Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Josh Giddey Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Josh Giddey 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.
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, 4 more than Josh Giddey, who played 5. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Josh Giddey had his rookie season in 2021-22. 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.
Comparison Season by Season |
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +27 | +11.2 | +8.2 | +1.1 | +3.9 | +5.1 | +5.6 | +0.3 | +0.1 | -2.6 | -0.1 | +3.7 | +8.3 | +.047 | +0.3 | +1.5 | +.030 | +0.4 | +0.7 | +.045 |
| Josh Giddey |
54 |
31.5 |
12.5 |
1.8 |
6.0 |
7.8 |
6.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
5.2 |
12.4 |
.419 |
1.0 |
3.9 |
.263 |
1.0 |
1.5 |
.709 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 1 |
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2nd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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 | +9.9 | +10.7 | +0.9 | +3.4 | +4.3 | +5.0 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -1.8 | -0.1 | +4.9 | +8.9 | +.102 | | +0.1 | +.026 | +0.9 | +1.2 | +.002 |
| Josh Giddey |
76 |
31.2 |
16.6 |
1.9 |
5.9 |
7.9 |
6.2 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
7.1 |
14.7 |
.482 |
1.0 |
3.1 |
.325 |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.731 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
| * Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Josh Giddey played in the postseason in their season 2 |
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3rd Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +1 | +0.6 | +4.8 | +0.3 | +1.9 | +1.6 | +3.6 | +0.2 | +0.2 | -1.2 | -0.9 | +2.2 | +4.1 | +.043 | | +0.1 | +.026 | +0.4 | +0.3 | +.097 |
| Josh Giddey |
80 |
25.1 |
12.3 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
6.4 |
4.8 |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
10.6 |
.475 |
1.0 |
3.0 |
.337 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
.806 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO | PF |
FGM / A | % |
3PM / A | % |
FTM / A | % |
| Dorian Finney-Smith |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Josh Giddey |
10 |
18.1 |
8.7 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.6 |
2.1 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
.453 |
1.2 |
3.4 |
.353 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
.875 |
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4th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +1 | +0.3 | +5.1 | +0.2 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +5.6 | +0.6 | +0.1 | -1.9 | -0.8 | +1.9 | +4.0 | +.001 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +.002 | +1.4 | +1.7 | +.059 |
| Josh Giddey |
70 |
30.2 |
14.6 |
1.8 |
6.3 |
8.1 |
7.2 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
2.9 |
1.7 |
5.3 |
11.4 |
.465 |
1.5 |
4.0 |
.378 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.781 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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5th Season Stats Comparison |
| Regular Season Stats |
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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: | +35 | +1.6 | +10.3 | +0.3 | +4.2 | +3.8 | +7.1 | +0.1 | | -2.8 | -0.4 | +3.3 | +7.0 | +.004 | | +0.2 | +.011 | +3.6 | +4.7 | |
| Josh Giddey |
25 |
33.6 |
20.1 |
1.3 |
8.0 |
9.2 |
8.8 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
1.9 |
7.0 |
14.8 |
.476 |
2.0 |
4.8 |
.405 |
4.1 |
5.4 |
.756 |
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| Playoffs Stats |
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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 |
| Josh Giddey |
DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Additional Years |
* Dorian Finney-Smith played 4 seasons more than Josh Giddey in the NBA.
In that period—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—Dorian Finney-Smith played in 3 Playoffs. |
All-Rookie Second Team