Vince Carter vs. Dorian Finney-Smith: Career Scoring Comparison

We break down the scoring legacies of Dorian Finney-Smith and Vince Carter 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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Vince Carter is among the NBA's all-time leaders in points and here we compare his scoring stats with those recorded by Dorian Finney-Smith.

By taking a look at their career numbers for points, the first conclusion one can arrive at is that Vince Carter 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 22 NBA regular seasons played, Vince Carter averages 8.4 points more than Dorian Finney-Smith in his 9 seasons (16.7 points against 8.3), and he also scored a total of 20,819 points more (25,728 vs. 4,909).

Points Per Game

Seasons
Vince Carter 16.7
+8.4
22
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
9

Total Points

Seasons
Vince Carter 25,728
+20,819
22
Dorian Finney-Smith 4,909
9

Points in the Playoffs

Similar to what happens in the regular season, in the NBA postseason Vince Carter has a better career point average than Dorian Finney-Smith (+8.1 points per game) and he also scored more points (+1,193).

Points Per Game

Playoffs
Vince Carter 18.1
+8.1
11
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.0
5

Total Points

Playoffs
Vince Carter 1,593
+1,193
11
Dorian Finney-Smith 400
5

Points by Thresholds

Regular Season

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 32
+32
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 185
+185
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 597
+583
Dorian Finney-Smith 14

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1,094
+872
Dorian Finney-Smith 222

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 1,473
+916
Dorian Finney-Smith 557

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 68
+34
Dorian Finney-Smith 34

Playoffs

50+ Point Games

Vince Carter 1
+1
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

40+ Point Games

Vince Carter 2
+2
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

30+ Point Games

Vince Carter 12
+12
Dorian Finney-Smith 0

20+ Point Games

Vince Carter 40
+38
Dorian Finney-Smith 2

10+ Point Games

Vince Carter 68
+52
Dorian Finney-Smith 16

1+ Point Games (games with points)

Vince Carter 88
+48
Dorian Finney-Smith 40

0 Point Games (games without points)

Vince Carter 0
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
Vince Carter 16.7 6.0 13.8 43.5 1.5 4.0 37.1 3.1 3.9 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+8.4+3.0+6.8+0.1+0.1+0.3+0.9+2.4+3.0+8.0+13+950
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
Vince Carter 25,728 9,293 21,339 43.5 2,290 6,168 37.1 4,852 6,082 79.8 22 1,541
difference:+20,819+7,500+17,230+0.1+1,370+3,628+0.9+4,449+5,521+8.0+13+950
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
Vince Carter 18.1 6.3 15.2 41.6 1.4 4.0 33.8 4.1 5.1 79.6 11 88
difference:+8.1+2.7+7.1+2.7+0.8+1.3+7.4+3.5+4.2+6.1+6+48
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
Vince Carter 1,593 557 1,340 41.6 119 352 33.8 360 452 79.6 11 88
difference:+1,193+413+1,015+2.7+32+141+7.4+335+418+6.1+6+48
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
Vince Carter 18.3
+14.0
199950
Dorian Finney-Smith 4.3
201781

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.7
+19.8
200082
Dorian Finney-Smith 5.9
201821

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.6
+20.1
200175
Dorian Finney-Smith 7.5
201981

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.7
+15.2
200260
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.5
202071

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 20.6
+10.8
200343
Dorian Finney-Smith 9.8
202160

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.5
+11.5
200473
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.0
202280

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.5
+16.2
200577
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.3
202366

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 24.2
+15.7
200679
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.5
202468

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 25.2
+16.5
200782
Dorian Finney-Smith 8.7
202563

Vince Carter's additional seasons:

* Vince Carter played 15 seasons more than Dorian Finney-Smith in the NBA.

In those years—his seasons 10 to 24, from 2008 to 2020—he averaged 12.0 points in a total of 1,066 regular season games. During that period, his highest average was 21.3 ppg and his lowest 5.

Playoffs

Rookie Season

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
19990
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20170

Season 2

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 19.3
+19.3
20003
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20180

Season 3

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 27.3
+27.3
200112
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20190

Season 4

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20020
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.2
+10.2
20206

Season 5

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20030
Dorian Finney-Smith 10.3
+10.3
20217

Season 6

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter -
DNP
20040
Dorian Finney-Smith 11.7
+11.7
202218

Season 7

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 26.8
+20.5
20054
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.3
20234

Season 8

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 29.6
+29.6
200611
Dorian Finney-Smith -
DNP
20240

Season 9

Points per gameYearGames
Vince Carter 22.3
+16.1
200712
Dorian Finney-Smith 6.2
20255

Vince Carter's additional Playoffs:

* During his 15 additional NBA seasons, Vince Carter played in 6 Playoffs. In those postseasons he averaged 11.0 points in a total of 46 games. His highest playoff average during that period was 15.5 ppg and his lowest 6.3.

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