Dorian Finney-Smith vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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 10 years in the NBA, 1 less than T.J. McConnell, who played 11. Dorian Finney-Smith had the first of his seasons in 2016-17, while T.J. McConnell had his rookie season in 2015-16. 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	10	5	2016-17 to 2025-26
T.J. McConnell	11	5	2015-16 to 2025-26

Comparison Season by Season
Jump to season: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10


Rookie Season
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2016-17	2015-16
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:		+0.5	+1.8	+0.2	+0.5	+0.4	+3.7	+0.6	+0.2	-1.1	-0.1	+1.2	+1.6	+.098	+0.3	+1.3	+.055	+0.3	+0.3	+.120
T.J. McConnell	81	19.8	6.1	0.5	2.6	3.1	4.5	1.2	0.1	1.7	1.4	2.7	5.7	.470	0.4	1.1	.348	0.3	0.5	.634

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 1


Season 2
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2017-18	2016-17
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:	+60	+5.0	+1.0	+0.5	+0.1	+0.5	+5.4	+1.2	+0.1	-1.0	-0.3	+0.7	+0.5	+.081	+0.9	+2.5	+.099	+0.4	+0.4	+.078
T.J. McConnell	81	26.3	6.9	0.5	2.6	3.1	6.6	1.7	0.1	2.0	1.7	2.9	6.3	.461	0.1	0.7	.200	0.9	1.1	.811

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 2


Season 3
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2018-19	2017-18
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+2.1	+1.2	+1.2	+0.6	+1.8	+2.8	+0.3	+0.2	-0.6	-0.7		+1.0	+.067	+0.6	+2.3	+.124	+0.5	+0.8	+.086
T.J. McConnell	76	22.4	6.3	0.5	2.5	3.0	4.0	1.2	0.2	1.5	1.6	2.8	5.5	.499	0.4	0.8	.435	0.4	0.5	.795

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. McConnell	10	15.5	5.5	0.6	2.0	2.6	2.3	0.6	0.0	0.6	1.3	2.5	3.6	.694	0.2	0.3	.667	0.3	0.5	.600


Season 4
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2019-20	2018-19
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Philadelphia 76ers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	76ers Lost East Conf Semis

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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:	+5	+10.6	+3.1	+1.6	+1.8	+3.4	+1.8	+0.4	+0.3	-0.2	-1.1	+0.5	+1.9	+.059	+1.4	+3.7	+.043	+0.7	+1.0	+.062
T.J. McConnell	76	19.3	6.4	0.4	1.9	2.3	3.4	1.0	0.2	1.2	1.4	2.9	5.5	.525	0.2	0.6	.333	0.4	0.5	.784

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:	+3	+23.5	+7.5	+1.9	+3.1	+5.0	+2.0	+1.0	+0.4	-1.4	-3.3	+2.5	+5.7	+.002	+1.8	+5.0		+0.7	+0.8
T.J. McConnell	9	8.3	2.7	0.1	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.4	1.3	3.0	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.0	0.0	-


Season 5
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2020-21	2019-20
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Mavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf 1st Rd

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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:	+11	+13.3	+3.3	+1.1	+1.7	+2.7	+3.3	+0.1	+0.2	-0.6	-1.3	+0.7	+2.0	+.044	+1.9	+4.8	+.100		+0.1	+.077
T.J. McConnell	71	18.7	6.5	0.5	2.1	2.7	5.0	0.8	0.2	1.4	1.0	3.0	5.8	.516	0.1	0.2	.294	0.5	0.6	.833

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
difference:	+4	+29.4	+8.0	+2.4	+2.1	+4.6	+0.2	+1.1	+0.3	-1.0	-2.0	+2.7	+6.4	+.031	+2.3	+5.3		+0.3		+.300
T.J. McConnell	3	9.3	2.3	0.0	2.0	2.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.7	.500


Season 6
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2021-22	2020-21
Team	Dallas Mavericks	Indiana Pacers
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:	+11	+7.1	+2.4	+0.7	+0.3	+1.0	+4.7	+0.8	+0.2	-1.0	-0.7	+0.1	+1.6	+.088	+2.0	+4.7	+.082	+0.2	+0.3	+.013
T.J. McConnell	69	26.0	8.6	0.8	2.9	3.7	6.6	1.9	0.3	2.0	1.6	4.0	7.1	.559	0.2	0.7	.313	0.5	0.7	.688

