Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Dirk Nowitzki: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dirk Nowitzki 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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Dirk Nowitzki 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 Dirk Nowitzki 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 21 NBA regular seasons played, Dirk Nowitzki averages 12.4 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (20.7 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 26,651 points more (31,560 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7
+12.4
21

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560
+26,651
21

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Dirk Nowitzki has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+15.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+3,263).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+15.3
15

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663
+3,263
15

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 2
+2

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 20
+20

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 245
+245

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Dirk Nowitzki 861
+847

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Dirk Nowitzki 1,373
+1151

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Dirk Nowitzki 1,509
+952

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+21
Dirk Nowitzki 13

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 46
+46

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Dirk Nowitzki 109
+107

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Dirk Nowitzki 142
+126

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Dirk Nowitzki 145
+105

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Dirk Nowitzki 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:+12.4+4.3+8.6+3.4+0.3+0.9+1.8+4.1+4.5+16.1+12+931
Dirk Nowitzki 20.7 7.3 15.6 47.1 1.3 3.4 38.0 4.8 5.4 87.9 21 1,522

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:+26,651+9,376+19,625+3.4+1,062+2,670+1.8+6,837+7,678+16.1+12+931
Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 11,169 23,734 47.1 1,982 5,210 38.0 7,240 8,239 87.9 21 1,522

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:+15.3+4.8+10.1+1.9+1.2+2.5+4.7+6.8+7.4+15.7+10+105
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3 8.4 18.2 46.2 1.0 2.8 36.5 7.4 8.3 89.2 15 145

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:+3,263+1,076+2,317+1.9+62+197+4.7+1,049+1,170+15.7+10+105
Dirk Nowitzki 3,663 1,220 2,642 46.2 149 408 36.5 1,074 1,204 89.2 15 145

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Dirk Nowitzki 8.2
+3.9
199947

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Dirk Nowitzki 17.5
+11.6
200082

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+14.3
200182

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+13.9
200276

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Dirk Nowitzki 25.1
+15.3
200380

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Dirk Nowitzki 21.8
+10.8
200477

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Dirk Nowitzki 26.1
+17.8
200578

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+18.1
200681

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Dirk Nowitzki 24.6
+15.9
200778

Dirk Nowitzki's additional seasons:

* Dirk Nowitzki played 12 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 21, from 2008 to 2019—he averaged 19.5 points in a total of 841 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 25.9 ppg and his lowest 7.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
19990

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Dirk Nowitzki -
DNP
20000

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Dirk Nowitzki 23.4
+23.4
200110

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Dirk Nowitzki 28.4
+18.2
20028

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Dirk Nowitzki 25.3
+15.0
200317

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
Dirk Nowitzki 26.6
+14.9
20045

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Dirk Nowitzki 23.7
+17.4
200513

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Dirk Nowitzki 27.0
+27.0
200623

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Dirk Nowitzki 19.7
+13.5
20076

Dirk Nowitzki's additional Playoffs:

* During his 12 additional NBA seasons, Dirk Nowitzki played in 8 Playoffs and won one NBA Championship. In those postseasons he averaged 25.3 points in a total of 63 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 27.7 ppg and his lowest 19.1.

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