LaMelo Ball vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison
We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and LaMelo Ball 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 in the regular season LaMelo Ball has a better scoring average and Dorian Finney-Smith scored more points, and since LaMelo Ball didn't play in the postseason, you could also say that Dorian Finney-Smith has better playoff stats. 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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Who has better scoring stats? Career Numbers |
Career Numbers
Who has the better scoring stats?
Points in the Regular Season
In his 5 NBA regular seasons played, LaMelo Ball averages 12.7 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (21.0 points against 8.3). On the other hand Dorian Finney-Smith scored a total of 50 points more than LaMelo Ball (4,909 vs. 4,859).
Points Per Game | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | +12.7 | 5 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 8.3 | 9 | |
Total Points | Seasons | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 5 | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 4,909 | +50 | 9 |
Points in the Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so obviously Dorian Finney-Smith has better playoff stats in points per game and total points scored.
Points Per Game | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.0 | +10.0 | 5 |
Total Points | Playoffs | ||
| LaMelo Ball | 0 | 0 | |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 400 | +400 | 5 |
Points by Thresholds
Regular Season
50+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | +1 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
40+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 2 | +2 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
30+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 39 | +39 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 0 | |||
20+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 130 | +116 | ||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 14 | |||
10+ Point Games | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 210 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 222 | +12 | ||
1+ Point Games (games with points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 230 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 557 | +327 | ||
0 Point Games (games without points) | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 1 | |||
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 34 | +33 | ||
Playoffs
LaMelo Ball didn't play in the NBA postseason, so Dorian Finney-Smith's point thresholds are omited here.
Career Shooting Stats Comparison
Regular Season
Stats Per Game
| Pts | FGM / A | % | 3PM / A | % | FTM / A | % | Yrs | Gms | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 21.0 | 7.4 | 17.6 | 42.1 | 3.1 | 8.4 | 36.5 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +12.7 | +4.4 | +10.6 | +1.5 | +1.5 | +4.1 | +0.3 | +2.4 | +2.8 | +11.9 | +4 | +360 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | 4,859 | 1,716 | 4,073 | 42.1 | 705 | 1,934 | 36.5 | 722 | 863 | 83.7 | 5 | 231 |
| difference: | +50 | +77 | +36 | +1.5 | +215 | +606 | +0.3 | +319 | +302 | +11.9 | +4 | +360 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +10.0 | +3.6 | +8.1 | +44.3 | +2.2 | +5.3 | +41.2 | +0.6 | +0.9 | +73.5 | +5 | +40 |
| 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 | ||||
| LaMelo Ball | DNP | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| difference: | +400 | +144 | +325 | +44.3 | +87 | +211 | +41.2 | +25 | +34 | +73.5 | +5 | +40 |
| 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
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional seasons: | ||||
* Dorian Finney-Smith played 6 seasons more than LaMelo Ball in the NBA. In those years—his seasons 6 to 11, from 2022 to 2025—he averaged 9.0 points in a total of 409 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 | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2021 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2017 | 0 |
Season 2 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2022 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2018 | 0 |
Season 3 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2023 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | - | DNP | 2019 | 0 |
Season 4 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2024 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.2 | +10.2 | 2020 | 6 |
Season 5 | Points per game | Year | Games | |
| LaMelo Ball | - | DNP | 2025 | 0 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 10.3 | +10.3 | 2021 | 7 |
Dorian Finney-Smith's additional Playoffs: | ||||
* During his 6 additional NBA seasons, Dorian Finney-Smith played in 5 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 9.1 points in a total of 35 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 11.7 ppg and his lowest 6.2. |