.5 1.8 80.1 9 91

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:+548+201+411+5.4+54+126+2.9+92+115+0.3+4+48
Norman Powell 882 315 698 45.1 119 308 38.6 133 166 80.1 9 91

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Norman Powell 5.6
+1.8
201649

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Norman Powell 8.4
+5.2
201776

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
+5.8
201981
Norman Powell 5.5
201870

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
+2.6
202055
Norman Powell 8.6
2019NBA Champion60

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
+3.6
202137
Norman Powell 16.0
202052

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Norman Powell 18.6
+6.5
202169

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Norman Powell 19.0
+6.3
202245

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Norman Powell 17.0
+5.7
202360

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
+2.4
202582
Norman Powell 13.9
202476

Norman Powell's additional seasons:

* Norman Powell played 2 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 22.3 points in a total of 71 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Norman Powell 3.8
+3.8
201618

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Norman Powell 11.7
+11.7
20179

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+6.1
201914
Norman Powell 2.0
20186

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Norman Powell 6.5
+6.5
2019NBA Champion23

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Norman Powell 13.4
+13.4
202011

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Norman Powell 17.0
+8.5
20216

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Norman Powell -
DNP
20220

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Norman Powell 21.8
+13.0
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+1.2
20256
Norman Powell 12.8
20246

Norman Powell's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Norman Powell played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 7 games.