Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Domantas Sabonis: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Domantas Sabonis 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 Domantas Sabonis 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.

Career Numbers
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Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, Domantas Sabonis averages 7.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.1 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 5,492 points more (10,401 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Domantas Sabonis 16.1
+7.8
9

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Domantas Sabonis 10,401
+5,492
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Domantas Sabonis has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+2 points per game) while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points (+160).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Domantas Sabonis 12.0
+2.0
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+160
5
Domantas Sabonis 240
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Domantas Sabonis 28
+28

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Domantas Sabonis 207
+193

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Domantas Sabonis 512
+290

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Domantas Sabonis 638
+81

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+26
Domantas Sabonis 8

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Domantas Sabonis 4
+2

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
+4
Domantas Sabonis 12

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+21
Domantas Sabonis 19

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Domantas Sabonis 1
+1

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:+7.8+3.3+4.2+12.4+1.1+2.9+1.5+2.3+3.2+1.1+55
Domantas Sabonis 16.1 6.3 11.2 56.0 0.5 1.4 34.7 3.0 4.1 72.9 9 646

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:+5,492+2,275+3,157+12.4+610+1,647+1.5+1,552+2,119+1.1+55
Domantas Sabonis 10,401 4,068 7,266 56.0 310 893 34.7 1,955 2,680 72.9 9 646

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:+2.0+1.3+1.6+6.0+2.0+4.4+23.6+1.6+2.3+6.3+1+20
Domantas Sabonis 12.0 4.9 9.7 50.3 0.2 0.9 17.6 2.2 3.2 67.2 4 20

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:+160+47+132+6.0+84+194+23.6+18+30+6.3+1+20
Domantas Sabonis 240 97 193 50.3 3 17 17.6 43 64 67.2 4 20

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Domantas Sabonis 5.9
+1.6
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Domantas Sabonis 11.6
+5.7
201874

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Domantas Sabonis 14.1
+6.6
201974

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Domantas Sabonis 18.5
+9.0
202062

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Domantas Sabonis 20.3
+10.5
202162

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Domantas Sabonis 18.9
+7.9
202262

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+10.8
202379

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Domantas Sabonis 19.4
+11.1
202482

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Domantas Sabonis 19.1
+10.6
202570

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Domantas Sabonis in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2025—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Domantas Sabonis 2.0
+2.0
20172

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Domantas Sabonis 12.4
+12.4
20187

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Domantas Sabonis 8.5
+8.5
20194

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20200

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20210

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20220

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Domantas Sabonis 16.4
+10.1
20237

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Domantas Sabonis -
DNP
20250

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* In his additional NBA year, Dorian Finney-Smith played in the Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 5 games.