Malik Beasley vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming 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 Yao Ming 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 7.3 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (19.0 points against 11.7), and he also scored a total of 2,509 points more (9,247 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Malik Beasley 11.7
9
Yao Ming 19.0
+7.3
8

Total Points

Seasons
Malik Beasley 6,738
9
Yao Ming 9,247
+2,509
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+12 points per game) and he also scored more points (+221).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 7.8
5
Yao Ming 19.8
+12.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Malik Beasley 334
5
Yao Ming 555
+221
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Yao Ming 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 9
Yao Ming 49
+40

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 98
Yao Ming 232
+134

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 323
Yao Ming 440
+117

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 536
+53
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 42
+39
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 0
Yao Ming 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 5
Yao Ming 15
+10

10+ Point Games

Malik Beasley 15
Yao Ming 26
+11

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Malik Beasley 36
+8
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Malik Beasley 7
+7
Yao Ming 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:+7.3+2.8+3.4+9.8+2.5+6.4+19.1+4.4+5.1+6.4+1+92
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

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:+2,509+951+743+9.8+1,451+3,705+19.1+2,058+2,429+6.4+1+92
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

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:+12.0+4.3+6.7+12.1+1.5+4.2+35.7+4.9+5.9+2.9+1+15
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

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:+221+81+89+12.1+65+182+35.7+124+147+2.9+1+15
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.8
201722
Yao Ming 13.5
+9.7
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862
Yao Ming 17.5
+14.3
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
201981
Yao Ming 18.3
+7.0
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055
Yao Ming 22.3
+11.1
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 19.6
202137
Yao Ming 25.0
+5.4
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.1
202279
Yao Ming 22.0
+9.9
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 12.7
202381
Yao Ming 19.7
+7.0
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 11.3
+1.1
202479
Yao Ming 10.2
20115

Malik Beasley's additional seasons:

* Malik Beasley played 1 season more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In that year—his season 9 in 2025—he averaged 16.3 points in a total of 82 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914
Yao Ming 21.4
+13.3
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210
Yao Ming 25.1
+25.1
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.5
+8.5
20226
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 3.0
202311
Yao Ming 17.1
+14.1
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Malik Beasley 8.8
+8.8
20246
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

Malik Beasley's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Malik Beasley played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 6 games.

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