Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Dwight Howard and Sam Young

This is the detail of NBA games in which Dwight Howard 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 6 times in NBA games. Overall, they are tied 3-3. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Dwight Howard:
2004-05 to 2021-22
Sam Young:
2009-10 to 2012-13
6 Games played
6 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Dwight Howard
3
3
0
Sam Young
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 19.2 12.3 1.3 0.83.8
Sam Young 4.7 2.5 0.50.50.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 27 15 4 26
Sam Young 10 4 1 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Dwight Howard 5

games
6

games
2

games
1

game
6

games
Sam Young 0

games
0

games
1

game
0

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0

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Both had same stat 1

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0

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3

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5

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0

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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
%
Jan. 25, 2010
1. Magic 94   Dwight Howard 27 15 3 0 6 4 4 45 9-14 .643 0-0 - 9-11 .818
Grizzlies 99   Sam Young 4 4 0 0 0 3 0 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 04, 2010
2. Magic 107   Dwight Howard 8 11 1 0 5 4 5 34 2-6 .333 0-0 - 4-7 .571
Grizzlies 92   Sam Young 8 3 1 0 0 1 2 18 3-7 .429 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 15, 2010
3. Magic 89   Dwight Howard 18 14 0 2 2 4 4 39 5-13 .385 0-0 - 8-11 .727
Grizzlies 72   Sam Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 2011
4. Magic 97   Dwight Howard 25 14 0 2 2 7 5 45 10-14 .714 0-0 - 5-8 .625
Grizzlies 100   Sam Young 10 1 0 2 0 2 2 29 5-9 .556 0-1 .000 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2012
5. Lakers 77   Dwight Howard 17 8 0 1 4 2 5 34 7-10 .700 0-0 - 3-12 .250
Pacers 79   Sam Young 0 4 1 1 0 1 3 18 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 2013
6. Lakers 99   Dwight Howard 20 12 4 0 4 4 5 34 7-17 .412 0-1 .000 6-11 .545
Pacers 93   Sam Young 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500