John Collins vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and John Collins 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 John Collins has better scoring averages both in the regular season and Playoffs and also scored more total points during the season while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points 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.

Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?

Points in the Regular Season

In his 9 NBA regular seasons played, John Collins averages 7.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.0 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 2,732 points more (7,641 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
John Collins 16.0
+7.7
9
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
John Collins 7,641
+2,732
9
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

In the NBA postseason John Collins has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+2.6 points per game) while Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points (+35).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
John Collins 12.6
+2.6
3
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
John Collins 365
3
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
+35
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

30+ Point Games

John Collins 22
+22
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

John Collins 137
+123
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

John Collins 390
+168
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 479
Dorian Finney-Smith 557
+78

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 0
Dorian Finney-Smith 34
+34

Playoffs

20+ Point Games

John Collins 5
+3
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

John Collins 20
+4
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

John Collins 28
Dorian Finney-Smith 40
+12

0 Point Games (games without points)

John Collins 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

Career Shooting Stats Comparison

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Regular Season

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 16.0 6.2 11.4 54.6 1.0 2.9 36.3 2.5 3.2 79.1 9 479
difference:+7.7+3.2+4.4+11.0+0.6+1.4+0.1+1.8+2.3+7.3+112
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 7,641 2,970 5,440 54.6 498 1,372 36.3 1,203 1,520 79.1 9 479
difference:+2,732+1,177+1,331+11.0+422+1,168+0.1+800+959+7.3+112
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909 1,793 4,109 43.6 920 2,540 36.2 403 561 71.8 9 591

Playoffs

Stats Per Game

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 12.6 5.0 9.7 51.6 1.2 3.4 35.4 1.4 1.8 76.9 3 29
difference:+2.6+1.4+1.6+7.3+1.0+1.9+5.8+0.8+0.9+3.4+2+11
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

Total Stats

Pts FGM / A% 3PM / A% FTM / A% Yrs Gms
John Collins 365 145 281 51.6 35 99 35.4 40 52 76.9 3 29
difference:+35+1+44+7.3+52+112+5.8+15+18+3.4+2+11
Dorian Finney-Smith 400 144 325 44.3 87 211 41.2 25 34 73.5 5 40

Year by Year Points Average Comparison

Regular Season

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 10.5
+6.2
201874
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.5
+13.6
201961
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 21.6
+14.1
202041
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 17.6
+8.1
202163
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 16.2
+6.4
202254
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.1
+2.1
202371
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 15.1
+6.8
202468
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 19.0
+10.7
202540
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 12.6
+4.1
20267
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons:

* Dorian Finney-Smith played 1 season more than John Collins in the NBA.

In that year—his season 10 in 2025—he averaged 8.7 points in a total of 63 regular season games.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20180
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20190
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20200
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 13.9
+3.7
202118
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 9.4
20225
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+0.9
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins 11.3
20236
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+0.4
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20240
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP
20250
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
+6.3
20234

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
John Collins -
DNP *
20260
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240
* 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.