Bam Adebayo vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Bam Adebayo 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.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Bam Adebayo 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 9 NBA regular seasons played, Bam Adebayo averages 7.5 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (15.8 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 4,326 points more (9,235 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 15.8
+7.5
9
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Bam Adebayo 9,235
+4,326
9
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bam Adebayo has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+6.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+878).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 16.4
+6.4
7
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Bam Adebayo 1,278
+878
7
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 28
+28
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 185
+171
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 453
+231
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 577
+20
Dorian Finney-Smith 557

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 6
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+28

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 2
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 33
+31
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

Bam Adebayo 64
+48
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bam Adebayo 77
+37
Dorian Finney-Smith 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bam Adebayo 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bam Adebayo 15.8 6.1 11.4 53.4 0.2 0.7 32.3 3.5 4.6 75.8 9 583
difference:+7.5+3.1+4.4+9.8+1.4+3.6+3.9+2.8+3.7+4.0+8
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
Bam Adebayo 9,235 3,539 6,625 53.4 132 409 32.3 2,025 2,672 75.8 9 583
difference:+4,326+1,746+2,516+9.8+788+2,131+3.9+1,622+2,111+4.0+8
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
Bam Adebayo 16.4 6.5 12.5 51.7 0.1 0.5 24.3 3.3 4.4 75.7 7 78
difference:+6.4+2.9+4.4+7.4+2.1+4.8+16.9+2.7+3.5+2.2+2+38
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
Bam Adebayo 1,278 504 975 51.7 9 37 24.3 261 345 75.7 7 78
difference:+878+360+650+7.4+78+174+16.9+236+311+2.2+2+38
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
Bam Adebayo 6.9
+2.6
201869
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 8.9
+3.0
201982
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.9
+8.4
202072
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.7
+9.2
202164
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.1
+9.3
202256
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 20.4
+9.4
202375
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.3
+11.0
202471
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 18.1
+9.6
202578
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 19.5
+10.8
202616
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Bam Adebayo in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2025—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 3.4
+3.4
20185
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP
20190
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.8
+17.8
202019
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 15.5
+5.3
20214
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 14.8
+4.5
202218
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.9
+6.2
202323
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 22.6
+16.3
20245
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo 17.5
+17.5
20254
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bam Adebayo -
DNP *
20260
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
+6.2
20255
* season in progress

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dorian Finney-Smith played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 5 games.