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

This is the detail of NBA games in which Kobe Bryant 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 10 times in NBA games. Kobe Bryant has a 7-3 winning record over Sam Young. They never met in the Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Kobe Bryant:
1996-97 to 2015-16
Sam Young:
2009-10 to 2012-13
10 Games played
10 in Regular Season
0 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Kobe Bryant
7
7
0
Sam Young
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 27.2 5.4 4.0 1.40.3
Sam Young 6.2 2.2 0.80.80.0
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 41 10 9 32
Sam Young 22 6 3 20
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Kobe Bryant 8

games
9

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10

games
4

games
2

games
Sam Young 2

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
0

games
Both had same stat 0

games
0

games
0

games
4

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8

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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
%
Nov. 06, 2009
1. Lakers 114   Kobe Bryant 41 4 1 1 0 0 2 34 19-30 .633 0-0 - 3-4 .750
Grizzlies 98   Sam Young 7 2 0 0 0 0 2 12 2-7 .286 0-0 - 3-5 .600
Feb. 23, 2010
2. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 32 7 6 3 2 2 2 40 13-19 .684 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
Grizzlies 98   Sam Young 7 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 3-6 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 02, 2010
3. Lakers 124   Kobe Bryant 23 5 1 1 0 2 2 26 7-13 .538 3-5 .600 6-8 .750
Grizzlies 105   Sam Young 8 2 0 2 0 1 3 20 1-7 .143 0-2 .000 6-6 1.000
Nov. 30, 2010
4. Lakers 96   Kobe Bryant 29 7 5 1 0 3 2 37 9-25 .360 1-6 .167 10-12 .833
Grizzlies 98   Sam Young 7 0 3 1 0 1 3 9 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
Jan. 02, 2011
5. Lakers 85   Kobe Bryant 28 2 2 2 0 3 2 31 10-22 .455 1-7 .143 7-8 .875
Grizzlies 104   Sam Young 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 06 0-2 .000 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Feb. 07, 2011
6. Lakers 93   Kobe Bryant 19 7 6 2 0 6 1 38 6-17 .353 0-1 .000 7-7 1.000
Grizzlies 84   Sam Young 22 3 1 2 0 2 4 34 9-19 .474 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Jan. 08, 2012
7. Lakers 90   Kobe Bryant 26 2 9 0 1 4 0 38 11-22 .500 1-5 .200 3-6 .500
Grizzlies 82   Sam Young 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0-3 .000 0-0 - 0-0 -
Mar. 13, 2012
8. Lakers 116   Kobe Bryant 34 9 5 1 0 3 0 52 11-25 .440 1-4 .250 11-12 .917
2OT Grizzlies 111   Sam Young 4 6 1 2 0 0 4 25 2-5 .400 0-0 - 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Nov. 27, 2012
9. Lakers 77   Kobe Bryant 40 10 3 3 0 10 2 44 12-28 .429 5-11 .455 11-13 .846
Pacers 79   Sam Young 0 4 1 1 0 1 3 18 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Mar. 15, 2013
10. Lakers 99   Kobe Bryant 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 12 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 -
Pacers 93   Sam Young 6 3 1 0 0 0 0 12 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500