Malik Beasley vs. Paul Pierce: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Paul Pierce 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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Paul Pierce 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 Paul Pierce 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Paul Pierce averages 8 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (19.7 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 19,659 points more (26,397 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Paul Pierce 19.7
+8.0
19

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Paul Pierce 26,397
+19,659
19

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Paul Pierce has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+10.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,846).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Paul Pierce 18.7
+10.9
14

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Paul Pierce 3,180
+2,846
14

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Paul Pierce 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Paul Pierce 21
+21

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Paul Pierce 198
+189

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Paul Pierce 668
+570

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Paul Pierce 1,161
+838

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Paul Pierce 1,322
+786

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+21
Paul Pierce 21

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Paul Pierce 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Paul Pierce 16
+16

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Paul Pierce 73
+68

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Paul Pierce 148
+133

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Paul Pierce 165
+129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+2
Paul Pierce 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:+8.0+2.3+4.6+1.9+0.9+2.1+2.3+4.5+5.4+3.7+10+765
Paul Pierce 19.7 6.5 14.5 44.5 1.6 4.3 36.8 5.2 6.4 80.6 19 1,343

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:+19,659+6,239+13,763+1.9+690+2,101+2.3+6,491+8,023+3.7+10+765
Paul Pierce 26,397 8,668 19,465 44.5 2,143 5,816 36.8 6,918 8,578 80.6 19 1,343

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:+10.9+3.3+7.5+2.6+0.1+0.4+0.2+4.1+4.9+2.6+9+127
Paul Pierce 18.7 6.0 14.2 42.3 1.6 4.6 35.5 5.1 6.1 83.0 14 170

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:+2,846+908+2,128+2.6+211+595+0.2+819+985+2.6+9+127
Paul Pierce 3,180 1,022 2,415 42.3 276 777 35.5 860 1,036 83.0 14 170

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Paul Pierce 16.5
+12.7
199948

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Paul Pierce 19.5
+16.3
200073

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Paul Pierce 25.3
+14.0
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Paul Pierce 26.1
+14.9
200282

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Paul Pierce 25.9
+6.3
200379

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Paul Pierce 23.0
+10.9
200480

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Paul Pierce 21.6
+8.9
200582

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Paul Pierce 26.8
+15.5
200679

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Paul Pierce 25.0
+8.7
200747

Paul Pierce's additional seasons:

* Paul Pierce played 10 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2008 to 2017—he averaged 16.0 points in a total of 691 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 20.5 ppg and his lowest 3.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Paul Pierce -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20010

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Paul Pierce 24.6
+24.6
200216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Paul Pierce 27.1
+27.1
200310

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Paul Pierce 20.8
+12.3
20044

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Paul Pierce 22.9
+19.9
20057

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
+8.8
20246
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20060

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
Paul Pierce -
DNP
20070

Paul Pierce's additional Playoffs:

* During his 10 additional NBA seasons, Paul Pierce played in 10 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 17.1 points in a total of 133 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21 ppg and his lowest 1.2.

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