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

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Carmelo Anthony 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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Carmelo Anthony is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and also has one of the highest career averages in league 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 Carmelo Anthony 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.

On this page we compare:

Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers
Games of 30+ points, 40+, 50+, etc
Shooting Stats
Points Year by Year

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 19 NBA regular seasons played, Carmelo Anthony averages 14.2 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (22.5 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 23,380 points more (28,289 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+14.2
19
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Carmelo Anthony 28,289
+23,380
19
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Scoring Titles

Carmelo Anthony 1
Scoring leader
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Carmelo Anthony has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+13.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,514).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 23.1
+13.1
13
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Carmelo Anthony 1,914
+1,514
13
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

50+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 36
+36
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 272
+272
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 796
+782
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 1,162
+940
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 1,257
+700
Dorian Finney-Smith 557

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 3
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+31

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 4
+4
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 22
+22
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 54
+52
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

Carmelo Anthony 77
+61
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Carmelo Anthony 83
+43
Dorian Finney-Smith 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Carmelo Anthony 0
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
Carmelo Anthony 22.5 8.0 18.0 44.7 1.4 3.9 35.5 5.0 6.2 81.4 19 1,260
difference:+14.2+5.0+11.0+1.1+0.2+0.4+0.7+4.3+5.3+9.6+10+669
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
Carmelo Anthony 28,289 10,119 22,643 44.7 1,731 4,873 35.5 6,320 7,764 81.4 19 1,260
difference:+23,380+8,326+18,534+1.1+811+2,333+0.7+5,917+7,203+9.6+10+669
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
Carmelo Anthony 23.1 8.1 19.4 41.4 1.2 3.8 32.4 5.7 6.9 82.6 13 83
difference:+13.1+4.5+11.3+2.9+1.0+1.5+8.8+5.1+6.0+9.1+8+43
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
Carmelo Anthony 1,914 669 1,614 41.4 101 312 32.4 475 575 82.6 13 83
difference:+1,514+525+1,289+2.9+14+101+8.8+450+541+9.1+8+43
Dorian Finney-Smith 400 144 325 44.3 87 211 41.2 25 34 73.5 5 40

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+16.7
200482
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 20.8
+14.9
200575
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.5
+19.0
200680
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.9
+19.4
200765
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.7
+15.9
200877
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.8
+11.8
200966
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 28.2
+19.9
201069
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+17.3
201177
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+17.1
201177
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 25.6
+16.9
201177
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563

Carmelo Anthony's additional seasons:

* Carmelo Anthony played 11 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 21, from 2012 to 2022—he averaged 20.3 points in a total of 669 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 28.7 ppg and his lowest 13.3.

In those 11 extra years over Dorian Finney-Smith, Carmelo Anthony won 1 scoring title.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 15.0
+15.0
20044
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 19.2
+19.2
20055
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 21.0
+21.0
20065
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.8
+16.6
20075
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 22.5
+12.2
20084
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 27.2
+15.5
200916
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 30.7
+24.4
20106
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+19.7
20114
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+26.0
20114
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Carmelo Anthony 26.0
+19.8
20114
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255

Carmelo Anthony's additional Playoffs:

* During his 11 additional NBA seasons, Carmelo Anthony played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 20.8 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 28.8 ppg and his lowest 11.8.

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