Steven Adams vs. Malik Beasley: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Malik Beasley and Steven Adams 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 Malik Beasley has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Steven Adams scored more total points in both stages. 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Malik Beasley averages 2.9 points more than Steven Adams in his 11 seasons (11.7 points against 8.8). On the other hand Steven Adams scored a total of 5 points more than Malik Beasley (6,743 vs. 6,738).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Steven Adams 8.8
11
Malik Beasley 11.7
+2.9
9

Total Points

Seasons
Steven Adams 6,743
+5
11
Malik Beasley 6,738
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Malik Beasley has a better career point average than Steven Adams (+0.3 points per game) while Steven Adams scored more points (+215).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Steven Adams 7.5
8
Malik Beasley 7.8
+0.3
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Steven Adams 549
+215
8
Malik Beasley 334
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Malik Beasley 9
+9

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 40
Malik Beasley 98
+58

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 318
Malik Beasley 323
+5

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 728
+192
Malik Beasley 536

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 36
Malik Beasley 42
+6

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Steven Adams 0
Malik Beasley 5
+5

10+ Point Games

Steven Adams 22
+7
Malik Beasley 15

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Steven Adams 63
+27
Malik Beasley 36

0 Point Games (games without points)

Steven Adams 10
+3
Malik Beasley 7

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Steven Adams 8.8 3.7 6.3 58.6 0.0 0.0 5.9 1.5 2.8 53.3 11 764
difference:+2.9+0.5+3.6+16.0+2.5+6.4+33.2+0.8+1.8+23.6+2+186
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
Steven Adams 6,743 2,804 4,786 58.6 1 17 5.9 1,134 2,129 53.3 11 764
difference:+5+375+916+16.0+1,452+3,698+33.2+707+1,574+23.6+2+186
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
Steven Adams 7.5 3.1 5.0 61.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.6 53.4 8 73
difference:+0.3+0.4+1.7+21.6+1.5+4.2+35.7+0.4+1.4+27.0+3+30
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
Steven Adams 549 224 365 61.4 0 3 0.0 101 189 53.4 8 73
difference:+215+110+78+21.6+65+179+35.7+60+138+27.0+3+30
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

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.3
201481
Malik Beasley 3.8
+0.5
201722

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.7
+4.5
201570
Malik Beasley 3.2
201862

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
201680
Malik Beasley 11.3
+3.3
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.3
+0.1
201780
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
+2.7
201876
Malik Beasley 11.2
202055

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 13.9
201980
Malik Beasley 19.6
+5.7
202137

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.9
202063
Malik Beasley 12.1
+1.2
202279

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 7.6
202158
Malik Beasley 12.7
+5.1
202381

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 6.9
202276
Malik Beasley 11.3
+4.4
202479

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.6
202342
Malik Beasley 16.3
+7.7
202582

Steven Adams' additional seasons:

* Steven Adams played 1 season more than Malik Beasley in the NBA.

In that year—his season 11 in 2025—he averaged 3.9 points in a total of 58 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.9
+3.9
201418
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20150
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+2.0
201618
Malik Beasley 8.1
201914

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 8.0
+8.0
20175
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.5
+10.5
20186
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 11.8
+11.8
20195
Malik Beasley -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 10.1
+1.6
20207
Malik Beasley 8.5
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20210
Malik Beasley 3.0
+3.0
202311

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams 3.4
20227
Malik Beasley 8.8
+5.4
20246

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Steven Adams -
DNP
20230
Malik Beasley 14.0
+14.0
20256

Steven Adams' additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Steven Adams played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 5.7 points in a total of 7 games.

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