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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant and Sam Perkins 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 19 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 10-9 winning record over Sam Perkins, including a 6-2 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Sam Perkins:
1984-85 to 2000-01
19 Games played
11 in Regular Season
8 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
10
4
6
Sam Perkins
9
7
2

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 12.9 2.9 2.7 0.70.8
Sam Perkins 7.7 4.1 1.30.60.5
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 33 10 9 22
Sam Perkins 16 7 4 22
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 13

games
6

games
11

games
8

games
9

games
Sam Perkins 6

games
12

games
7

games
8

games
5

games
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
1

game
3

games
5

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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
%
Jan. 26, 1997
1. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 7 1 1 1 0 3 0 17 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 103   Sam Perkins 11 2 3 0 2 2 3 26 4-10 .400 2-5 .400 1-2 .500
Feb. 16, 1997
2. Lakers 91   Kobe Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 13 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 102   Sam Perkins 16 6 2 1 1 1 4 37 7-13 .538 1-3 .333 1-2 .500
Apr. 01, 1997
3. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 9 1 1 0 0 2 5 12 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 97   Sam Perkins 3 5 4 0 0 1 3 24 1-6 .167 1-2 .500 0-0 -
1997-98 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 24, 1998
4. Lakers 95   Kobe Bryant 18 4 0 0 1 3 5 33 6-14 .429 1-4 .250 5-8 .625
Supersonics 101   Sam Perkins 0 3 1 1 1 0 5 23 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 -
Feb. 13, 1998
5. Lakers 108   Kobe Bryant 15 3 6 0 1 1 1 41 4-13 .308 0-4 .000 7-7 1.000
OT Supersonics 113   Sam Perkins 13 5 2 1 2 1 4 31 5-9 .556 3-6 .500 0-0 -
Mar. 16, 1998
6. Lakers 89   Kobe Bryant 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 14 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Supersonics 101   Sam Perkins 10 7 1 1 0 1 4 28 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 5-6 .833
Mar. 20, 1998
7. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 16 1 2 2 0 2 1 18 3-7 .429 2-3 .667 8-8 1.000
Supersonics 80   Sam Perkins 13 6 1 0 1 2 4 29 5-6 .833 2-3 .667 1-2 .500
1998 Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 04, 1998
8. Lakers 92   Kobe Bryant 4 1 0 1 1 0 2 16 1-5 .200 0-2 .000 2-4 .500
Supersonics 106   Sam Perkins 9 6 1 0 2 1 1 22 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 -
May. 10, 1998
9. Lakers 112   Kobe Bryant 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Supersonics 100   Sam Perkins 6 3 1 1 0 1 3 22 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 1-2 .500
May. 12, 1998
10. Lakers 110   Kobe Bryant 7 1 0 0 1 1 2 11 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
Supersonics 95   Sam Perkins 5 2 2 1 0 0 4 30 1-4 .250 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
1998-99 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 14, 1999
11. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 18 2 0 2 2 3 5 35 6-12 .500 1-4 .250 5-6 .833
Pacers 101   Sam Perkins 2 3 0 1 0 1 2 22 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
1999-00 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 14, 2000
12. Lakers 102   Kobe Bryant 18 7 3 0 1 2 6 40 7-19 .368 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000
Pacers 111   Sam Perkins 6 2 1 0 0 2 4 24 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Mar. 03, 2000
13. Lakers 107   Kobe Bryant 22 5 7 1 1 3 3 41 9-17 .529 1-2 .500 3-4 .750
Pacers 92   Sam Perkins 12 4 0 0 0 1 3 27 4-6 .667 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000
2000 Playoffs - NBA Finals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jun. 07, 2000
14. Lakers 104   Kobe Bryant 14 3 5 1 2 2 4 38 6-13 .462 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Pacers 87   Sam Perkins 5 2 0 1 0 1 3 21 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000
Jun. 09, 2000
15. Lakers 111   Kobe Bryant 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 9 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 104   Sam Perkins 6 3 1 1 0 0 6 24 2-5 .400 2-4 .500 0-0 -
Jun. 14, 2000
16. Lakers 120   Kobe Bryant 28 4 5 1 2 3 4 47 14-27 .519 0-0 - 0-0 -
OT Pacers 118   Sam Perkins 10 4 2 0 0 1 5 22 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 1-2 .500
Jun. 16, 2000
17. Lakers 87   Kobe Bryant 8 5 3 2 0 0 5 37 4-20 .200 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 120   Sam Perkins 6 7 1 0 0 0 3 29 2-7 .286 2-6 .333 0-0 -
Jun. 19, 2000
18. Lakers 116   Kobe Bryant 26 10 4 1 2 1 4 45 8-27 .296 2-6 .333 8-9 .889
Pacers 111   Sam Perkins 6 4 1 0 0 1 1 13 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-0 -
2000-01 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 18, 2001
19. Lakers 109   Kobe Bryant 33 5 9 1 1 4 2 45 13-28 .464 0-2 .000 7-9 .778
Pacers 110   Sam Perkins 7 4 0 2 0 1 3 31 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 -