Clint Capela vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith and Clint Capela, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Clint Capela played 12 years in the NBA, 3 more than Dorian Finney-Smith, who played 9. Clint Capela had the first of his seasons in 2014-15, while Dorian Finney-Smith had his rookie season in 2016-17. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achievements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers
Player	Total Seasons	Playoffs Played	NBA Years
Clint Capela	12	8	2014-15 to 2025-26
Dorian Finney-Smith	9	5	2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2014-15	2016-17
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	12	7.5	2.7	0.8	2.2	3.0	0.2	0.1	0.8	0.4	1.2	1.2	2.4	.483	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	1.9	.174
difference:	+69	+12.8	+1.6	+0.1	+0.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.5	+0.5	-0.2	-0.3	+0.3	+1.7	+.111	+0.7	+2.4		+0.3	+1.1	+.580
Dorian Finney-Smith	81	20.3	4.3	0.7	2.1	2.7	0.8	0.6	0.3	0.6	1.5	1.5	4.1	.372	0.7	2.4	.293	0.6	0.8	.754

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	17	7.5	3.4	0.8	1.7	2.5	0.3	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.8	.677	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	1.7	.517
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 2
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2015-16	2017-18
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	77	19.1	7.0	2.5	3.9	6.4	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.8	2.5	3.0	5.2	.582	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.7	.379
difference:	+56	+2.2	+1.1	+1.5	+1.4	+2.8	+0.6	+0.3	+1.0	-0.2	-0.5	+0.8	+0.6	+.202	+1.0	+3.2		+0.5	+2.0	+.354
Dorian Finney-Smith	21	21.3	5.9	1.0	2.5	3.6	1.2	0.5	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2	5.8	.380	1.0	3.2	.299	0.5	0.7	.733

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	5	8.6	1.6	1.6	2.4	4.0	0.4	0.6	0.4	0.6	1.0	0.6	1.8	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.4	1.0	.400
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 3
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2016-17	2018-19
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Did Not Play

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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	65	23.9	12.6	2.7	5.4	8.1	1.0	0.5	1.2	1.3	2.8	5.6	8.7	.643	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.531
difference:	+16	+0.6	+5.1	+1.0	+2.3	+3.3	+0.2	+0.4	+0.8	-0.4	-0.5	+2.8	+2.2	+.211	+1.0	+3.1		+0.5	+1.4	+.178
Dorian Finney-Smith	81	24.5	7.5	1.7	3.1	4.8	1.2	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.3	2.8	6.5	.432	1.0	3.1	.311	0.9	1.3	.709

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	11	26.0	10.5	2.4	6.4	8.7	1.1	0.7	2.5	0.7	2.5	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.1	.000	2.2	3.5	.615
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 4
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2017-18	2019-20
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	74	27.5	13.9	3.3	7.6	10.8	0.9	0.8	1.9	1.4	2.5	6.0	9.1	.652	0.0	0.0	-	1.9	3.5	.560
difference:	+3	+2.4	+4.4	+1.3	+3.9	+5.1	+0.7	+0.2	+1.4	-0.4		+2.6	+1.7	+.186	+1.6	+4.3		+0.8	+2.0	+.162
Dorian Finney-Smith	71	29.9	9.5	2.0	3.7	5.7	1.6	0.6	0.5	1.0	2.5	3.4	7.4	.466	1.6	4.3	.376	1.1	1.5	.722

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	17	30.6	12.7	3.6	8.0	11.6	1.3	0.8	2.1	0.9	2.2	5.6	8.5	.660	0.0	0.0	-	1.5	3.2	.473
difference:	+11	+1.2	+2.5	+1.6	+4.3	+5.9	+1.9	+0.4	+1.6	-0.6	-1.5	+1.8	+0.2	+.218	+1.8	+5.0		+0.8	+2.4	+.327
Dorian Finney-Smith	6	31.8	10.2	2.0	3.7	5.7	3.2	1.2	0.5	1.5	3.7	3.8	8.7	.442	1.8	5.0	.367	0.7	0.8	.800


Season 5
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2018-19	2020-21
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Rockets Lost West Conf Semis	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	67	33.6	16.6	4.4	8.2	12.7	1.4	0.7	1.5	1.4	2.5	7.1	10.9	.648	0.0	0.0	-	2.5	3.9	.636
difference:	+7	+1.6	+6.8	+2.8	+4.4	+7.3	+0.3	+0.2	+1.1	-0.6	-0.2	+3.4	+3.1	+.176	+2.0	+5.0		+2.0	+3.2	+.120
Dorian Finney-Smith	60	32.0	9.8	1.6	3.8	5.4	1.7	0.9	0.4	0.8	2.3	3.7	7.8	.472	2.0	5.0	.394	0.5	0.7	.756

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	11	30.1	9.7	3.7	6.5	10.3	1.5	0.3	1.1	1.5	2.4	4.2	7.5	.561	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	3.2	.429
difference:	+4	+8.6	+0.6	+1.3	+2.4	+3.7	+0.6	+0.8	+0.8	-0.2	-0.9	+0.5	+1.6	+.155	+2.3	+5.3		+0.8	+2.5	+.371
Dorian Finney-Smith	7	38.7	10.3	2.4	4.1	6.6	2.1	1.1	0.3	1.7	3.3	3.7	9.1	.406	2.3	5.3	.432	0.6	0.7	.800


