Malik Beasley vs. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 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.
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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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander averages 12.7 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (24.4 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 4,556 points more (11,294 vs. 6,738).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | 9 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | +12.7 | 7 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | 9 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | +4,556 | 7 |
Scoring Titles | ||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 |  +1 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+18 points per game) and he also scored more points (+852).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 5 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | +18.0 | 4 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 5 | |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | +852 | 4 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 4 | +4 | ||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 26 | +26 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 98 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 313 | +215 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 323 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 421 | +98 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 536 | +76 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 460 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 42 | +40 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 2 | |||
Playoffs
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 22 | +22 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 5 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 34 | +29 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 15 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 41 | +26 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 36 | |||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 46 | +10 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Malik Beasley | 7 | +7 | ||
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 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: | +12.7 | +4.3 | +7.1 | +7.5 | +1.2 | +2.7 | +3.6 | +5.3 | +6.0 | +9.3 | +2 | +116 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 24.4 | 8.5 | 17.0 | 50.1 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 35.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
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: | +4,556 | +1,514 | +2,170 | +7.5 | +839 | +1,986 | +3.6 | +2,367 | +2,688 | +9.3 | +2 | +116 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 11,294 | 3,943 | 7,872 | 50.1 | 614 | 1,729 | 35.5 | 2,794 | 3,243 | 86.2 | 7 | 462 |
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: | +18.0 | +6.2 | +12.4 | +7.1 | +0.2 | +0.7 | +5.4 | +6.2 | +5.5 | +1 | +3 | |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 25.8 | 8.9 | 19.1 | 46.8 | 1.5 | 4.4 | 35.0 | 6.4 | 7.4 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
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: | +852 | +297 | +591 | +7.1 | +6 | +21 | +0.7 | +252 | +290 | +5.5 | +1 | +3 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 1,186 | 411 | 878 | 46.8 | 71 | 203 | 35.0 | 293 | 341 | 85.9 | 4 | 46 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Malik Beasley's additional seasons: | ||||
* Malik Beasley played 2 seasons more than Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 8 to 9, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 13.8 points in a total of 161 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 13.7 | +13.7 | 2019 | 6 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | 16.3 | +16.3 | 2020 | 7 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | 8.1 | +8.1 | 2019 | 14 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| S. Gilgeous-Alexander | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.4 points in a total of 12 games. |