Malik Beasley vs. Trae Young: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Trae Young 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.

Trae Young 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 Trae Young 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Trae Young averages 13.5 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (25.2 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 5,571 points more (12,309 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Trae Young 25.2
+13.5
8

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Trae Young 12,309
+5,571
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Trae Young has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+18.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+379).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Trae Young 26.4
+18.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Trae Young 713
+379
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Trae Young 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Trae Young 34
+34

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Trae Young 164
+155

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Trae Young 345
+247

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Trae Young 467
+144

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
+48
Trae Young 488

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+42
Trae Young 0

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Trae Young 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Trae Young 12
+12

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Trae Young 21
+16

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Trae Young 25
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
+9
Trae Young 27

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Trae Young 0

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:+13.5+3.8+8.6+0.6+0.1+1.1+4.0+5.9+6.6+10.4+1+90
Trae Young 25.2 8.0 18.5 43.2 2.6 7.5 35.1 6.6 7.6 87.3 8 488

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:+5,571+1,462+3,303+0.6+171+61+4.0+2,818+3,163+10.4+1+90
Trae Young 12,309 3,891 9,005 43.2 1,282 3,654 35.1 3,245 3,718 87.3 8 488

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:+18.6+5.9+14.7+0.5+1.1+4.5+6.0+5.6+6.6+4.8+2+16
Trae Young 26.4 8.6 21.4 40.2 2.6 8.7 29.7 6.6 7.8 85.2 3 27

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:+379+118+290+0.5+5+54+6.0+138+159+4.8+2+16
Trae Young 713 232 577 40.2 70 236 29.7 179 210 85.2 3 27

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Trae Young 19.1
+15.3
201981

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Trae Young 29.6
+26.4
202060

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Trae Young 25.3
+14.0
202163

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Trae Young 28.4
+17.2
202276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Trae Young 26.2
+15.0
202373

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Trae Young 25.7
+6.1
202454

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Trae Young 24.2
+12.1
202576

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Trae Young 17.8
+5.1
20265

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 3 seasons more than Trae Young in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 242 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 16.3 ppg and his lowest 11.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Trae Young -
DNP
20190

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Trae Young -
DNP
20200

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Trae Young 28.8
+20.7
202116

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Trae Young 15.4
+15.4
20225

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Trae Young 29.2
+29.2
20236

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Trae Young -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Trae Young -
DNP
20250

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311
Trae Young -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.4 points in a total of 23 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14 ppg and his lowest 3.