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
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 7
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2022-23	2021-22
Team	Dallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Nets Lost East Conf 1st Rd	Did not play

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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:	+39	+6.3	+0.2	+1.0	+0.5	+1.5	+3.4	+0.3	+0.1	-0.2	-0.2	+0.7	+0.1	+.090	+1.3	+3.9	+.034			+.063
T.J. McConnell	27	24.1	8.5	0.7	2.6	3.3	4.9	1.1	0.4	1.1	2.0	3.7	7.7	.481	0.4	1.2	.303	0.7	0.9	.826

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	-
T.J. McConnell	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-


Season 8
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2023-24	2022-23
Team	Brooklyn Nets	Indiana Pacers
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:	+7	+8.1	+0.2	+1.0	+0.6	+1.6	+3.7	+0.3	+0.5	-1.0	-0.8	+0.6	+0.6	+.122	+1.4	+4.1	+.093	+0.3	+0.2	+.136
T.J. McConnell	75	20.3	8.7	0.6	2.5	3.1	5.3	1.1	0.1	1.9	1.4	3.8	6.9	.543	0.3	0.8	.441	0.8	0.9	.853

Playoffs Stats
* Neiher Dorian Finney-Smith nor T.J. McConnell played in the postseason in their season 8


Season 9
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2024-25	2023-24
Team	Brooklyn Nets, Los Angeles Lakers	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Lakers Lost West Conf 1st Rd	Pacers Lost East Conf Finals

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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:	+8	+10.7	+1.5	+0.8	+0.5	+1.2	+4.1	+0.1	+0.3	-0.6	-1.1	+1.5	+1.5	+.108	+1.7	+4.4	+.002	+0.2	+0.2	+.123
T.J. McConnell	71	18.2	10.2	0.5	2.2	2.7	5.5	1.0	0.1	1.5	1.1	4.6	8.4	.556	0.3	0.6	.409	0.7	0.9	.790

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:	+12	+13.5	+5.6	+1.4	+0.2	+1.1	+2.5	+0.7	+0.3	-0.2	-1.9	+2.9	+5.1	+.072	+1.0	+2.3	+.099	+0.8	+0.9
T.J. McConnell	17	20.5	11.8	0.6	2.4	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.1	1.2	1.5	5.3	10.9	.486	0.4	1.5	.269	0.8	0.9	.867


Season 10
	Dorian Finney-Smith	T.J. McConnell
Season	2025-26	2024-25
Team	Houston Rockets	Indiana Pacers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs	Did not play (season in progress)	Pacers Lost NBA Finals

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10th 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	3	15.0	3.0	0.3	1.3	1.7	0.7	0.3	0.3	0.3	1.3	1.0	2.7	.375	1.0	2.3	.429	0.0	0.0	-
difference:	+76	+2.9	+6.1	+0.3	+0.6	+0.7	+3.7	+0.8		-1.1	-0.3	+3.1	+5.2	+.144	+0.8	+1.7	+.123	+0.7	+1.0
T.J. McConnell	79	17.9	9.1	0.6	1.9	2.4	4.4	1.1	0.3	1.4	1.0	4.1	7.9	.519	0.2	0.6	.306	0.7	1.0	.740

Playoffs Stats
	G	Min	Pts	ORb	DRb	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	PF	FGM / A		%	3PM / A		%	FTM / A		%
Dorian Finney-Smith	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
T.J. McConnell	23	17.5	9.5	0.5	2.7	3.3	4.0	0.9	0.1	1.9	1.1	4.1	7.6	.537	0.3	0.8	.421	1.0	1.2	.815

Additional Years

* T.J. McConnell played 1 season more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In that period—his season 11 in 2026—T.J. McConnell didn't play in the postseason.

Dorian Finney-Smith vs. T.J. McConnell Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of T.J. McConnell 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

Season 10

10th Season Stats Comparison

Additional Years