Dorian Finney-Smith vs. De'Aaron Fox: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of De'Aaron Fox 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 De'Aaron Fox has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points in the postseason. 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, De'Aaron Fox averages 13.2 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (21.5 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 6,490 points more (11,399 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
De'Aaron Fox 21.5
+13.2
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
De'Aaron Fox 11,399
+6,490
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason De'Aaron Fox has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+17.4 points per game) while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points (+208).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+17.4
1

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+208
5
De'Aaron Fox 192
1

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 16
+16

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 102
+102

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
De'Aaron Fox 299
+285

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
De'Aaron Fox 485
+263

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+27
De'Aaron Fox 530

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+33
De'Aaron Fox 1

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
De'Aaron Fox 6
+4

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
+9
De'Aaron Fox 7

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+33
De'Aaron Fox 7

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
De'Aaron Fox 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:+13.2+4.9+9.9+3.4+0.1+0.3+3.2+3.4+4.6+2.8+1+60
De'Aaron Fox 21.5 7.9 16.9 47.0 1.5 4.6 33.0 4.1 5.5 74.6 8 531

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:+6,490+2,417+4,850+3.4+105+73+3.2+1,761+2,339+2.8+1+60
De'Aaron Fox 11,399 4,210 8,959 47.0 815 2,467 33.0 2,164 2,900 74.6 8 531

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:+17.4+6.4+15.5+1.9+0.8+3.7+7.9+3.8+5.0+2.1+4+33
De'Aaron Fox 27.4 10.0 23.6 42.4 3.0 9.0 33.3 4.4 5.9 75.6 1 7

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:+208+74+160+1.9+66+148+7.9+6+7+2.1+4+33
De'Aaron Fox 192 70 165 42.4 21 63 33.3 31 41 75.6 1 7

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
De'Aaron Fox 11.6
+7.3
201873

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
De'Aaron Fox 17.3
+11.4
201981

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
De'Aaron Fox 21.1
+13.6
202051

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
De'Aaron Fox 25.2
+15.7
202158

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
De'Aaron Fox 23.2
+13.4
202259

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
De'Aaron Fox 25.0
+14.0
202373

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
De'Aaron Fox 26.6
+18.3
202474

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
De'Aaron Fox 23.5
+15.2
202562

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 3 seasons more than De'Aaron Fox in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 11, 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
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20200

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20210

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
De'Aaron Fox 27.4
+15.7
20237

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
De'Aaron Fox -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
De'Aaron Fox -
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.

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