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
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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Karl-Anthony Towns averages 14.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (23.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 10,114 points more (15,023 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0
+14.7
11

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,023
+10,114
11

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 124
+124

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Karl-Anthony Towns 437
+423

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Karl-Anthony Towns 632
+410

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Karl-Anthony Towns 652
+95

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

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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:+14.7+5.4+9.1+8.6+0.1+3.8+3.7+4.4+12.0+2+61
Karl-Anthony Towns 23.0 8.4 16.1 52.3 1.7 4.3 40.0 4.4 5.3 83.8 11 652

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:+10,114+3,709+6,418+8.6+210+286+3.8+2,486+2,885+12.0+2+61
Karl-Anthony Towns 15,023 5,502 10,527 52.3 1,130 2,826 40.0 2,889 3,446 83.8 11 652

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 gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.3
+14.0
201682

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Karl-Anthony Towns 25.1
+19.2
201782

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.3
+13.8
201882

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.4
+14.9
201977

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Karl-Anthony Towns 26.5
+16.7
202035

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.8
+13.8
202150

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Karl-Anthony Towns 24.6
+16.3
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Karl-Anthony Towns 20.8
+12.3
202329

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+13.1
202462

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional seasons:

* Karl-Anthony Towns played 2 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 11, from 2025 to 2026—he averaged 24.1 points in a total of 79 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Karl-Anthony Towns 15.2
+15.2
20185

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20190

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20200

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Karl-Anthony Towns -
DNP
20210

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Karl-Anthony Towns 21.8
+15.5
20226

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Karl-Anthony Towns 18.2
+18.2
20235

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255
Karl-Anthony Towns 19.1
+12.9
202416

Karl-Anthony Towns' additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Karl-Anthony Towns played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 21.4 points in a total of 18 games.

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