Alan Williams or Dorian Finney-Smith? The NBA Stat Breakdown

Few NBA comparisons generate more debate than Alan Williams vs Dorian Finney-Smith. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Dorian Finney-Smith takes 5 categories while Alan Williams claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the C position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Dorian Finney-Smith's Assists Per Game of 1.4 compared to Alan Williams's 0.6 represents a 133.3% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. Alan Williams falls 66.7% below the career average of 1.8 in this category while Dorian Finney-Smith exceeds it. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Dorian Finney-Smith's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Field Goal %, where Alan Williams posts 48.0% against Dorian Finney-Smith's 43.3% — a gap of just 10.9%. Alan Williams can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 5-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Field Goal % is the statistical ammunition for the Alan Williams side.

Centers have evolved dramatically across NBA eras — from dominant low-post scorers to modern stretch bigs. Career statistics must be evaluated with positional evolution and era context in mind.

The verdict favors Dorian Finney-Smith — 5 categories to 3 — but Alan Williams makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Alan Williams has real statistical ammunition particularly in Field Goal % where the gap narrows to just 10.9%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.