Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Aaron Gordon: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Aaron Gordon and Dorian Finney-Smith 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 Aaron Gordon 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 12 NBA regular seasons played, Aaron Gordon averages 5.3 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (13.6 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 4,967 points more (9,876 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Aaron Gordon 13.6
+5.3
12

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Aaron Gordon 9,876
+4,967
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Aaron Gordon has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+3.9 points per game) and he also scored more points (+520).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Aaron Gordon 13.9
+3.9
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Aaron Gordon 920
+520
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Aaron Gordon 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Aaron Gordon 3
+3

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Aaron Gordon 20
+20

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Aaron Gordon 134
+120

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Aaron Gordon 515
+293

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Aaron Gordon 714
+157

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+22
Aaron Gordon 12

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Aaron Gordon 14
+12

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Aaron Gordon 50
+34

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Aaron Gordon 66
+26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Aaron Gordon 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+5.3+2.1+3.6+4.8+0.5+1.1+2.9+1.5+2.3+2.2+3+135
Aaron Gordon 13.6 5.1 10.6 48.5 1.1 3.2 33.3 2.2 3.2 69.6 12 726

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909 1,793 4,109 43.6 920 2,540 36.2 403 561 71.8 9 591
difference:+4,967+1,941+3,597+4.8+143+207+2.9+1,228+1,782+2.2+3+135
Aaron Gordon 9,876 3,734 7,706 48.5 777 2,333 33.3 1,631 2,343 69.6 12 726

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
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
difference:+3.9+1.6+2.4+5.5+1.1+2.4+3.6+1.8+2.4+1.8+1+26
Aaron Gordon 13.9 5.2 10.5 49.8 1.1 2.9 37.6 2.4 3.3 71.7 6 66

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
Dorian Finney-Smith 400 144 325 44.3 87 211 41.2 25 34 73.5 5 40
difference:+520+202+370+5.5+16+22+3.6+132+185+1.8+1+26
Aaron Gordon 920 346 695 49.8 71 189 37.6 157 219 71.7 6 66

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Aaron Gordon 5.2
+0.9
201547

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Aaron Gordon 9.2
+3.3
201678

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Aaron Gordon 12.7
+5.2
201780

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Aaron Gordon 17.6
+8.1
201858

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Aaron Gordon 16.0
+6.2
201978

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Aaron Gordon 14.4
+3.4
202062

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Aaron Gordon 12.4
+4.1
202150

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Aaron Gordon 15.0
+6.5
202275

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Aaron Gordon 16.3
+7.6
2023NBA Champion68

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Aaron Gordon 13.9
+5.2
202473

Aaron Gordon's additional seasons:

* Aaron Gordon played 2 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 15.2 points in a total of 57 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20150

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20160

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20170

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20180

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Aaron Gordon 15.2
+4.9
20195

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Aaron Gordon -
DNP
20200

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Aaron Gordon 11.1
+4.8
202110

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Aaron Gordon 13.8
+13.8
20225

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Aaron Gordon 13.3
+7.1
2023NBA Champion20

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Aaron Gordon 14.3
+8.1
202412

Aaron Gordon's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Aaron Gordon played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 16.2 points in a total of 14 games.