Dorian Finney-Smith vs. Yao Ming: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Yao Ming 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 Yao Ming 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 8 NBA regular seasons played, Yao Ming averages 10.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (19.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 4,338 points more (9,247 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9
Yao Ming 19.0
+10.7
8

Total Points

Seasons
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9
Yao Ming 9,247
+4,338
8

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Yao Ming has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+9.8 points per game) and he also scored more points (+155).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5
Yao Ming 19.8
+9.8
4

Total Points

Playoffs
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5
Yao Ming 555
+155
4

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

40+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Yao Ming 2
+2

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Yao Ming 49
+49

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 14
Yao Ming 232
+218

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 222
Yao Ming 440
+218

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+74
Yao Ming 483

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+31
Yao Ming 3

Playoffs

30+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Yao Ming 3
+3

20+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 2
Yao Ming 15
+13

10+ Point Games

Dorian Finney-Smith 16
Yao Ming 26
+10

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+12
Yao Ming 28

0 Point Games (games without points)

Dorian Finney-Smith 0
Yao Ming 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:+10.7+4.0+6.3+8.8+1.6+4.3+16.2+4.4+5.2+11.5+1+105
Yao Ming 19.0 7.0 13.3 52.4 0.0 0.0 20.0 5.1 6.1 83.3 8 486

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:+4,338+1,587+2,336+8.8+918+2,530+16.2+2,082+2,423+11.5+1+105
Yao Ming 9,247 3,380 6,445 52.4 2 10 20.0 2,485 2,984 83.3 8 486

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+3.4+5.3+7.6+2.2+5.3+41.2+5.3+6.2+9.8+1+12
Yao Ming 19.8 7.0 13.4 51.9 0.0 0.0 - 5.9 7.1 83.3 4 28

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:+155+51+51+7.6+87+211+41.2+140+164+9.8+1+12
Yao Ming 555 195 376 51.9 0 0 - 165 198 83.3 4 28

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781
Yao Ming 13.5
+9.2
200382

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821
Yao Ming 17.5
+11.6
200482

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981
Yao Ming 18.3
+10.8
200580

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071
Yao Ming 22.3
+12.8
200657

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160
Yao Ming 25.0
+15.2
200748

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280
Yao Ming 22.0
+11.0
200855

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366
Yao Ming 19.7
+11.4
200977

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468
Yao Ming 10.2
+1.7
20115

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than Yao Ming in the NBA.

In that year—his season 9 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
Yao Ming -
DNP
20030

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180
Yao Ming 15.0
+15.0
20045

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190
Yao Ming 21.4
+21.4
20057

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206
Yao Ming -
DNP
20060

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
20217
Yao Ming 25.1
+14.8
20077

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218
Yao Ming -
DNP
20080

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234
Yao Ming 17.1
+10.8
20099

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
Yao Ming -
DNP
20110

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.

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