Head-to-Head: Games Played Between Paul Pierce and Sam Young

This is the detail of NBA games in which Paul Pierce 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. Paul Pierce has a 5-3 winning record over Sam Young, including a 1-0 record in Playoffs.

Games Played Against Each Other

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2025-26
Paul Pierce:
1998-99 to 2016-17
Sam Young:
2009-10 to 2012-13
8 Games played
7 in Regular Season
1 in Playoffs

Summary of Victories

Games Won in
Regular Season
in
Playoffs
Paul Pierce
5
4
1
Sam Young
3
3
0

Stats in Games Between Them

Averages
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 18.8 6.1 4.1 0.90.4
Sam Young 6.4 2.3 0.40.10.1
Game Highs
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 24 12 6 32
Sam Young 11 7 2 11
Games with better stats than the other player...
Player
Points Rebounds AssistsStealsBlocks
Paul Pierce 8

games
5

games
8

games
5

games
2

games
Sam Young 0

games
2

games
0

games
1

game
1

game
Both had same stat 0

games
1

game
0

games
2

games
5

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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. 14, 2009
1. Celtics 110   Paul Pierce 19 2 6 1 2 2 2 41 5-11 .455 3-3 1.000 6-8 .750
Grizzlies 105   Sam Young 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 15 5-9 .556 0-0 - 1-2 .500
Mar. 10, 2010
2. Celtics 91   Paul Pierce 14 1 3 1 0 2 1 30 4-8 .500 3-5 .600 3-4 .750
Grizzlies 111   Sam Young 11 5 0 0 0 0 4 23 5-9 .556 1-2 .500 0-0 -
2010-11 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 23, 2011
3. Celtics 87   Paul Pierce 22 6 2 0 0 2 1 35 6-10 .600 2-4 .500 8-8 1.000
Grizzlies 90   Sam Young 11 7 0 1 0 0 5 22 4-11 .364 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
2011-12 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Feb. 05, 2012
4. Celtics 98   Paul Pierce 21 6 6 1 0 2 4 31 5-12 .417 1-4 .250 10-10 1.000
Grizzlies 80   Sam Young 10 4 1 0 0 0 1 24 4-9 .444 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000
Mar. 23, 2012
5. Celtics 86   Paul Pierce 20 9 5 0 0 1 3 36 7-11 .636 3-4 .750 3-3 1.000
76ers 99   Sam Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
Apr. 08, 2012
6. Celtics 103   Paul Pierce 17 5 3 0 0 4 0 29 7-12 .583 2-4 .500 1-1 1.000
76ers 79   Sam Young 5 0 2 0 1 1 0 12 1-3 .333 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000
2012 Playoffs - Eastern Conference Semifinals
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
May. 16, 2012
7. Celtics 107   Paul Pierce 24 12 4 3 0 0 3 37 6-17 .353 1-3 .333 11-14 .786
76ers 91   Sam Young 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 -
2012-13 Season
Game
 
Player
Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF Min
FG
%
3PT
%
FT
%
Mar. 06, 2013
8. Celtics 83   Paul Pierce 13 8 4 1 1 3 3 34 4-15 .267 2-4 .500 3-3 1.000
Pacers 81   Sam Young 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 04 1-1 1.000 0-0 - 1-1 1.000