Season 6
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2019-20	2021-22
Team	Houston Rockets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals

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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	39	32.8	13.9	4.3	9.5	13.8	1.2	0.8	1.8	1.6	2.6	6.3	9.9	.629	0.0	0.0	-	1.4	2.7	.529
difference:	+41	+0.3	+2.9	+2.8	+6.3	+9.1	+0.7	+0.3	+1.3	-0.6	-0.3	+2.2	+1.2	+.158	+2.2	+5.4		+0.7	+1.7	+.146
Dorian Finney-Smith	80	33.1	11.0	1.5	3.2	4.7	1.9	1.1	0.5	1.0	2.3	4.1	8.7	.471	2.2	5.4	.395	0.7	1.0	.675

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dorian Finney-Smith	18	38.2	11.7	1.8	3.7	5.5	1.9	0.9	0.4	1.0	2.9	4.1	8.7	.471	2.6	6.0	.426	0.9	1.3	.708


Season 7
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2020-21	2022-23
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards	Rebounds Leader	-
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf Finals	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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7th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	63	30.1	15.2	4.7	9.6	14.3	0.8	0.7	2.0	1.2	2.3	6.6	11.0	.594	0.0	0.0	-	2.1	3.6	.573
difference:	+3	+0.3	+6.9	+3.0	+6.5	+9.5	+0.7	+0.1	+1.5	-0.3	-0.1	+3.6	+3.4	+.203	+1.7	+5.1		+1.4	+2.7	+.190
Dorian Finney-Smith	66	30.4	8.3	1.7	3.1	4.8	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.9	2.2	3.0	7.6	.391	1.7	5.1	.337	0.7	0.9	.763

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	18	31.6	10.1	3.4	7.8	11.2	0.9	0.7	1.1	1.0	2.6	4.6	7.6	.603	0.0	0.0	-	0.9	2.2	.436
difference:	+14	+6.3	+3.8	+1.9	+4.8	+6.7	+0.1	+0.1	+0.6	-0.3	-0.8	+2.3	+1.8	+.212	+1.8	+4.3		+0.9	+2.2
Dorian Finney-Smith	4	25.3	6.3	1.5	3.0	4.5	0.8	0.8	0.5	1.3	1.8	2.3	5.8	.391	1.8	4.3	.412	0.0	0.0	-


Season 8
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2021-22	2023-24
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	74	27.6	11.1	3.8	8.1	11.9	1.2	0.7	1.3	0.6	2.2	5.0	8.2	.613	0.0	0.0	-	1.1	2.3	.473
difference:	+6	+0.8	+2.6	+2.2	+5.0	+7.2	+0.4	+0.1	+0.7	-0.3		+1.8	+0.7	+.192	+1.7	+4.9		+0.6	+1.6	+.244
Dorian Finney-Smith	68	28.4	8.5	1.6	3.1	4.7	1.6	0.8	0.6	0.9	2.2	3.2	7.5	.421	1.7	4.9	.348	0.5	0.7	.717

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	2	20.0	2.0	2.0	5.5	7.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	3.0	.333	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 9
	Clint Capela	Dorian Finney-Smith
Season	2022-23	2024-25
Team	Atlanta Hawks	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Hawks Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd

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9th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	65	26.6	12.0	4.0	7.1	11.0	0.9	0.7	1.2	0.8	2.1	5.4	8.2	.653	0.0	0.0	-	1.2	2.0	.603
difference:	+2	+2.3	+3.3	+2.7	+4.4	+7.1	+0.5	+0.2	+0.8	-0.1	-0.1	+2.3	+1.3	+.205	+2.0	+5.0		+0.7	+1.3	+.064
Dorian Finney-Smith	63	28.9	8.7	1.3	2.7	3.9	1.4	0.9	0.4	0.9	2.2	3.1	6.9	.448	2.0	5.0	.411	0.5	0.7	.667

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Clint Capela	6	25.2	8.3	2.5	5.8	8.3	0.5	1.0	0.5	0.7	0.8	3.8	6.3	.605	0.0	0.0	-	0.7	1.0	.667
difference:	+1	+8.8	+2.1	+0.5	+3.6	+4.1	+2.1	+0.8	+0.1	-0.3	-2.6	+1.4	+0.5	+.191	+1.4	+3.8		+0.7	+1.0
Dorian Finney-Smith	5	34.0	6.2	2.0	2.2	4.2	2.6	0.2	0.4	1.0	3.4	2.4	5.8	.414	1.4	3.8	.368	0.0	0.0	-

Additional Years

* Clint Capela played 3 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2024 to 2026—Clint Capela didn't play in the postseason.

Clint Capela vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith and Clint Capela, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Their Careers

Comparison Season by Season

Rookie Season

Rookie Season Stats Comparison

Season 2

2nd Season Stats Comparison

Season 3

3rd Season Stats Comparison

Season 4

4th Season Stats Comparison

Season 5

5th Season Stats Comparison

Season 6

6th Season Stats Comparison

Season 7

7th Season Stats Comparison

Season 8

8th Season Stats Comparison

Season 9

9th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years