Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Nikola Jokic: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Nikola Jokic 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 Nikola Jokic 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 11 NBA regular seasons played, Nikola Jokic averages 13.5 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (21.8 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 11,382 points more (16,291 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Nikola Jokic 21.8
+13.5
11

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Nikola Jokic 16,291
+11,382
11

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Nikola Jokic has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+17.4 points per game) and he also scored more points (+2,180).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Nikola Jokic 27.4
+17.4
7

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Nikola Jokic 2,580
+2,180
7

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

60+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 1
+1

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 3
+3

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 30
+30

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 154
+154

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Nikola Jokic 442
+428

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Nikola Jokic 647
+425

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
Nikola Jokic 743
+186

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+28
Nikola Jokic 6

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 1
+1

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 7
+7

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 35
+35

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Nikola Jokic 81
+79

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Nikola Jokic 94
+78

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Nikola Jokic 94
+54

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Nikola Jokic 0

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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:+13.5+5.4+8.0+12.3+0.5+1.3+0.4+3.2+3.9+10.6+2+158
Nikola Jokic 21.8 8.4 15.0 56.0 1.1 3.0 35.8 3.9 4.8 82.4 11 749

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:+11,382+4,475+7,089+12.3+103+258+0.4+2,535+3,004+10.6+2+158
Nikola Jokic 16,291 6,268 11,198 56.0 817 2,282 35.8 2,938 3,565 82.4 11 749

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:+17.4+6.8+11.7+8.2+0.4+0.8+2.4+4.3+5.0+9.1+2+54
Nikola Jokic 27.4 10.4 19.8 52.5 1.8 4.5 38.8 4.9 5.9 82.6 7 94

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:+2,180+834+1,539+8.2+78+214+2.4+434+522+9.1+2+54
Nikola Jokic 2,580 978 1,864 52.5 165 425 38.8 459 556 82.6 7 94

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

NBA Champion = NBA Champion

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Nikola Jokic 10.0
+5.7
201680

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Nikola Jokic 16.7
+10.8
201773

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Nikola Jokic 18.5
+11.0
201875

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Nikola Jokic 20.1
+10.6
201980

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Nikola Jokic 19.9
+10.1
202073

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Nikola Jokic 26.4
+15.4
202172

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Nikola Jokic 27.1
+18.8
202274

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Nikola Jokic 24.5
+16.2
2023NBA Champion69

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Nikola Jokic 26.4
+18.1
202479

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Nikola Jokic 29.6
+21.1
202570

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563
Nikola Jokic 20.3
+11.6
20264

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Nikola Jokic in the NBA.

In that year—his season 12 in 2025—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Nikola Jokic -
DNP
20160

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Nikola Jokic -
DNP
20170

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Nikola Jokic -
DNP
20180

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Nikola Jokic 25.1
+14.9
201914

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Nikola Jokic 24.4
+14.1
202019

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
Nikola Jokic 29.8
+18.1
202110

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Nikola Jokic 31.0
+24.7
20225

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Nikola Jokic 30.0
+23.7
2023NBA Champion20

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Nikola Jokic 28.7
+22.4
202412

Season 10

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Nikola Jokic 26.2
+26.2
202514

Season 11

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
+6.2
20255
Nikola Jokic -
DNP *
20260
* season in progress

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.