Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Evan Fournier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Fournier 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, 3 less than Evan Fournier, who played 12. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Evan Fournier had his rookie season in 2012-13. 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
Evan Fournier	12	4	2012-13 to 2023-24

Comparison Season by Season
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Rookie Season
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2016-17	2012-13
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Nuggets 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	TO	PF	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:	+43	+9.0	+1.0	+0.5	+1.3	+1.8	+0.4	+0.1	+0.3	-0.2	-0.2	+0.5	+0.1	+.121	+0.1	+1.0	+.114	+0.2	+0.2	+.015
Evan Fournier	38	11.3	5.3	0.2	0.8	0.9	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.8	1.7	2.0	4.0	.493	0.6	1.4	.407	0.8	1.0	.769

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Fournier	4	13.3	4.8	0.0	0.0	0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	4.3	.353	0.0	2.0	.000	1.8	2.0	.875


Season 2
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2017-18	2013-14
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Denver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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:	+55	+1.5	+2.5	+0.6	+0.3	+0.9	+0.3	+0.1	+0.1	-0.3	-0.4	+0.8	+1.4	+.039	+0.2	+0.1	+.077	+0.7	+0.9	+.023
Evan Fournier	76	19.8	8.4	0.4	2.2	2.7	1.5	0.4	0.1	1.3	2.4	3.0	7.2	.419	1.2	3.1	.376	1.2	1.6	.756

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Evan Fournier played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2018-19	2014-15
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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
difference:	+23	+4.1	+4.5	+1.2	+0.9	+2.2	+0.9	+0.2	+0.4	-0.5	-0.3	+1.6	+3.4	+.008	+0.5	+0.8	+.067	+0.9	+1.2	+.019
Evan Fournier	58	28.6	12.0	0.5	2.2	2.6	2.1	0.7	0.0	1.4	2.0	4.4	9.9	.440	1.5	3.9	.378	1.8	2.5	.728

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Evan Fournier played in the postseason in their season 3


Season 4
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2019-20	2015-16
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+2.6	+5.9	+1.6	+1.3	+2.9	+1.1	+0.6	+0.5	-0.7	-0.2	+2.0	+4.4	+.004	+0.4	+0.6	+.024	+1.4	+1.5	+.114
Evan Fournier	79	32.5	15.4	0.4	2.4	2.8	2.7	1.2	0.0	1.7	2.7	5.4	11.8	.462	2.0	4.9	.400	2.5	3.0	.836

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Fournier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2020-21	2016-17
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+8	+0.9	+7.4	+1.0	+1.4	+2.3	+1.3	+0.1	+0.3	-1.3	-0.3	+2.3	+5.9	+.033	+0.1	+0.3	+.038	+2.8	+3.4	+.049
Evan Fournier	68	32.9	17.2	0.6	2.4	3.1	3.0	1.0	0.1	2.1	2.6	6.0	13.7	.439	1.9	5.3	.356	3.3	4.1	.805

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Fournier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2021-22	2017-18
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Did Not Play

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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		%
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
difference:	+23	+0.9	+6.8	+1.1	+0.4	+1.5	+1.0	+0.3	+0.2	-0.7	-0.1	+2.4	+5.4	+.012		+0.5	+.016	+1.9	+2.0	+.192
Evan Fournier	57	32.2	17.8	0.4	2.8	3.2	2.9	0.8	0.3	1.7	2.4	6.5	14.1	.459	2.2	5.9	.379	2.6	3.0	.867

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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
Evan Fournier	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2022-23	2018-19
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Magic 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		%
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
difference:	+15	+1.1	+6.8	+1.2	+0.4	+1.6	+2.1	+0.1	+0.4	-1.0	-0.6	+2.8	+5.6	+.047	+0.2	+0.5	+.003	+1.0	+1.2	+.043
Evan Fournier	81	31.5	15.1	0.5	2.7	3.2	3.6	0.9	0.1	1.9	2.8	5.8	13.2	.438	1.9	5.6	.340	1.7	2.1	.806

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
difference:	+1	+9.7	+6.1	+0.9	+0.4	+1.3	+1.2	+0.6	+0.5	-1.1	-1.0	+2.5	+8.0	+.043	+0.2	+2.5	+.177	+1.2	+1.6
Evan Fournier	5	35.0	12.4	0.6	2.6	3.2	2.0	1.4	0.0	2.4	2.8	4.8	13.8	.348	1.6	6.8	.235	1.2	1.6	.750


Season 8
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2023-24	2019-20
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Orlando Magic
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Magic Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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		%
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
difference:	+2	+3.1	+10.0	+1.3	+0.8	+2.1	+1.6	+0.3	+0.4	-1.0	-0.2	+3.4	+6.6	+.046	+0.9	+1.7	+.051	+2.2	+2.6	+.101
Evan Fournier	66	31.5	18.5	0.3	2.3	2.6	3.2	1.1	0.2	1.9	2.4	6.6	14.1	.467	2.6	6.6	.399	2.7	3.3	.818

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Evan Fournier	5	34.2	12.8	0.6	3.4	4.0	2.6	1.2	0.6	1.8	2.0	4.0	11.4	.351	2.4	7.0	.343	2.4	3.4	.706


Season 9
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Evan Fournier
Season	2024-25	2020-21
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Orlando Magic, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Celtics Lost East 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		%
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
difference:	+21	+1.1	+8.4	+1.1	+0.1	+0.9	+2.0	+0.2	+0.1	-0.8	-0.1	+2.8	+6.0	+.009	+0.8	+1.7	+.002	+2.1	+2.6	+.121
Evan Fournier	42	30.0	17.1	0.2	2.8	3.0	3.4	1.1	0.5	1.7	2.3	5.9	12.9	.457	2.8	6.7	.413	2.6	3.3	.788

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
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	-
difference:		+0.6	+9.2	+1.0	+0.4	+0.6	+1.2	+1.0	+0.4		-0.6	+3.0	+6.8	+.015	+1.2	+2.2	+.065	+2.0	+2.4
Evan Fournier	5	33.4	15.4	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.4	1.2	0.0	1.0	4.0	5.4	12.6	.429	2.6	6.0	.433	2.0	2.4	.833

Additional Years

* Evan Fournier played 3 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In that period—his seasons 10 to 12, from 2022 to 2024—Evan Fournier didn't play in the postseason.

Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Evan Fournier Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Evan Fournier 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.

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