John Collins vs. Dorian Finney-Smith Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Dorian Finney-Smith and John Collins, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

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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.

John Collins played 8 years in the NBA, 1 less than Dorian Finney-Smith, who played 9. John Collins had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, while Dorian Finney-Smith had his rookie season in 2016-17. 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
John Collins 8 3 2017-18 to 2024-25
Dorian Finney-Smith 9 5 2016-17 to 2024-25

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2017-182016-17
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie Second Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Rookie Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 74 24.1 10.5 2.4 4.9 7.3 1.3 0.6 1.1 1.4 2.9 4.2 7.4 .576 0.2 0.6 .340 1.8 2.5 .715
difference:+7+3.8+6.2+1.7+2.8+4.6+0.5+0.8-0.8-1.4+2.7+3.3+.204+0.5+1.8+.047+1.2+1.7+.039
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Collins nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 1

Season 2
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2018-192017-18
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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2nd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 61 30.0 19.5 3.6 6.2 9.8 2.0 0.4 0.6 2.0 3.3 7.6 13.6 .560 0.9 2.6 .348 3.3 4.4 .763
difference:+40+8.7+13.6+2.6+3.7+6.2+0.8+0.1+0.4-1.0-1.3+5.4+7.8+.180+0.1+0.6+.049+2.8+3.7+.030
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Collins nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 2

Season 3
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2019-202018-19
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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3rd Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 41 33.2 21.6 2.8 7.3 10.1 1.5 0.8 1.6 1.8 3.4 8.6 14.8 .583 1.4 3.6 .401 2.9 3.7 .800
difference:+40+8.7+14.1+1.1+4.2+5.3+0.3+0.1+1.2-0.9-1.1+5.8+8.3+.151+0.4+0.5+.090+2.0+2.4+.091
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Collins nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 3

Season 4
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2020-212019-20
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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4th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 63 29.3 17.6 1.9 5.5 7.4 1.2 0.5 1.0 1.3 3.1 6.8 12.2 .556 1.3 3.3 .399 2.7 3.2 .833
difference:+8+0.6+8.1+0.1+1.8+1.7+0.4+0.1+0.5-0.3-0.6+3.4+4.8+.090+0.3+1.0+.023+1.6+1.7+.111
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 18 32.0 13.9 2.0 6.7 8.7 0.9 0.4 0.6 1.3 3.3 5.6 10.1 .549 1.1 3.1 .357 1.7 2.0 .833
difference:+12+0.2+3.7+3.0+3.0+2.3+0.8+0.1-0.2-0.4+1.8+1.4+.107+0.7+1.9+.010+1.0+1.2+.033
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

Season 5
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2021-222020-21
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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5th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 54 30.8 16.2 1.7 6.1 7.8 1.8 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.0 6.3 11.9 .526 1.2 3.3 .364 2.5 3.1 .793
difference:+6+1.2+6.4+0.1+2.3+2.4+0.1+0.3+0.6-0.3-0.7+2.6+4.1+.054+0.8+1.7+.030+2.0+2.4+.037
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 5 24.4 9.4 0.4 4.2 4.6 1.2 0.4 0.2 1.0 2.4 3.8 7.8 .487 0.8 2.2 .364 1.0 2.0 .500
difference:+2+14.3+0.9+2.0+0.1+2.0+0.9+0.7+0.1-0.7-0.9+0.1+1.3+.081+1.5+3.1+.068+0.4+1.3+.300
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

Season 6
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2022-232021-22
Team Atlanta HawksDallas Mavericks
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdMavericks Lost West Conf Finals
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6th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 71 30.0 13.1 1.1 5.4 6.5 1.2 0.6 1.0 1.1 3.1 5.1 10.0 .508 1.0 3.4 .292 2.0 2.5 .803
difference:+9+3.1+2.1+0.4+2.2+1.8+0.7+0.5+0.5-0.1-0.8+1.0+1.3+.037+1.2+2.0+.103+1.3+1.5+.128
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 6 27.3 11.3 1.2 3.2 4.3 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.5 2.2 4.3 10.0 .433 1.8 5.3 .344 0.8 1.0 .833
difference:+12+10.9+0.4+0.6+0.5+1.2+1.1+0.6+0.6-0.5-0.7+0.2+1.3+.038+0.8+0.7+.082+0.1+0.3+.125
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

Season 7
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2023-242022-23
Team Utah JazzDallas Mavericks, Brooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNets 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 TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 68 28.0 15.1 2.3 6.1 8.5 1.1 0.6 0.9 1.4 2.8 5.8 11.0 .532 1.3 3.4 .371 2.2 2.7 .795
difference:+2+2.4+6.8+0.6+3.0+3.7+0.4+0.2+0.4-0.5-0.6+2.8+3.4+.141+0.4+1.7+.034+1.5+1.8+.032
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins DNP------ --- ----------
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 -

Season 8
John Collins Dorian Finney-Smith
Season 2024-252023-24
Team Utah JazzBrooklyn Nets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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8th Season Stats Comparison
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOPF FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A%
John Collins 40 30.5 19.0 2.2 6.0 8.2 2.0 1.0 1.0 2.6 2.9 7.0 13.3 .527 1.5 3.7 .399 3.5 4.1 .848
difference:+28+2.1+10.5+0.6+2.9+3.5+0.4+0.2+0.4-1.7-0.7+3.8+5.8+.106+0.2+1.2+.051+3.0+3.4+.131
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
Playoffs Stats
* Neiher John Collins nor Dorian Finney-Smith played in the postseason in their season 8

Additional Years

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than John Collins in the NBA.

In that period—his season 9 in 2025—Dorian Finney-Smith played in the Playoffs.

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