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

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Anthony Edwards 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 Edwards 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 Edwards 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 in the Regular Season

In his 6 NBA regular seasons played, Anthony Edwards averages 15.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (24.1 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 4,761 points more (9,670 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 24.1
+15.8
6
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Anthony Edwards 9,670
+4,761
6
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Anthony Edwards has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+16.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+730).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 26.9
+16.9
4
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Anthony Edwards 1,130
+730
4
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 2
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 24
+24
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 104
+104
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 269
+255
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 369
+147
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 399
Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+158

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 2
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+32

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 5
+5
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 15
+15
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 31
+29
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

Anthony Edwards 42
+26
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Anthony Edwards 42
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Anthony Edwards 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 24.1 8.5 18.8 44.9 2.9 8.0 36.7 4.3 5.3 80.6 6 401
difference:+15.8+5.5+11.8+1.3+1.3+3.7+0.5+3.6+4.4+8.8+3+190
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3 3.0 7.0 43.6 1.6 4.3 36.2 0.7 0.9 71.8 9 591

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 9,670 3,393 7,553 44.9 1,176 3,204 36.7 1,708 2,120 80.6 6 401
difference:+4,761+1,600+3,444+1.3+256+664+0.5+1,305+1,559+8.8+3+190
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909 1,793 4,109 43.6 920 2,540 36.2 403 561 71.8 9 591

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 26.9 9.4 20.1 46.8 3.1 8.2 37.7 5.0 6.3 78.8 4 42
difference:+16.9+5.8+12.0+2.5+0.9+2.9+3.5+4.4+5.4+5.3+1+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0 3.6 8.1 44.3 2.2 5.3 41.2 0.6 0.9 73.5 5 40

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Anthony Edwards 1,130 396 846 46.8 130 345 37.7 208 264 78.8 4 42
difference:+730+252+521+2.5+43+134+3.5+183+230+5.3+1+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 400 144 325 44.3 87 211 41.2 25 34 73.5 5 40

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 19.3
+15.0
202172
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 21.3
+15.4
202272
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 24.6
+17.1
202379
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.9
+16.4
202479
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+17.8
202579
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 28.7
+17.7
202620
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 6 seasons more than Anthony Edwards in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 12, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 392 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 8.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP
20210
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.2
+25.2
20226
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 31.6
+31.6
20235
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 27.6
+17.4
202416
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards 25.3
+15.0
202515
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Anthony Edwards -
DNP *
20260
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
* season in progress

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 22 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.