Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Jordan Poole: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Jordan Poole 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 Jordan Poole 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 7 NBA regular seasons played, Jordan Poole averages 8.6 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.9 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 2,154 points more (7,063 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Jordan Poole 16.9
+8.6
7

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Jordan Poole 7,063
+2,154
7

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Jordan Poole has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+4.5 points per game) and he also scored more points (+107).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Jordan Poole 14.5
+4.5
2

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Jordan Poole 507
+107
2

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Jordan Poole 5
+5

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Jordan Poole 43
+43

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Jordan Poole 155
+141

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Jordan Poole 327
+105

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+149
Jordan Poole 408

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+23
Jordan Poole 11

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Jordan Poole 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Jordan Poole 9
+7

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Jordan Poole 25
+9

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+6
Jordan Poole 34

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Jordan Poole 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:+8.6+2.7+6.5+1.6+0.9+2.9+1.7+2.3+2.5+16.3+2+172
Jordan Poole 16.9 5.7 13.5 42.1 2.5 7.2 34.5 3.0 3.4 88.1 7 419

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:+2,154+585+1,545+1.6+115+463+1.7+869+883+16.3+2+172
Jordan Poole 7,063 2,378 5,654 42.1 1,035 3,003 34.5 1,272 1,444 88.1 7 419

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:+4.5+1.4+3.0+0.7+0.3+0.2+6.6+2.0+2.1+13.2+3+5
Jordan Poole 14.5 5.0 11.1 45.0 1.9 5.5 34.6 2.6 3.0 86.7 2 35

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:+107+31+64+0.7+21+20+6.6+66+71+13.2+3+5
Jordan Poole 507 175 389 45.0 66 191 34.6 91 105 86.7 2 35

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Jordan Poole 8.8
+4.5
202057

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Jordan Poole 12.0
+6.1
202151

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Jordan Poole 18.5
+11.0
2022NBA Champion76

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Jordan Poole 20.4
+10.9
202382

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Jordan Poole 17.4
+7.6
202478

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Jordan Poole 20.5
+9.5
202568

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Jordan Poole 17.3
+9.0
20267

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 3 seasons more than Jordan Poole in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 8 to 10, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 194 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 8.5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20200

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20210

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Jordan Poole 17.0
+17.0
2022NBA Champion22

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Jordan Poole 10.3
+0.1
202313

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20240

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Jordan Poole -
DNP
20250

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
Jordan Poole -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 10 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.2 ppg and his lowest 6.2.