Cade Cunningham vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Cade Cunningham 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.
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Cade Cunningham 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 Cade Cunningham has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more total points in both stages. 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.
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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 4 NBA regular seasons played, Cade Cunningham averages 13.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (22.1 points against 8.3). On the other hand Dorian Finney-Smith scored a total of 321 points more than Cade Cunningham (4,909 vs. 4,588).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | +13.8 | 4 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8.3 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 4 | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 4,909 | +321 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Cade Cunningham has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+15 points per game) while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points (+250).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | +15.0 | 1 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 1 | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 400 | +250 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4 | +4 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 44 | +44 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 131 | +117 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 190 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 222 | +32 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 208 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 557 | +349 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 34 | +34 | ||
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 1 | +1 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | +4 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | +10 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 6 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 40 | +34 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 0 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 22.1 | 8.3 | 18.6 | 44.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 33.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +13.8 | +5.3 | +11.6 | +1.0 | +0.3 | +1.4 | +2.3 | +2.8 | +3.2 | +13.5 | +5 | +383 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 4,588 | 1,730 | 3,879 | 44.6 | 399 | 1,177 | 33.9 | 729 | 855 | 85.3 | 4 | 208 |
| difference: | +321 | +63 | +230 | +1.0 | +521 | +1,363 | +2.3 | +326 | +294 | +13.5 | +5 | +383 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 25.0 | 9.2 | 21.5 | 42.6 | 0.8 | 4.7 | 17.9 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +15.0 | +5.6 | +13.4 | +1.7 | +1.4 | +0.6 | +23.3 | +5.2 | +6.1 | +9.8 | +4 | +34 |
| 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 | ||||
| Cade Cunningham | 150 | 55 | 129 | 42.6 | 5 | 28 | 17.9 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 1 | 6 |
| difference: | +250 | +89 | +196 | +1.7 | +82 | +183 | +23.3 | +10 | +8 | +9.8 | +4 | +34 |
| 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 game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | 17.4 | +13.1 | 2022 | 64 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 4.3 | 2017 | 81 | |
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dorian Finney-Smith played 6 seasons more than Cade Cunningham in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 5 to 10, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 403 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11 ppg and his lowest 8.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Cade Cunningham | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.6 points in a total of 38 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |