Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Deron Williams: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Deron Williams 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 Deron Williams 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 12 NBA regular seasons played, Deron Williams averages 8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.3 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 8,895 points more (13,804 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Deron Williams 16.3
+8.0
12

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Deron Williams 13,804
+8,895
12

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Deron Williams has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+5.7 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,012).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Deron Williams 15.7
+5.7
9

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Deron Williams 1,412
+1,012
9

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Deron Williams 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Deron Williams 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Deron Williams 51
+51

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Deron Williams 266
+252

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Deron Williams 689
+467

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Deron Williams 837
+280

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+26
Deron Williams 8

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Deron Williams 8
+8

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Deron Williams 34
+32

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Deron Williams 65
+49

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Deron Williams 83
+43

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Deron Williams 7
+7

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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:+8.0+2.8+6.0+0.8+0.2+0.4+0.5+2.7+3.2+10.4+3+254
Deron Williams 16.3 5.8 13.0 44.5 1.4 3.9 35.7 3.4 4.1 82.2 12 845

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:+8,895+3,081+6,855+0.8+258+756+0.5+2,475+2,941+10.4+3+254
Deron Williams 13,804 4,874 10,964 44.5 1,178 3,296 35.7 2,878 3,502 82.2 12 845

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:+5.7+1.7+3.9+0.5+0.7+1.4+1.9+3.0+3.6+6.8+4+50
Deron Williams 15.7 5.3 12.0 43.8 1.5 3.9 39.3 3.6 4.5 80.3 9 90

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:+1,012+330+756+0.5+50+138+1.9+302+373+6.8+4+50
Deron Williams 1,412 474 1,081 43.8 137 349 39.3 327 407 80.3 9 90

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Deron Williams 10.8
+6.5
200680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Deron Williams 16.2
+10.3
200780

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Deron Williams 18.8
+11.3
200882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Deron Williams 19.4
+9.9
200968

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Deron Williams 18.7
+8.9
201076

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Deron Williams 20.1
+9.1
201165

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Deron Williams 21.0
+12.7
201255

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Deron Williams 18.9
+10.4
201378

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Deron Williams 14.3
+5.6
201464

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Deron Williams 13.0
+4.3
201568

Deron Williams' additional seasons:

* Deron Williams played 2 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 11 to 12, from 2016 to 2017—he averaged 12.6 points in a total of 129 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Deron Williams -
DNP
20060

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Deron Williams 19.2
+19.2
200717

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Deron Williams 21.6
+21.6
200812

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Deron Williams 20.2
+10.0
20095

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Deron Williams 24.3
+14.0
201010

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Deron Williams -
DNP
20110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
Deron Williams -
DNP
20120

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Deron Williams 20.6
+20.6
20137

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Deron Williams 14.5
+8.3
201412

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Deron Williams 11.8
+5.6
20156

Deron Williams' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Deron Williams played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 4.4 points in a total of 21 games.