Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Kyle Kuzma: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Kyle Kuzma 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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By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Kyle Kuzma has better scoring average and totals in the regular season while in the Playoffs both numbers are better for Dorian Finney-Smith. 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, Kyle Kuzma averages 8.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (17.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 4,301 points more (9,210 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Kyle Kuzma 17.0
+8.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Kyle Kuzma 9,210
+4,301
8

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason Dorian Finney-Smith has a better career point average than Kyle Kuzma (+1.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+124).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
+1.4
5
Kyle Kuzma 8.6
3

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+124
5
Kyle Kuzma 276
3

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Kyle Kuzma 40
+40

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Kyle Kuzma 204
+190

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Kyle Kuzma 444
+222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+18
Kyle Kuzma 539

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+32
Kyle Kuzma 2

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
+2
Kyle Kuzma 0

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
+3
Kyle Kuzma 13

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+10
Kyle Kuzma 30

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Kyle Kuzma 2
+2

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:+8.7+3.5+7.4+1.3+0.3+1.5+2.8+1.4+2.1+0.3+1+50
Kyle Kuzma 17.0 6.5 14.4 45.0 1.9 5.8 33.4 2.1 3.0 72.1 8 541

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:+4,301+1,710+3,681+1.3+125+587+2.8+756+1,047+0.3+1+50
Kyle Kuzma 9,210 3,503 7,790 45.0 1,045 3,127 33.4 1,159 1,608 72.1 8 541

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:+1.4+0.4+0.1+5.0+1.2+1.7+13.6+0.6+0.7+0.4+2+8
Kyle Kuzma 8.6 3.2 8.2 39.3 1.0 3.6 27.6 1.2 1.6 73.1 3 32

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:+124+41+63+5.0+55+95+13.6+13+18+0.4+2+8
Kyle Kuzma 276 103 262 39.3 32 116 27.6 38 52 73.1 3 32

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Kyle Kuzma 16.1
+11.8
201877

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Kyle Kuzma 18.7
+12.8
201970

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Kyle Kuzma 12.8
+5.3
2020NBA Champion61

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Kyle Kuzma 12.9
+3.4
202168

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Kyle Kuzma 17.1
+7.3
202266

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Kyle Kuzma 21.2
+10.2
202364

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Kyle Kuzma 22.2
+13.9
202470

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Kyle Kuzma 14.8
+6.5
202565

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 2 seasons more than Kyle Kuzma in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 9 to 10, from 2024 to 2025—he averaged 8.6 points in a total of 131 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20180

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20190

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Kyle Kuzma 10.0
+10.0
2020NBA Champion21

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+3.9
20206
Kyle Kuzma 6.3
20216

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20220

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20230

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234
Kyle Kuzma -
DNP
20240

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+0.5
20234
Kyle Kuzma 5.8
20255

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 2 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in one postseason. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 5 games.

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