Anthony Davis vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Anthony Davis to determine who has the better numbers. Here you can compare their career totals, points per game, games of 40+ points, 50+, etc. and their year-by-year scoring averages side by side, both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Anthony Davis has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dorian Finney-Smith.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Anthony Davis has better scoring stats than Dorian Finney-Smith in averages and totals, both in the regular season and Playoffs. However, we won't stop there and we'll go into detail to analyze what these statistics are made up of, from how many games they had in each threshold (30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc.) to their season-by-season scoring averages.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points by Thresholds

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

= NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	13.5	+9.2	2013	64
Dorian Finney-Smith	4.3		2017	81

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	20.8	+14.9	2014	67
Dorian Finney-Smith	5.9		2018	21

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	24.4	+16.9	2015	68
Dorian Finney-Smith	7.5		2019	81

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	24.3	+14.8	2016	61
Dorian Finney-Smith	9.5		2020	71

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	28.0	+18.2	2017	75
Dorian Finney-Smith	9.8		2021	60

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	28.1	+17.1	2018	75
Dorian Finney-Smith	11.0		2022	80

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	25.9	+17.6	2019	56
Dorian Finney-Smith	8.3		2023	66

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	26.1	+17.6	2020	62
Dorian Finney-Smith	8.5		2024	68

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	21.8	+13.1	2021	36
Dorian Finney-Smith	8.7		2025	63

Anthony Davis' additional seasons:

* Anthony Davis played 6 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 10 to 15, from 2022 to 2026—he averaged 24.7 points in a total of 279 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 20.8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	-	DNP	2013	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	-	DNP	2017	0

Season 2	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	-	DNP	2014	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	-	DNP	2018	0

Season 3	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	31.5	+31.5	2015	4
Dorian Finney-Smith	-	DNP	2019	0

Season 4	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	-	DNP	2016	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	10.2	+10.2	2020	6

Season 5	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	-	DNP	2017	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	10.3	+10.3	2021	7

Season 6	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	30.1	+18.4	2018	9
Dorian Finney-Smith	11.7		2022	18

Season 7	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	-	DNP	2019	0
Dorian Finney-Smith	6.3	+6.3	2023	4

Season 8	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	27.7	+27.7	2020	21
Dorian Finney-Smith	-	DNP	2024	0

Season 9	Points per game		Year	Games
Anthony Davis	17.4	+11.2	2021	5
Dorian Finney-Smith	6.2		2025	5

Anthony Davis' additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Anthony Davis played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 23.8 points in a total of 21 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.8 ppg and his lowest 22.6.