Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dirk Nowitzki and Sam Young

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dirk Nowitzki and Sam Young played against each other, including head-to-head record, stats average, game highs and game-by-game data both in the Regular Season and Playoffs.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Games against each other

They faced each other a total of 8 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 4-4. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dirk Nowitzki:
1998-99 to 2018-19
Sam Young:
2009-10 to 2012-13
8 Games played
8 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dirk Nowitzki
4
4
0
Sam Young
4
4
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 19.4 6.9 2.1 0.80.5
Sam Young 4.6 1.6 0.60.30.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 28 10 6 21
Sam Young 11 4 2 14
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dirk Nowitzki 7

games
8

games
5

games
5

games
4

games
Sam Young 1

game
0

games
1

game
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
2

games
2

games
3

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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2009-10 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 04, 2009
1. Mavericks 82   Dirk Nowitzki 16 10 1 1 0 2 3 38 7-22 .318 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 98   Sam Young 5 3 1 0 0 1 2 15 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Dec. 26, 2009
2. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 20 4 3 1 0 4 2 40 10-16 .625 0-0 - 0-0 -
Grizzlies 101   Sam Young 11 1 1 0 0 1 0 23 4-6 .667 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Mar. 31, 2010
3. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 28 5 6 2 1 4 4 46 9-23 .391 3-6 .500 7-7 1.000
OT Grizzlies 102   Sam Young 7 4 0 1 0 1 1 12 1-4 .250 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Apr. 07, 2010
4. Mavericks 110   Dirk Nowitzki 22 9 0 1 1 1 3 34 9-14 .643 1-1 1.000 3-3 1.000
Grizzlies 84   Sam Young 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 15 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Oct. 29, 2010
5. Mavericks 90   Dirk Nowitzki 27 7 2 0 0 2 3 38 11-15 .733 1-1 1.000 4-6 .667
Grizzlies 91   Sam Young 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Nov. 10, 2010
6. Mavericks 106   Dirk Nowitzki 12 10 2 0 1 0 0 30 6-14 .429 0-2 .000 0-0 -
Grizzlies 91   Sam Young 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 2011
7. Mavericks 70   Dirk Nowitzki 7 5 1 0 0 0 2 15 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 2-3 .667
Grizzlies 89   Sam Young 9 1 2 1 4 1 3 27 4-6 .667 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Mar. 06, 2011
8. Mavericks 103   Dirk Nowitzki 23 5 2 1 1 1 2 34 9-17 .529 3-6 .500 2-2 1.000
Grizzlies 104   Sam Young 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 13 2-3 .667 0-0 - 1-1 1.000