Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Austin Reaves: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Austin Reaves 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 Austin Reaves has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more points in during the postseason while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points in the regular season. 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 4 NBA regular seasons played, Austin Reaves averages 6.2 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (14.5 points against 8.3). On the other hand Dorian Finney-Smith scored a total of 857 points more than Austin Reaves (4,909 vs. 4,052).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Austin Reaves 14.5
+6.2
4

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
+857
9
Austin Reaves 4,052
4

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Austin Reaves has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+6.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+35).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Austin Reaves 16.7
+6.7
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Austin Reaves 435
+35
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Austin Reaves 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Austin Reaves 13
+13

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Austin Reaves 68
+54

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
+21
Austin Reaves 201

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+285
Austin Reaves 272

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+26
Austin Reaves 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Austin Reaves 10
+8

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Austin Reaves 24
+8

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+14
Austin Reaves 26

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Austin Reaves 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:+6.2+1.8+2.9+4.4+0.2+0.5+0.8+2.4+2.7+14.5+5+311
Austin Reaves 14.5 4.8 9.9 48.1 1.8 4.8 37.0 3.1 3.6 86.3 4 280

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:+857+454+1,324+4.4+427+1,206+0.8+478+460+14.5+5+311
Austin Reaves 4,052 1,339 2,785 48.1 493 1,334 37.0 881 1,021 86.3 4 280

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:+6.7+2.2+4.6+1.1+0.1+0.9+3.3+2.2+2.3+15.7+2+14
Austin Reaves 16.7 5.8 12.7 45.5 2.3 6.2 37.9 2.8 3.2 89.2 3 26

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:+35+6+5+1.1+26+50+3.3+49+49+15.7+2+14
Austin Reaves 435 150 330 45.5 61 161 37.9 74 83 89.2 3 26

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Austin Reaves 7.3
+3.0
202261

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Austin Reaves 13.0
+7.1
202364

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Austin Reaves 15.9
+8.4
202482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Austin Reaves 20.2
+10.7
202573

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 5 seasons more than Austin Reaves in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 5 to 9, from 2021 to 2025—he averaged 9.3 points in a total of 337 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11 ppg and his lowest 8.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Austin Reaves -
DNP
20220

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Austin Reaves 16.9
+16.9
202316

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Austin Reaves 16.8
+16.8
20245

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Austin Reaves 16.2
+6.0
20255

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 5 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 4 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 10.0 points in a total of 34 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6.2.