Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Anfernee Simons: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Anfernee Simons 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 Anfernee Simons has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Dorian Finney-Smith. 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
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 7 NBA regular seasons played, Anfernee Simons averages 6.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (15.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 928 points more (5,837 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Anfernee Simons 15.0
+6.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Anfernee Simons 5,837
+928
7

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dorian Finney-Smith has a better career point average than Anfernee Simons (+5.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+330).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
+5.3
5
Anfernee Simons 4.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+330
5
Anfernee Simons 70
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Anfernee Simons 39
+39

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Anfernee Simons 126
+112

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Anfernee Simons 249
+27

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+189
Anfernee Simons 368

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+13
Anfernee Simons 21

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
+2
Anfernee Simons 0

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
+13
Anfernee Simons 3

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+29
Anfernee Simons 11

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Anfernee Simons 4
+4

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:+6.7+2.3+5.3+0.6+0.9+2.2+1.9+1.2+1.2+16.2+2+202
Anfernee Simons 15.0 5.3 12.3 43.1 2.5 6.5 38.1 1.9 2.1 88.0 7 389

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:+928+276+695+0.6+47+1+1.9+329+271+16.2+2+202
Anfernee Simons 5,837 2,069 4,804 43.1 967 2,539 38.1 732 832 88.0 7 389

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:+5.3+2.1+4.2+6.4+1.1+3.0+8.8+0.2+8.3+2+25
Anfernee Simons 4.7 1.5 3.9 37.9 1.1 2.3 50.0 0.6 0.7 81.8 3 15

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:+330+122+267+6.4+70+177+8.8+16+23+8.3+2+25
Anfernee Simons 70 22 58 37.9 17 34 50.0 9 11 81.8 3 15

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
+0.5
201781
Anfernee Simons 3.8
201920

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Anfernee Simons 8.3
+2.4
202070

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Anfernee Simons 7.8
+0.3
202164

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Anfernee Simons 17.3
+7.8
202257

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Anfernee Simons 21.1
+11.3
202362

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Anfernee Simons 22.6
+11.6
202446

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Anfernee Simons 19.3
+11.0
202570

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 3 seasons more than Anfernee Simons in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 197 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 8.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Anfernee Simons 0.8
+0.8
20195

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Anfernee Simons 6.8
+6.8
20204

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Anfernee Simons 6.5
+6.5
20216

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20220

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20230

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20240

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
Anfernee Simons -
DNP
20250

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.