Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Donovan Mitchell: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Donovan Mitchell 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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Donovan Mitchell has one of the highest career point averages in NBA history, 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 Donovan Mitchell 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Donovan Mitchell averages 16.4 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (24.7 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 8,411 points more (13,320 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Donovan Mitchell 24.7
+16.4
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Donovan Mitchell 13,320
+8,411
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Donovan Mitchell has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+18.3 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,383).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+18.3
8

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Donovan Mitchell 1,783
+1,383
8

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

70+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

60+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 28
+28

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 157
+157

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Donovan Mitchell 390
+376

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Donovan Mitchell 519
+297

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+18
Donovan Mitchell 539

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+34
Donovan Mitchell 0

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 31
+31

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Donovan Mitchell 51
+49

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Donovan Mitchell 62
+46

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Donovan Mitchell 63
+23

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Donovan Mitchell 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:+16.4+5.8+12.5+1.3+1.4+3.9+0.4+3.5+4.1+12.2+1+52
Donovan Mitchell 24.7 8.8 19.5 44.9 3.0 8.2 36.6 4.2 5.0 84.0 8 539

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:+8,411+2,927+6,403+1.3+698+1,879+0.4+1,859+2,131+12.2+1+52
Donovan Mitchell 13,320 4,720 10,512 44.9 1,618 4,419 36.6 2,262 2,692 84.0 8 539

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:+18.3+6.2+14.2+0.3+1.0+3.6+5.7+5.0+5.8+9.0+3+23
Donovan Mitchell 28.3 9.8 22.3 44.0 3.2 8.9 35.5 5.6 6.7 82.5 8 63

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:+1,383+473+1,078+0.3+112+350+5.7+325+390+9.0+3+23
Donovan Mitchell 1,783 617 1,403 44.0 199 561 35.5 350 424 82.5 8 63

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Donovan Mitchell 20.5
+16.2
201879

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Donovan Mitchell 23.8
+17.9
201977

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+16.5
202069

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Donovan Mitchell 26.4
+16.9
202153

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Donovan Mitchell 25.9
+16.1
202267

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Donovan Mitchell 28.3
+17.3
202368

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Donovan Mitchell 26.6
+18.3
202455

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Donovan Mitchell 24.0
+15.5
202571

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Donovan Mitchell in the NBA.

In that year—his season 9 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
Donovan Mitchell 24.4
+24.4
201811

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Donovan Mitchell 21.4
+21.4
20195

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Donovan Mitchell 36.3
+36.3
20207

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Donovan Mitchell 32.3
+22.1
202110

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Donovan Mitchell 25.5
+15.2
20226

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
Donovan Mitchell 23.2
+11.5
20235

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+23.3
202410

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Donovan Mitchell 29.6
+29.6
20259

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.

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