Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry 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 / Stats Rankings / 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, 10 less than Jason Terry, who played 19. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Jason Terry had his rookie season in 1999-00. 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
Jason Terry	19	13	1999-00 to 2017-18

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9


Rookie Season
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2016-17	1999-00
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards	-	All-Rookie Second Team
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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:		+3.0	+3.8	+0.4	+0.3	+0.7	+3.5	+0.5	+0.2	-1.3	-0.1	+1.6	+3.3	+.043	+0.1	+0.5		+0.8	+0.9	+.053
Jason Terry	81	23.3	8.1	0.3	1.8	2.0	4.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.6	3.1	7.4	.415	0.6	1.9	.293	1.4	1.7	.807

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Jason Terry played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2017-18	2000-01
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Atlanta Hawks
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:	+61	+16.4	+13.8	+0.5	+0.3	+0.3	+3.7	+0.8	+0.1	-1.9	-0.5	+5.1	+10.9	+.056	+0.5	+0.6	+.096	+3.2	+3.7	+.113
Jason Terry	82	37.7	19.7	0.5	2.8	3.3	4.9	1.3	0.1	2.9	2.5	7.3	16.7	.436	1.5	3.8	.395	3.7	4.4	.846

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


Season 3
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2018-19	2001-02
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Atlanta Hawks
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:	+3	+13.5	+11.8	+1.2	+0.2	+1.3	+4.5	+0.9	+0.2	-1.4	-0.3	+3.9	+9.1	+.002	+1.2	+2.6	+.076	+2.7	+3.1	+.126
Jason Terry	78	38.0	19.3	0.5	2.9	3.5	5.7	1.8	0.2	2.3	2.0	6.7	15.6	.430	2.2	5.7	.387	3.6	4.4	.835

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


Season 4
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2019-20	2002-03
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Atlanta Hawks
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:	+10	+8.1	+7.7	+1.5	+0.7	+2.3	+5.8	+1.0	+0.3	-2.1	-0.3	+2.6	+6.7	+.038	+0.4	+1.0	+.005	+2.1	+2.1	+.165
Jason Terry	81	38.0	17.2	0.5	3.0	3.4	7.4	1.6	0.2	3.1	2.2	6.0	14.1	.428	2.0	5.3	.371	3.2	3.6	.887

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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 5
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2020-21	2003-04
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Atlanta Hawks
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:	+21	+5.3	+7.0	+1.0	+0.3	+1.3	+3.7	+0.6	+0.2	-2.0	-0.1	+2.5	+7.0	+.055	+0.2	+0.2	+.047	+2.2	+2.5	+.071
Jason Terry	81	37.3	16.8	0.6	3.5	4.1	5.4	1.5	0.2	2.8	2.4	6.2	14.8	.417	1.8	5.2	.347	2.7	3.2	.827

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
Jason Terry	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2021-22	2004-05
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	Mavericks Lost West Conf Semis

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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:		+3.1	+1.4	+1.0	+1.3	+2.3	+3.5	+0.3	+0.3	-0.8	-0.1	+0.6	+0.6	+.030	+0.9	+2.3	+.025	+1.1	+1.2	+.169
Jason Terry	80	30.0	12.4	0.5	1.9	2.4	5.4	1.4	0.2	1.8	2.2	4.7	9.3	.501	1.3	3.1	.420	1.8	2.2	.844

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
difference:	+5	+0.3	+5.8	+1.1	+0.2	+1.3	+2.7	+0.4	+0.1	-1.3	-0.7	+2.1	+3.6	+.035	+0.5	+1.8	+.065	+2.0	+2.0	+.176
Jason Terry	13	38.5	17.5	0.7	3.5	4.2	4.6	1.3	0.5	2.3	2.2	6.2	12.3	.506	2.1	4.2	.491	2.9	3.3	.884


Season 7
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2022-23	2005-06
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks Lost NBA Finals

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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:	+14	+4.6	+8.8	+1.3	+1.5	+2.8	+2.3	+0.5	+0.2	-0.8	-0.3	+3.5	+6.1	+.079	+0.4	+0.1	+.074	+1.4	+1.7	+.037
Jason Terry	80	35.0	17.1	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.8	1.3	0.3	1.7	2.5	6.5	13.7	.470	2.1	5.2	.411	2.1	2.6	.800

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:	+18	+13.1	+12.6	+1.0	+0.6	+1.6	+3.0	+0.4	+0.5	-0.7	-0.7	+5.1	+11.0	+.051	+0.4	+0.3	+.105	+2.7	+3.2
Jason Terry	22	38.4	18.9	0.5	2.4	2.9	3.8	1.2	0.0	2.0	2.5	7.4	16.8	.442	1.4	4.6	.307	2.7	3.2	.831


Season 8
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2023-24	2006-07
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	Mavericks Lost West 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:	+13	+6.7	+8.2	+1.1	+0.8	+1.8	+3.6	+0.2	+0.4	-1.0	-0.1	+3.1	+5.6	+.063	+0.3	+0.3	+.090	+1.5	+1.8	+.087
Jason Terry	81	35.1	16.7	0.5	2.3	2.9	5.2	1.0	0.2	1.9	2.1	6.3	13.1	.484	2.0	4.6	.438	2.0	2.5	.804

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jason Terry	6	38.2	17.0	0.5	1.8	2.3	3.7	0.8	0.3	2.8	2.0	6.5	15.3	.424	1.5	5.3	.281	2.5	3.0	.833


Season 9
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Jason Terry
Season	2024-25	2007-08
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Mavericks 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		%
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:	+19	+2.6	+6.8	+0.9	+0.5	+1.4	+1.8	+0.2	+0.2	-0.2	-0.1	+2.6	+5.4	+.019	+0.3	+0.6	+.036	+1.8	+2.0	+.190
Jason Terry	82	31.5	15.5	0.4	2.2	2.5	3.2	1.1	0.2	1.1	2.1	5.7	12.3	.467	1.7	4.4	.375	2.3	2.7	.857

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:		+2.0	+9.6	+1.8	+0.8	+2.6	+2.2	+0.2	+0.2		-0.4	+2.8	+6.2	+.019	+1.4	+2.6	+.070	+2.6	+3.0
Jason Terry	5	36.0	15.8	0.2	1.4	1.6	4.8	0.4	0.2	1.0	3.0	5.2	12.0	.433	2.8	6.4	.438	2.6	3.0	.867


Additional Years
* Jason Terry played 10 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 19, from 2009 to 2018—Jason Terry played in 9 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those 10 extra years over Dorian Finney-Smith, Jason Terry got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	1 Sixth Man of the Year

Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Jason Terry Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Jason Terry 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