Dorian Finney-Smith vs. David Robinson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of David Robinson 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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David Robinson is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dorian Finney-Smith.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that David Robinson 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 14 NBA regular seasons played, David Robinson averages 12.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (21.1 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 15,881 points more (20,790 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
David Robinson 21.1
+12.8
14

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
David Robinson 20,790
+15,881
14

Scoring Titles

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 1
Scoring leader
+1

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason David Robinson has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+8.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,821).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
David Robinson 18.1
+8.1
12

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
David Robinson 2,221
+1,821
12

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 22
+22

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 186
+186

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
David Robinson 548
+534

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
David Robinson 889
+667

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
David Robinson 985
+428

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+32
David Robinson 2

Playoffs

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 13
+13

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
David Robinson 55
+53

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
David Robinson 102
+86

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
David Robinson 120
+80

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
David Robinson 3
+3

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:+12.8+4.5+7.4+8.2+1.6+4.2+11.2+5.4+7.4+1.8+5+396
David Robinson 21.1 7.5 14.4 51.8 0.0 0.1 25.0 6.1 8.3 73.6 14 987

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:+15,881+5,572+10,112+8.2+895+2,440+11.2+5,632+7,640+1.8+5+396
David Robinson 20,790 7,365 14,221 51.8 25 100 25.0 6,035 8,201 73.6 14 987

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:+8.1+2.6+4.9+3.6+2.2+5.2+31.2+5.0+7.0+2.7+7+83
David Robinson 18.1 6.2 13.0 47.9 0.0 0.1 10.0 5.6 7.9 70.8 12 123

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:+1,821+624+1,279+3.6+86+201+31.2+659+932+2.7+7+83
David Robinson 2,221 768 1,604 47.9 1 10 10.0 684 966 70.8 12 123

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Scoring leader= NBA Scoring Leader
NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
David Robinson 24.3
+20.0
199082

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
David Robinson 25.6
+19.7
199182

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
David Robinson 23.2
+15.7
199268

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
David Robinson 23.4
+13.9
199382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
David Robinson Scoring leader29.8
+20.0
199480

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
David Robinson 27.6
+16.6
199581

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
David Robinson 25.0
+16.7
199682

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
David Robinson 17.7
+9.4
19976

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
David Robinson 21.6
+13.3
199873

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
David Robinson 15.8
+7.3
1999NBA Champion49

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
David Robinson 17.8
+9.1
200080

David Robinson's additional seasons:

* David Robinson played 3 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 12 to 14, from 2001 to 2003—he averaged 11.9 points in a total of 222 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 14.4 ppg and his lowest 8.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
David Robinson 24.3
+24.3
199010

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
David Robinson 25.8
+25.8
19914

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
David Robinson -
DNP
19920

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
David Robinson 23.1
+12.9
199310

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
David Robinson 20.0
+9.7
19944

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
David Robinson 25.3
+13.6
199515

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
David Robinson 23.6
+17.3
199610

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
David Robinson -
DNP
19970

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
David Robinson 19.4
+13.1
19989

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
David Robinson 15.6
+15.6
1999NBA Champion17

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
David Robinson 23.5
+17.3
20004

David Robinson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, David Robinson played in 3 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 10.4 points in a total of 40 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 16.6 ppg and his lowest 4.5.

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