Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Kobe Bryant and Sam Mitchell

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Sam Mitchell 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.

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They faced each other a total of 22 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 17-5 winning record over Sam Mitchell. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Sam Mitchell:
1989-90 to 2001-02
22 Games played
22 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
17
17
0
Sam Mitchell
5
5
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 19.4 4.3 4.8 0.80.6
Sam Mitchell 7.2 2.9 1.20.50.2
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 30 10 12 23
Sam Mitchell 20 7 4 21
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 18

games
12

games
17

games
7

games
8

games
Sam Mitchell 3

games
6

games
5

games
4

games
3

games
Both had same stat 1

game
4

games
0

games
11

games
11

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Head To Head Games Played: One by One

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1996-97 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 03, 1996
1. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 06 0-1 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Timberwolves 85   Sam Mitchell 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 20 4-8 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 08, 1996
2. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 11 3 3 2 2 3 2 22 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 86   Sam Mitchell 10 7 0 2 0 0 2 31 5-9 .556 0-0 - 0-0 -
Dec. 21, 1996
3. Lakers 88   Kobe Bryant 5 1 0 0 1 3 2 12 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 -
Timberwolves 103   Sam Mitchell 9 5 1 1 1 1 2 19 3-6 .500 0-1 .000 3-4 .750
Feb. 12, 1997
4. Lakers 100   Kobe Bryant 2 2 3 0 1 1 1 11 0-4 .000 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 84   Sam Mitchell 9 2 0 1 0 3 0 16 4-8 .500 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 19, 1997
5. Lakers 118   Kobe Bryant 20 3 3 2 0 2 2 34 9-18 .500 1-5 .200 1-1 1.000
Timberwolves 93   Sam Mitchell 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 14 1-3 .333 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Dec. 16, 1997
6. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 19 6 0 0 0 1 3 23 7-15 .467 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000
Timberwolves 96   Sam Mitchell 9 6 2 0 0 0 3 26 2-7 .286 0-0 - 5-6 .833
Jan. 30, 1998
7. Lakers 121   Kobe Bryant 22 3 7 0 0 4 4 30 7-16 .438 2-3 .667 6-9 .667
Timberwolves 114   Sam Mitchell 18 7 0 0 0 1 5 36 5-10 .500 0-0 - 8-9 .889
Feb. 27, 1998
8. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 14 3 4 1 1 2 2 26 4-12 .333 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 91   Sam Mitchell 13 5 0 0 0 0 1 31 5-13 .385 0-0 - 3-3 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 11, 1999
9. Lakers 75   Kobe Bryant 24 10 2 2 1 1 1 38 8-21 .381 0-3 .000 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 86   Sam Mitchell 20 6 3 2 0 0 0 26 8-13 .615 0-1 .000 4-7 .571
Mar. 16, 1999
10. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 21 9 3 0 0 0 3 39 6-12 .500 1-2 .500 8-10 .800
Timberwolves 101   Sam Mitchell 13 4 4 0 0 0 3 33 6-14 .429 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 09, 1999
11. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 18 3 7 1 0 1 2 37 7-14 .500 1-3 .333 3-4 .750
Timberwolves 89   Sam Mitchell 18 4 2 1 0 2 1 36 8-13 .615 0-0 - 2-3 .667
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 17, 1999
12. Lakers 97   Kobe Bryant 28 7 12 1 0 4 5 45 10-24 .417 0-2 .000 8-9 .889
Timberwolves 88   Sam Mitchell 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Jan. 15, 2000
13. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 22 3 6 1 2 2 4 40 8-18 .444 2-3 .667 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 91   Sam Mitchell 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 17 2-4 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
Feb. 09, 2000
14. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 24 5 4 1 0 5 1 33 9-17 .529 2-2 1.000 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 81   Sam Mitchell 2 5 1 2 1 1 2 21 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Apr. 16, 2000
15. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 25 3 10 2 1 6 1 41 7-18 .389 0-4 .000 11-11 1.000
Timberwolves 95   Sam Mitchell 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 12 2-5 .400 0-0 - 1-1 1.000
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 24, 2000
16. Lakers 115   Kobe Bryant 29 4 5 1 0 4 2 38 12-20 .600 1-2 .500 4-5 .800
Timberwolves 108   Sam Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Jan. 31, 2001
17. Lakers 83   Kobe Bryant 24 9 5 0 3 3 2 42 6-17 .353 1-1 1.000 11-12 .917
Timberwolves 96   Sam Mitchell 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 13 0-2 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 12, 2001
18. Lakers 119   Kobe Bryant 30 5 9 1 0 1 2 37 14-24 .583 0-0 - 2-3 .667
Timberwolves 102   Sam Mitchell 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 14 1-2 .500 0-0 - 0-0 -
2001-02 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Dec. 01, 2001
19. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 18 3 5 2 0 0 1 27 6-15 .400 1-1 1.000 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 76   Sam Mitchell 6 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 11, 2002
20. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 23 3 5 0 0 2 3 38 9-27 .333 0-2 .000 5-6 .833
Timberwolves 120   Sam Mitchell 6 2 4 0 1 3 2 32 2-6 .333 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000
Feb. 27, 2002
21. Lakers 101   Kobe Bryant 20 5 11 0 0 2 4 42 8-25 .320 0-0 - 4-4 1.000
Timberwolves 112   Sam Mitchell 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 4 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Apr. 11, 2002
22. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 28 3 2 0 0 2 5 38 9-20 .450 0-1 .000 10-10 1.000
Timberwolves 83   Sam Mitchell 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16 0-1 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500