Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Arvydas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Arvydas Sabonis 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.

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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Arvydas Sabonis 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Arvydas Sabonis averages 3.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (12.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 720 points more (5,629 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0
+3.7
7

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629
+720
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Arvydas Sabonis has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+2.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+217).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
+2.1
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Arvydas Sabonis 617
+217
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Arvydas Sabonis 5
+5

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Arvydas Sabonis 66
+52

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Arvydas Sabonis 297
+75

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+98
Arvydas Sabonis 459

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+23
Arvydas Sabonis 11

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Arvydas Sabonis 6
+4

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Arvydas Sabonis 35
+19

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Arvydas Sabonis 49
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Arvydas Sabonis 2
+2

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:+3.7+1.4+1.9+6.4+1.3+3.4+3.4+2.1+2.7+6.8+2+121
Arvydas Sabonis 12.0 4.4 8.9 50.0 0.3 0.9 32.8 2.8 3.6 78.6 7 470

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:+720+289+51+6.4+784+2,125+3.4+926+1,129+6.8+2+121
Arvydas Sabonis 5,629 2,082 4,160 50.0 136 415 32.8 1,329 1,690 78.6 7 470

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:+2.1+0.8+1.5+0.9+1.9+4.4+9.3+2.5+3.0+6.7+2+11
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1 4.4 9.6 45.2 0.3 0.9 31.9 3.1 3.9 80.2 7 51

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:+217+78+166+0.9+72+164+9.3+133+163+6.7+2+11
Arvydas Sabonis 617 222 491 45.2 15 47 31.9 158 197 80.2 7 51

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Arvydas Sabonis 14.5
+10.2
199673

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Arvydas Sabonis 13.4
+7.5
199769

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Arvydas Sabonis 16.0
+8.5
199873

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Arvydas Sabonis 12.1
+2.6
199950

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Arvydas Sabonis 11.8
+2.0
200066

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
+0.9
202280
Arvydas Sabonis 10.1
200161

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
+2.2
202366
Arvydas Sabonis 6.1
200378

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 4 seasons more than Arvydas Sabonis in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 11, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 263 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
Arvydas Sabonis 23.6
+23.6
19965

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+11.3
19974

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Arvydas Sabonis 12.3
+12.3
19984

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+0.2
20206
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
199913

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
+1.0
200016

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+0.4
202218
Arvydas Sabonis 11.3
20013

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Arvydas Sabonis 10.0
+3.7
20036

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 13 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.

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