Bradley Beal vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Bradley Beal 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 Bradley Beal 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, Bradley Beal averages 13.2 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (21.5 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 12,380 points more (17,289 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Bradley Beal 21.5
+13.2
14
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Bradley Beal 17,289
+12,380
14
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Bradley Beal has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+12.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+723).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 22.9
+12.9
6
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Bradley Beal 1,123
+723
6
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

50+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 5
+5
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 31
+31
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 147
+147
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 448
+434
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 727
+505
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 804
+247
Dorian Finney-Smith 557

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 1
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+33

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 11
+11
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 30
+28
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

Bradley Beal 47
+31
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Bradley Beal 49
+9
Dorian Finney-Smith 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Bradley Beal 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Bradley Beal 21.5 7.9 17.0 46.4 2.1 5.7 37.6 3.5 4.3 82.1 14 805
difference:+13.2+4.9+10.0+2.8+0.5+1.4+1.4+2.8+3.4+10.3+5+214
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
Bradley Beal 17,289 6,358 13,689 46.4 1,721 4,579 37.6 2,852 3,473 82.1 14 805
difference:+12,380+4,565+9,580+2.8+801+2,039+1.4+2,449+2,912+10.3+5+214
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
Bradley Beal 22.9 8.3 18.9 44.2 2.3 6.5 35.3 3.9 4.8 82.8 6 49
difference:+12.9+4.7+10.8+0.1+0.1+1.2+5.9+3.3+3.9+9.3+1+9
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
Bradley Beal 1,123 409 926 44.2 112 317 35.3 193 233 82.8 6 49
difference:+723+265+601+0.1+25+106+5.9+168+199+9.3+1+9
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
Bradley Beal 13.9
+9.6
201356
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.1
+11.2
201473
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 15.3
+7.8
201563
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 17.4
+7.9
201655
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.1
+13.3
201777
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 22.6
+11.6
201882
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 25.6
+17.3
201982
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.5
+22.2
202057
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 31.3
+22.8
202160
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+14.5
202240
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563

Bradley Beal's additional seasons:

* Bradley Beal played 4 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 14, from 2023 to 2026—he averaged 19.1 points in a total of 160 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 23.2 ppg and his lowest 8.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20130
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 19.2
+19.2
201411
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.4
+23.4
201510
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20160
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 24.8
+14.5
201713
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 23.2
+11.5
20186
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20190
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20200
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal 30.0
+30.0
20215
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Bradley Beal -
DNP
20220
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
+6.2
20255

Bradley Beal's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Bradley Beal played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.5 points in a total of 4 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.5 ppg and his lowest 16.5.