Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Brook Lopez: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Brook Lopez 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 Brook Lopez 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 17 NBA regular seasons played, Brook Lopez averages 7.6 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (15.9 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 12,608 points more (17,517 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Brook Lopez 15.9
+7.6
17

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Brook Lopez 17,517
+12,608
17

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Brook Lopez has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+4.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+852).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Brook Lopez 14.1
+4.1
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Brook Lopez 1,252
+852
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Brook Lopez 44
+44

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Brook Lopez 346
+332

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Brook Lopez 862
+640

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Brook Lopez 1,101
+544

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+30
Brook Lopez 4

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Brook Lopez 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Brook Lopez 21
+19

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Brook Lopez 60
+44

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Brook Lopez 87
+47

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Brook Lopez 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:+7.6+3.0+5.2+6.0+0.6+1.5+1.0+2.1+2.6+7.9+8+514
Brook Lopez 15.9 6.0 12.2 49.7 1.0 2.8 35.2 2.8 3.5 79.7 17 1,105

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:+12,608+4,887+9,338+6.0+155+515+1.0+2,679+3,304+7.9+8+514
Brook Lopez 17,517 6,680 13,447 49.7 1,075 3,055 35.2 3,082 3,865 79.7 17 1,105

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:+4.1+1.8+2.5+7.0+1.1+2.1+8.1+1.6+1.7+9.3+4+49
Brook Lopez 14.1 5.4 10.6 51.3 1.1 3.2 33.1 2.2 2.6 82.8 9 89

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:+852+339+616+7.0+7+73+8.1+167+198+9.3+4+49
Brook Lopez 1,252 483 941 51.3 94 284 33.1 192 232 82.8 9 89

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Brook Lopez 13.0
+8.7
200982

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Brook Lopez 18.8
+12.9
201082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Brook Lopez 20.4
+12.9
201182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Brook Lopez 19.2
+9.7
20125

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Brook Lopez 19.4
+9.6
201374

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Brook Lopez 20.7
+9.7
201417

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Brook Lopez 17.2
+8.9
201572

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Brook Lopez 20.6
+12.1
201673

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Brook Lopez 20.5
+11.8
201775

Brook Lopez's additional seasons:

* Brook Lopez played 8 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 17, from 2018 to 2025—he averaged 13.0 points in a total of 543 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 15.9 ppg and his lowest 12.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20090

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20100

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20120

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Brook Lopez 22.3
+12.0
20137

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20140

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Brook Lopez 19.8
+13.5
20156

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20160

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
+6.2
20255
Brook Lopez -
DNP
20170

Brook Lopez's additional Playoffs:

* During his 8 additional NBA seasons, Brook Lopez played in 7 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 12.9 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 19 ppg and his lowest 5.

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