Malik Beasley vs. Stephon Marbury: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Stephon Marbury 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Stephon Marbury 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 13 NBA regular seasons played, Stephon Marbury averages 7.6 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (19.3 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 9,559 points more (16,297 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Stephon Marbury 19.3
+7.6
13

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Stephon Marbury 16,297
+9,559
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Stephon Marbury has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+4.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+68).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Stephon Marbury 12.6
+4.8
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Stephon Marbury 402
+68
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Stephon Marbury 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Stephon Marbury 16
+16

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Stephon Marbury 117
+108

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Stephon Marbury 401
+303

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Stephon Marbury 734
+411

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Stephon Marbury 838
+302

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+34
Stephon Marbury 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Stephon Marbury 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Stephon Marbury 8
+3

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Stephon Marbury 19
+4

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
+7
Stephon Marbury 29

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+4
Stephon Marbury 3

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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:+7.6+2.6+5.8+0.7+1.3+2.8+6.6+3.8+4.7+1.5+4+268
Stephon Marbury 19.3 6.8 15.7 43.3 1.2 3.6 32.5 4.5 5.7 78.4 13 846

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:+9,559+3,340+7,622+0.7+462+667+6.6+3,341+4,249+1.5+4+268
Stephon Marbury 16,297 5,769 13,324 43.3 991 3,048 32.5 3,768 4,804 78.4 13 846

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:+4.8+2.0+6.5+4.2+0.7+1.1+8.4+1.3+1.9+5.4+11
Stephon Marbury 12.6 4.7 13.2 35.5 0.8 3.1 27.3 2.3 3.1 75.0 5 32

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:+68+36+135+4.2+38+83+8.4+34+49+5.4+11
Stephon Marbury 402 150 422 35.5 27 99 27.3 75 100 75.0 5 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Stephon Marbury 15.8
+12.0
199767

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Stephon Marbury 17.7
+14.5
199882

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+10.0
199949

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Stephon Marbury 22.2
+11.0
200074

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Stephon Marbury 23.9
+4.3
200167

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Stephon Marbury 20.4
+8.3
200282

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Stephon Marbury 22.3
+9.6
200381

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Stephon Marbury 20.2
+8.9
200481

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Stephon Marbury 21.7
+5.4
200582

Stephon Marbury's additional seasons:

* Stephon Marbury played 4 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2006 to 2009—he averaged 14.4 points in a total of 181 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.4 ppg and his lowest 3.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+21.3
19973

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Stephon Marbury 13.8
+13.8
19985

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
19990

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20000

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20020

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Stephon Marbury 22.0
+19.0
20036

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Stephon Marbury 21.3
+12.5
20044

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256
Stephon Marbury -
DNP
20050

Stephon Marbury's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Stephon Marbury played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 3.7 points in a total of 14 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 3.7 ppg and his lowest 3.7.