Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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, 8 less than Lou Williams, who played 17. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while Lou Williams had his rookie season in 2005-06. 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
Lou Williams	17	10	2005-06 to 2021-22

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


Rookie Season
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2016-17	2005-06
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
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:	+51	+15.5	+2.4	+0.6	+1.6	+2.1	+0.5	+0.4	+0.3	-0.2	-1.1	+0.7	+2.4	+.070	+0.6	+2.1	+.071	+0.3	+0.4	+.139
Lou Williams	30	4.8	1.9	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.3	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	1.7	.442	0.1	0.3	.222	0.3	0.4	.615

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


Season 2
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2017-18	2006-07
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+40	+10.0	+1.6	+0.7	+1.6	+2.5	+0.6	+0.1	+0.2	-0.2	-1.3	+0.7	+2.3	+.061	+0.8	+2.6	+.025	+0.5	+0.8	+.037
Lou Williams	61	11.3	4.3	0.3	0.9	1.1	1.8	0.4	0.0	0.8	0.7	1.5	3.5	.441	0.2	0.6	.324	1.0	1.5	.696

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


Season 3
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2018-19	2007-08
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+1	+1.2	+4.0	+1.2	+1.5	+2.7	+2.0	+0.1	+0.2	-0.7	-0.7	+1.2	+2.9	+.008	+0.3	+1.2	+.048	+1.9	+2.3	+.074
Lou Williams	80	23.3	11.5	0.5	1.6	2.1	3.2	1.0	0.2	1.6	1.6	4.0	9.4	.424	0.7	1.9	.359	2.8	3.6	.783

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lou Williams	6	22.5	12.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.8	4.0	10.0	.400	0.3	1.5	.222	3.7	5.0	.733


Season 4
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2019-20	2008-09
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East 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		%
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	+6.2	+3.3	+1.6	+2.1	+3.7	+1.4	+0.4	+0.3	-0.9	-0.9	+0.7	+3.0	+.068	+0.8	+1.6	+.090	+2.7	+3.3	+.068
Lou Williams	81	23.7	12.8	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.2	1.9	1.6	4.1	10.4	.398	0.8	2.7	.286	3.8	4.8	.790

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
difference:		+7.0	+0.5	+1.7	+1.5	+3.2	+0.4	+0.7	+0.3	-0.5	-2.0	+0.3	+0.2	+.030	+0.8	+2.3	+.008	+1.0	+1.7	+.133
Lou Williams	6	24.8	9.7	0.3	2.2	2.5	2.8	0.5	0.2	2.0	1.7	3.5	8.5	.412	1.0	2.7	.375	1.7	2.5	.667


Season 5
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2020-21	2009-10
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
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:	+4	+2.1	+4.2	+1.2	+1.3	+2.5	+2.5	+0.4	+0.2	-0.9	-0.6	+1.3	+2.8	+.002	+0.9	+1.8	+.054	+2.5	+2.9	+.068
Lou Williams	64	29.9	14.0	0.4	2.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	0.2	1.7	1.7	5.0	10.6	.470	1.1	3.2	.340	3.0	3.6	.824

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
Lou Williams	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 6
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2021-22	2010-11
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf Finals	76ers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+5	+9.8	+2.7	+1.1	+1.6	+2.7	+1.5	+0.5	+0.3	-0.4	-0.6	+0.2	+1.9	+.065	+1.0	+2.0	+.047	+3.2	+3.7	+.148
Lou Williams	75	23.3	13.7	0.4	1.6	2.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	1.4	1.7	4.3	10.6	.406	1.2	3.4	.348	3.9	4.7	.823

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:	+13	+12.2	+0.9	+1.8	+2.1	+3.9	+1.1	+0.1	+0.4	-0.2	-1.7	+0.7	+1.7	+.144	+1.4	+2.0	+.126	+1.9	+2.5	+.029
Lou Williams	5	26.0	10.8	0.0	1.6	1.6	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.8	1.2	3.4	10.4	.327	1.2	4.0	.300	2.8	3.8	.737


Season 7
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2022-23	2011-12
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+2	+4.1	+6.6	+1.2	+1.1	+2.4	+2.0		+0.2	-0.2	-0.8	+2.0	+4.6	+.016	+0.4	+1.5	+.025	+3.0	+3.7	+.049
Lou Williams	64	26.3	14.9	0.5	2.0	2.4	3.5	0.8	0.3	1.1	1.4	5.0	12.2	.407	1.3	3.6	.362	3.7	4.6	.812

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:	+9	+2.2	+5.2	+1.3	+1.2	+2.4	+2.2	+0.2	+0.5	-0.1	-0.5	+1.5	+5.1	+.039	+1.2	+0.6	+.245	+3.2	+4.0
Lou Williams	13	27.5	11.5	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.3	3.8	10.9	.352	0.6	3.7	.167	3.2	4.0	.788


Season 8
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2023-24	2012-13
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did Not Play	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		%
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:	+29	+0.3	+5.6	+1.4	+1.3	+2.6	+2.0	+0.3	+0.3	-1.0	-0.8	+1.6	+3.9	+.001	+0.1	+0.1	+.019	+2.2	+2.4	+.151
Lou Williams	39	28.7	14.1	0.2	1.8	2.1	3.6	1.1	0.3	1.9	1.4	4.8	11.4	.422	1.8	5.0	.367	2.7	3.1	.868

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor Lou Williams played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Dorian Finney-Smith	Lou Williams
Season	2024-25	2013-14
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Atlanta Hawks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Hawks 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:	+3	+4.8	+1.7	+1.1	+0.8	+1.8	+2.1	+0.1	+0.3	-0.6	-1.1	+0.2	+1.3	+.048	+0.7	+1.1	+.069	+2.0	+2.3	+.182
Lou Williams	60	24.1	10.4	0.2	1.9	2.1	3.5	0.8	0.1	1.5	1.1	3.3	8.2	.400	1.3	3.9	.342	2.5	3.0	.849

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	+15.0	+2.1	+2.0	+0.1	+1.9	+1.5	+0.8	+0.3	-0.9	-2.0	+0.3	+1.3	+.034	+0.7	+1.5	+.055	+2.1	+2.3
Lou Williams	7	19.0	8.3	0.0	2.3	2.3	1.1	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.4	2.7	7.1	.380	0.7	2.3	.313	2.1	2.3	.938


Additional Years
* Lou Williams played 8 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA. In that period—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2015 to 2022—Lou Williams played in 5 Playoffs. In those 8 extra years over Dorian Finney-Smith, Lou Williams got these achievements:
Honors & Awards	3 Sixth Man of the Year

Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Lou Williams Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Lou Williams 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