Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Bronny James Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Bronny James and Dorian Finney-Smith, 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.

Dorian Finney-Smith played 9 years in the NBA, 7 more than Bronny James, who played 2. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Bronny James had his rookie season in 2024-25. 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
Dorian Finney-Smith 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25
Bronny James 2 1 2024-25 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Dorian Finney-Smith Bronny James
Season 2016-172024-25
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayLakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+54+13.6+2.0+0.6+1.6+2.0+0.3+0.2-0.1-1.0+0.7+1.6+.059+0.4+1.2+.012+0.2+0.3+.032
Bronny James 27 6.7 2.3 0.1 0.5 0.7 0.8 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.5 0.8 2.5 .313 0.3 1.2 .281 0.4 0.5 .786
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
Dorian Finney-Smith DNP------ --- ----------
Bronny James 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 -

Season 2
Dorian Finney-Smith Bronny James
Season 2017-182025-26
Team Dallas MavericksLos Angeles Lakers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
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
difference:+7+12.4+4.0+0.7+2.1+3.0+0.3+0.1+0.1-0.2-1.1+1.5+3.6+.057+0.7+2.2+.013+0.4+0.6+.267
Bronny James 14 8.9 1.9 0.3 0.4 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.8 0.9 0.7 2.2 .323 0.3 1.0 .286 0.1 0.1 1.000
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Bronny James played in the postseason in their season 2

Additional Years

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 7 seasons more than Bronny James in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 3 to 9, from 2019 to 2025—Dorian Finney-Smith played in 5 Playoffs.

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