Malik Beasley vs. Pau Gasol: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Pau Gasol 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.

Pau Gasol is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points 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 Pau Gasol 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Pau Gasol averages 5.3 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (17.0 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 14,156 points more (20,894 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Pau Gasol 17.0
+5.3
18

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Pau Gasol 20,894
+14,156
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Pau Gasol has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+7.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,764).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Pau Gasol 15.4
+7.6
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Pau Gasol 2,098
+1,764
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Pau Gasol 47
+38

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Pau Gasol 454
+356

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Pau Gasol 1,070
+747

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Pau Gasol 1,215
+679

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+31
Pau Gasol 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Pau Gasol 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Pau Gasol 37
+32

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Pau Gasol 112
+97

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Pau Gasol 135
+99

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+6
Pau Gasol 1

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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:+5.3+2.3+2.9+8.1+2.4+6.0+2.3+3.2+4.1+1.6+9+648
Pau Gasol 17.0 6.5 12.8 50.7 0.1 0.4 36.8 3.9 5.1 75.3 18 1,226

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:+14,156+5,551+10,027+8.1+1,274+3,229+2.3+4,328+5,756+1.6+9+648
Pau Gasol 20,894 7,980 15,729 50.7 179 486 36.8 4,755 6,311 75.3 18 1,226

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:+7.6+3.3+5.1+11.0+1.4+3.9+6.0+2.4+3.4+6.3+7+93
Pau Gasol 15.4 6.0 11.8 50.8 0.1 0.3 29.7 3.4 4.6 74.1 12 136

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:+1,764+698+1,313+11.0+54+145+6.0+422+574+6.3+7+93
Pau Gasol 2,098 812 1,600 50.8 11 37 29.7 463 625 74.1 12 136

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Pau Gasol 17.6
+13.8
200282

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Pau Gasol 19.0
+15.8
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Pau Gasol 17.7
+6.4
200478

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Pau Gasol 17.8
+6.6
200556

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Pau Gasol 20.4
+0.8
200680

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Pau Gasol 20.8
+8.7
200759

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Pau Gasol 18.9
+6.2
200866

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Pau Gasol 18.9
+7.6
2009NBA Champion81

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Pau Gasol 18.3
+2.0
2010NBA Champion65

Pau Gasol's additional seasons:

* Pau Gasol played 9 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2011 to 2019—he averaged 15.1 points in a total of 577 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 3.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20030

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Pau Gasol 18.5
+10.4
20044

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Pau Gasol 21.3
+21.3
20054

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Pau Gasol 20.3
+20.3
20064

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Pau Gasol -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Pau Gasol 16.9
+13.9
200821

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Pau Gasol 18.3
+9.5
2009NBA Champion23

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
20256
Pau Gasol 19.6
+5.6
2010NBA Champion23

Pau Gasol's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Pau Gasol played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.1 points in a total of 57 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 6.