Malik Beasley vs. Tim Hardaway: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tim Hardaway 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 Tim Hardaway 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, Tim Hardaway averages 6 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (17.7 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 8,635 points more (15,373 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+6.0
13

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Tim Hardaway 15,373
+8,635
13

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tim Hardaway has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+609).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Tim Hardaway 16.8
+9.0
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Tim Hardaway 943
+609
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Tim Hardaway 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Tim Hardaway 62
+53

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Tim Hardaway 360
+262

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Tim Hardaway 719
+396

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
Tim Hardaway 853
+317

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+28
Tim Hardaway 14

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Tim Hardaway 7
+7

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Tim Hardaway 24
+19

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Tim Hardaway 42
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
Tim Hardaway 53
+17

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+4
Tim Hardaway 3

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:+6.0+2.3+5.2+0.5+0.7+1.4+3.6+2.2+2.8+1.3+4+289
Tim Hardaway 17.7 6.5 15.1 43.1 1.8 5.0 35.5 2.9 3.8 78.2 13 867

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:+8,635+3,211+7,374+0.5+89+630+3.6+2,124+2,708+1.3+4+289
Tim Hardaway 15,373 5,640 13,076 43.1 1,542 4,345 35.5 2,551 3,263 78.2 13 867

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:+9.0+3.2+8.2+0.4+0.5+1.9+3.7+2.1+3.0+5.3+4+13
Tim Hardaway 16.8 5.9 14.9 39.3 2.0 6.1 32.0 3.1 4.2 75.1 9 56

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:+609+215+550+0.4+45+162+3.7+134+182+5.3+4+13
Tim Hardaway 943 329 837 39.3 110 344 32.0 175 233 75.1 9 56

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Tim Hardaway 14.7
+10.9
199079

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Tim Hardaway 22.9
+19.7
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Tim Hardaway 23.4
+12.1
199281

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Tim Hardaway 21.5
+10.3
199366

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Tim Hardaway 20.1
+0.5
199562

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Tim Hardaway 15.2
+3.1
199680

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Tim Hardaway 20.3
+7.6
199781

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
202479
Tim Hardaway 18.9
+7.6
199881

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 16.3
202582
Tim Hardaway 17.4
+1.1
199948

Tim Hardaway's additional seasons:

* Tim Hardaway played 4 seasons more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 13, from 2000 to 2003—he averaged 12.3 points in a total of 207 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.9 ppg and his lowest 4.9.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19900

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Tim Hardaway 25.2
+25.2
19919

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Tim Hardaway 24.5
+16.4
19924

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19930

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Tim Hardaway -
DNP
19950

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226
Tim Hardaway 17.7
+9.2
19963

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Tim Hardaway 18.7
+15.7
199717

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
20246
Tim Hardaway 26.0
+17.2
19985

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 14.0
+5.0
20256
Tim Hardaway 9.0
19995

Tim Hardaway's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Tim Hardaway played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.5 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 7.7 ppg and his lowest 2.5.