Paolo Banchero vs. Malik Beasley: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Malik Beasley and Paolo Banchero 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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Paolo Banchero 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 Paolo Banchero has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Malik Beasley scored more points in the regular season. 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats? 
Points in the Regular Season
In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Paolo Banchero averages 10.7 points more than Malik Beasley in his 9 seasons (22.4 points against 11.7). On the other hand Malik Beasley scored a total of 2,191 points more than Paolo Banchero (6,738 vs. 4,547).
| Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | +10.7  | 4 | 
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | 9 | |
| Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,547 | 4 | |
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | +2,191  | 9 | 
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Paolo Banchero has a better career point average than Malik Beasley (+20.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2).
| Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | +20.2  | 2 | 
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 5 | |
| Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | +2  | 2 | 
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 5 | |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
| 50+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 1 | +1  | ||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| 40+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | +6  | ||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| 20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 133 | +35  | ||
| Malik Beasley | 98 | |||
| 10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 195 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 323 | +128  | ||
| 1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 203 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 536 | +333  | ||
| 0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 42 | +42  | ||
Playoffs
| 30+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 6 | +6  | ||
| Malik Beasley | 0 | |||
| 20+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 10 | +5  | ||
| Malik Beasley | 5 | |||
| 10+ Point Games | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 11 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 15 | +4  | ||
| 1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 12 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 36 | +24  | ||
| 0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 0 | |||
| Malik Beasley | 7 | +7  | ||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 22.4 | 7.7 | 17.4 | 44.4 | 1.4 | 4.6 | 31.7 | 5.5 | 7.6 | 73.1 | 4 | 203 | 
| difference: | +10.7 | +3.5 | +7.5 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +1.8 | +7.4 | +4.8 | +6.6 | +3.8 | +5 | +375 | 
| Malik Beasley | 11.7 | 4.2 | 9.9 | 42.6 | 2.5 | 6.4 | 39.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 76.9 | 9 | 578 | 
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 4,547 | 1,566 | 3,527 | 44.4 | 294 | 927 | 31.7 | 1,121 | 1,534 | 73.1 | 4 | 203 | 
| difference: | +2,191 | +863 | +2,175 | +1.8 | +1,159 | +2,788 | +7.4 | +694 | +979 | +3.8 | +5 | +375 | 
| Malik Beasley | 6,738 | 2,429 | 5,702 | 42.6 | 1,453 | 3,715 | 39.1 | 427 | 555 | 76.9 | 9 | 578 | 
Playoffs
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 28.0 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 44.7 | 2.3 | 5.6 | 41.8 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 | 
| difference: | +20.2 | +7.5 | +16.1 | +5.0 | +0.8 | +1.4 | +6.1 | +4.3 | +6.3 | +9.3 | +3 | +31 | 
| Malik Beasley | 7.8 | 2.7 | 6.7 | 39.7 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 35.7 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 80.4 | 5 | 43 | 
Total Stats
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Paolo Banchero | 336 | 122 | 273 | 44.7 | 28 | 67 | 41.8 | 64 | 90 | 71.1 | 2 | 12 | 
| difference: | +2 | +8 | +14 | +5.0 | +37 | +115 | +6.1 | +23 | +39 | +9.3 | +3 | +31 | 
| Malik Beasley | 334 | 114 | 287 | 39.7 | 65 | 182 | 35.7 | 41 | 51 | 80.4 | 5 | 43 | 
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
| Malik Beasley's additional seasons: | ||||
| * Malik Beasley played 6 seasons more than Paolo Banchero in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 | 
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 | 
| Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | 27.0 | +27.0  | 2024 | 7 | 
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 | 
| Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Paolo Banchero | - | DNP * | 2026 | 0 | 
| Malik Beasley | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 | 
| * 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. |