Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Karl-Anthony Towns: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Karl-Anthony Towns 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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Karl-Anthony Towns 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 Karl-Anthony Towns 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 |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 10 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 14.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (23.1 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 9,971 points more (14,880 vs. 4,909).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 8.3 | 9 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | +14.8 | 10 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 4,909 | 9 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | +9,971 | 10 |
Points in the Playoffs
Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Karl-Anthony Towns has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+9.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+589).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.0 | 5 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | +9.8 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 400 | 5 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | +589 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
60+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 2 | +2 |
50+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 |
40+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 18 | +18 |
30+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 123 | +123 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 14 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 433 | +419 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 222 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 626 | +404 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 557 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 645 | +88 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 34 | +34 | ||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 |
Playoffs
30+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 3 | +3 |
20+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 2 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 27 | +25 |
10+ Point Games | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 47 | +31 |
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 40 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 50 | +10 |
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
Karl-Anthony Towns | 0 |
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
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: | +14.8 | +5.5 | +9.2 | +8.7 | +0.1 | +3.8 | +3.7 | +4.4 | +11.9 | +1 | +54 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 23.1 | 8.5 | 16.2 | 52.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +9,971 | +3,667 | +6,315 | +8.7 | +197 | +250 | +3.8 | +2,440 | +2,834 | +11.9 | +1 | +54 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 14,880 | 5,460 | 10,424 | 52.4 | 1,117 | 2,790 | 40.0 | 2,843 | 3,395 | 83.7 | 10 | 645 |
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: | +9.8 | +3.3 | +6.4 | +3.3 | +0.7 | +1.0 | +6.2 | +3.8 | +4.4 | +9.6 | +10 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 19.8 | 6.9 | 14.5 | 47.6 | 1.5 | 4.3 | 35.0 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
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: | +589 | +202 | +402 | +3.3 | +12 | +3 | +6.2 | +197 | +233 | +9.6 | +10 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 989 | 346 | 727 | 47.6 | 75 | 214 | 35.0 | 222 | 267 | 83.1 | 5 | 50 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
Regular Season
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 4.3 | 2017 | 81 | |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 18.3 | +14.0 | 2016 | 82 |
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Karl-Anthony Towns in the NBA. In that year—his season 11 in 2025—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 63 regular season games. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2016 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 15.2 | +15.2 | 2018 | 5 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2020 | 6 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2021 | 7 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2020 | 0 |
Season 6 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | 11.7 | +11.7 | 2022 | 18 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
Season 10 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
Karl-Anthony Towns | 21.4 | +21.4 | 2025 | 18 |
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. |