Malik Beasley vs. Victor Wembanyama: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Victor Wembanyama 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.

Victor Wembanyama 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 in the regular season Victor Wembanyama has a better scoring average and Malik Beasley scored more points, and since Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Malik Beasley has better playoff stats. 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 3 NBA regular seasons played, Victor Wembanyama averages 11.2 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (22.9 points against 11.7). On the other hand Malik Beasley scored a total of 3,786 points more than Victor Wembanyama (6,738 vs. 2,952).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Victor Wembanyama 22.9
+11.2
3

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
+3,786
9
Victor Wembanyama 2,952
3

Points in the Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Malik Beasley has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
+7.8
5
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
+334
5
Victor Wembanyama 0
0

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Victor Wembanyama 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Victor Wembanyama 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Victor Wembanyama 27
+18

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
+16
Victor Wembanyama 82

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
+199
Victor Wembanyama 124

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
+407
Victor Wembanyama 129

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+42
Victor Wembanyama 0

Playoffs

Victor Wembanyama didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Malik Beasley's point thresholds are omited here.

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:+11.2+4.1+7.7+4.7+0.3+0.2+5.2+3.3+4.0+4.7+6+449
Victor Wembanyama 22.9 8.3 17.6 47.3 2.2 6.6 33.9 4.0 5.0 81.6 3 129

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:+3,786+1,359+3,438+4.7+1,163+2,860+5.2+95+85+4.7+6+449
Victor Wembanyama 2,952 1,070 2,264 47.3 290 855 33.9 522 640 81.6 3 129

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:+7.8+2.7+6.7+39.7+1.5+4.2+35.7+1.0+1.2+80.4+5+43
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

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:+334+114+287+39.7+65+182+35.7+41+51+80.4+5+43
Victor Wembanyama DNP - - - - - - - - - 0 0

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Victor Wembanyama 21.4
+17.6
202471

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Victor Wembanyama 24.3
+21.1
202546

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Victor Wembanyama 26.2
+14.9
202612

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 6 seasons more than Victor Wembanyama in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 4 to 9, from 2020 to 2025—he averaged 13.4 points in a total of 413 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 19.6 ppg and his lowest 11.2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20240

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP
20250

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
+8.1
201914
Victor Wembanyama -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Malik Beasley played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 7.6 points in a total of 29 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 14 ppg and his lowest 3.