Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Payton Pritchard: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Payton Pritchard 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 Payton Pritchard has a better scoring average in the regular season and scored more points in the Playoffs while in the inverse situation Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points in during the season and has a better average in the postseason. 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.
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Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, Payton Pritchard averages 0.8 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (9.1 points against 8.3). On the other hand Dorian Finney-Smith scored a total of 1,756 points more than Payton Pritchard (4,909 vs. 3,153).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8.3 | 9 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | +0.8 | 5 |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 4,909 | +1,756 | 9 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 5 | |
Points in the Playoffs
In the NBA postseason Dorian Finney-Smith has a better career point average than Payton Pritchard (+4 points per game) while Payton Pritchard scored more points (+16).
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.0 | +4.0 | 5 |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 5 | |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 400 | 5 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | +16 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
40+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | +1 | ||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 5 | +5 | ||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 14 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 42 | +28 | ||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 222 | +86 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 136 | |||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 557 | +255 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 302 | |||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 34 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 45 | +11 | ||
Playoffs
20+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 2 | +1 | ||
| Payton Pritchard | 1 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 16 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +6 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 40 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 47 | +7 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
| Payton Pritchard | 22 | +22 | ||
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: | +0.8 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +1.7 | +0.3 | +0.5 | +3.7 | +0.2 | +0.3 | +13.8 | +4 | +244 |
| Payton Pritchard | 9.1 | 3.3 | 7.3 | 45.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 39.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
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: | +1,756 | +642 | +1,572 | +1.7 | +259 | +885 | +3.7 | +213 | +339 | +13.8 | +4 | +244 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3,153 | 1,151 | 2,537 | 45.4 | 661 | 1,655 | 39.9 | 190 | 222 | 85.6 | 5 | 347 |
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: | +4.0 | +1.4 | +3.1 | +0.8 | +1.0 | +2.1 | +4.2 | +0.1 | +0.3 | +9.8 | +29 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 6.0 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 43.5 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 37.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
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: | +16 | +6 | +20 | +0.8 | +6 | +8 | +4.2 | +10 | +8 | +9.8 | +29 | |
| Payton Pritchard | 416 | 150 | 345 | 43.5 | 81 | 219 | 37.0 | 35 | 42 | 83.3 | 5 | 69 |
Year by Year Points Average Comparison
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Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dorian Finney-Smith played 4 seasons more than Payton Pritchard in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 9, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 9.2 points in a total of 277 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 11 ppg and his lowest 8.3. |
Playoffs
Rookie Season | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.4 | +3.4 | 2021 | 5 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 4.8 | +4.8 | 2022 | 24 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
| Payton Pritchard | 3.2 | +3.2 | 2023 | 10 |
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 4 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 3 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.9 points in a total of 27 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |