Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Joe Johnson: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Joe Johnson 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.

Joe Johnson 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 Joe Johnson 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 18 NBA regular seasons played, Joe Johnson averages 7.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 15,498 points more (20,407 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Joe Johnson 16.0
+7.7
18

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Joe Johnson 20,407
+15,498
18

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Joe Johnson has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+5.2 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,428).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Joe Johnson 15.2
+5.2
13

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Joe Johnson 1,828
+1,428
13

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Joe Johnson 6
+6

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Joe Johnson 91
+91

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Joe Johnson 414
+400

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Joe Johnson 967
+745

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Joe Johnson 1,255
+698

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+12
Joe Johnson 22

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Joe Johnson 32
+30

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Joe Johnson 93
+77

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Joe Johnson 116
+76

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Joe Johnson 4
+4

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:+7.7+3.1+6.9+0.5+0.1+0.1+0.9+1.5+1.8+8.4+9+686
Joe Johnson 16.0 6.1 13.9 44.1 1.5 4.2 37.1 2.2 2.7 80.2 18 1,277

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:+15,498+6,030+13,611+0.5+1,058+2,791+0.9+2,380+2,907+8.4+9+686
Joe Johnson 20,407 7,823 17,720 44.1 1,978 5,331 37.1 2,783 3,468 80.2 18 1,277

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:+5.2+2.3+5.6+1.6+0.9+1.4+7.3+1.6+1.9+4.4+8+80
Joe Johnson 15.2 5.9 13.7 42.7 1.3 3.9 33.9 2.2 2.8 77.9 13 120

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:+1,428+559+1,322+1.6+71+255+7.3+239+305+4.4+8+80
Joe Johnson 1,828 703 1,647 42.7 158 466 33.9 264 339 77.9 13 120

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Joe Johnson 7.5
+3.2
200277

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Joe Johnson 9.8
+3.9
200382

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Joe Johnson 16.7
+9.2
200482

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Joe Johnson 17.1
+7.6
200582

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Joe Johnson 20.2
+10.4
200682

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Joe Johnson 25.0
+14.0
200757

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Joe Johnson 21.7
+13.4
200882

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Joe Johnson 21.4
+12.9
200979

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Joe Johnson 21.3
+12.6
201076

Joe Johnson's additional seasons:

* Joe Johnson played 9 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 18, from 2011 to 2022—he averaged 14.0 points in a total of 578 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 18.8 ppg and his lowest 2.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20020

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Joe Johnson 5.3
+5.3
20036

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20040

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Joe Johnson 18.8
+8.6
20059

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20060

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Joe Johnson -
DNP
20070

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Joe Johnson 20.0
+13.7
20087

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Joe Johnson 16.4
+16.4
200911

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Joe Johnson 17.9
+11.7
201011

Joe Johnson's additional Playoffs:

* During his 9 additional NBA seasons, Joe Johnson played in 8 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 14.6 points in a total of 76 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 21.2 ppg and his lowest 1.5.