Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Tyler Herro: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Tyler Herro 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 Tyler Herro 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 6 NBA regular seasons played, Tyler Herro averages 11.1 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (19.4 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 2,078 points more (6,987 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Tyler Herro 19.4
+11.1
6

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Tyler Herro 6,987
+2,078
6

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Tyler Herro has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+4.6 points per game) and he also scored more points (+328).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Tyler Herro 14.6
+4.6
6

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Tyler Herro 728
+328
6

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Tyler Herro 4
+4

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Tyler Herro 40
+40

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Tyler Herro 176
+162

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Tyler Herro 317
+95

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+198
Tyler Herro 359

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+32
Tyler Herro 2

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Tyler Herro 2
+2

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Tyler Herro 9
+7

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Tyler Herro 42
+26

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
Tyler Herro 49
+9

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Tyler Herro 1
+1

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:+11.1+4.0+8.7+1.1+1.1+2.8+2.0+1.9+2.0+15.6+3+230
Tyler Herro 19.4 7.0 15.7 44.8 2.7 7.1 38.2 2.6 2.9 87.4 6 361

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:+2,078+747+1,565+1.1+64+34+2.0+520+495+15.6+3+230
Tyler Herro 6,987 2,540 5,674 44.8 984 2,574 38.2 923 1,056 87.4 6 361

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:+4.6+1.8+4.9+2.9+0.3+0.6+8.4+1.3+1.3+15.4+1+10
Tyler Herro 14.6 5.4 13.0 41.4 1.9 5.9 32.8 1.9 2.2 88.9 6 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:+328+124+323+2.9+9+82+8.4+71+74+15.4+1+10
Tyler Herro 728 268 648 41.4 96 293 32.8 96 108 88.9 6 50

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Tyler Herro 13.5
+9.2
202055

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Tyler Herro 15.1
+9.2
202154

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Tyler Herro 20.7
+13.2
202266

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Tyler Herro 20.1
+10.6
202367

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Tyler Herro 20.8
+11.0
202442

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Tyler Herro 23.9
+12.9
202577

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 3 seasons more than Tyler Herro in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 7 to 9, from 2023 to 2025—he averaged 8.5 points in a total of 197 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 8.7 ppg and his lowest 8.3.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170
Tyler Herro 16.0
+16.0
202021

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Tyler Herro 9.3
+9.3
20214

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Tyler Herro 12.6
+12.6
202215

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206
Tyler Herro 12.0
+1.8
20231

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Tyler Herro 16.8
+6.5
20245

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
202218
Tyler Herro 17.8
+6.1
20254

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs:

* During his 3 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in two Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 6.2 points in a total of 9 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 6.3 ppg and his lowest 6.2.