Samuel David Young ▪ Twitter: @SamYoung4
Position: Forward ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-6 ▪ Weight: 220 lbs.
Born: June 1, 1985 in Washington, District of Columbia
High School: Hargrave Military Academy in Chatham, Virginia
College: University of Pittsburgh
Draft: Memphis Grizzlies, 2nd round (6th pick, 36th overall), 2009 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 28, 2009
Age: 28 years, 18 days ▪ Experience: 4 years
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| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 80 | 1 | 1321 | 224 | 497 | 11 | 56 | 136 | 175 | 77 | 201 | 52 | 34 | 20 | 94 | 106 | 595 | .451 | .196 | .777 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 40 | 0 | 659 | 113 | 256 | 6 | 33 | 65 | 87 | 41 | 113 | 31 | 11 | 8 | 47 | 52 | 297 | .441 | .182 | .747 | 16.5 | 7.4 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
| Road | 40 | 1 | 662 | 111 | 241 | 5 | 23 | 71 | 88 | 36 | 88 | 21 | 23 | 12 | 47 | 54 | 298 | .461 | .217 | .807 | 16.6 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 49 | 1 | 803 | 144 | 304 | 5 | 30 | 75 | 94 | 44 | 110 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 52 | 72 | 368 | .474 | .167 | .798 | 16.4 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| Post | 31 | 0 | 518 | 80 | 193 | 6 | 26 | 61 | 81 | 33 | 91 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 42 | 34 | 227 | .415 | .231 | .753 | 16.7 | 7.3 | 2.9 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 39 | 0 | 620 | 105 | 233 | 4 | 23 | 48 | 59 | 45 | 109 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 40 | 48 | 262 | .451 | .174 | .814 | 15.9 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 |
| Loss | 41 | 1 | 701 | 119 | 264 | 7 | 33 | 88 | 116 | 32 | 92 | 28 | 20 | 12 | 54 | 58 | 333 | .451 | .212 | .759 | 17.1 | 8.1 | 2.2 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| November | 16 | 1 | 262 | 46 | 99 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 29 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 117 | .465 | .231 | .759 | 16.4 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | |
| December | 13 | 0 | 245 | 44 | 103 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 34 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 114 | .427 | .000 | .743 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| January | 15 | 0 | 224 | 45 | 80 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 116 | .563 | .286 | .923 | 15.0 | 7.7 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| February | 11 | 0 | 166 | 21 | 48 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 54 | .438 | .273 | .643 | 15.1 | 4.9 | 1.7 | 0.8 | |
| March | 15 | 0 | 244 | 43 | 106 | 2 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 18 | 44 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 18 | 117 | .406 | .154 | .829 | 16.3 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 0.7 | |
| April | 8 | 0 | 161 | 25 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 36 | 10 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 77 | .431 | .200 | .722 | 20.1 | 9.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 7 | 0 | 109 | 18 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 47 | .367 | .400 | .818 | 15.6 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Monday | 11 | 1 | 198 | 33 | 78 | 0 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 32 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 93 | .423 | .000 | .818 | 18.0 | 8.5 | 2.9 | 0.5 | |
| Tuesday | 10 | 0 | 177 | 27 | 59 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 75 | .458 | .375 | .692 | 17.7 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 0.8 | |
| Wednesday | 20 | 0 | 332 | 58 | 129 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 23 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 150 | .450 | .091 | .805 | 16.6 | 7.5 | 2.7 | 0.2 | |
| Thursday | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Friday | 17 | 0 | 245 | 42 | 85 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 16 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 24 | 104 | .494 | .154 | .750 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 2.6 | 0.6 | |
| Saturday | 14 | 0 | 250 | 45 | 95 | 3 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 10 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 124 | .474 | .250 | .775 | 17.9 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 1.2 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .583 | .000 | .600 | 38.7 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| Reserve | 79 | 0 | 1282 | 217 | 485 | 11 | 55 | 133 | 170 | 76 | 197 | 52 | 33 | 19 | 90 | 104 | 578 | .447 | .200 | .782 | 16.2 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 30-39 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17 | .583 | .000 | .600 | 38.7 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 |
| 20-29 | 20 | 0 | 473 | 92 | 198 | 4 | 22 | 74 | 95 | 29 | 73 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 30 | 262 | .465 | .182 | .779 | 23.6 | 13.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | |
| 10-19 | 49 | 0 | 732 | 118 | 267 | 7 | 29 | 59 | 75 | 40 | 107 | 28 | 19 | 8 | 43 | 60 | 302 | .442 | .241 | .787 | 14.9 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 0.6 | |
| 0-9 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 14 | .350 | .000 | 7.8 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 19 | 1 | 306 | 44 | 104 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 41 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 21 | 120 | .423 | .167 | .732 | 16.1 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 42 | 0 | 701 | 122 | 279 | 5 | 29 | 70 | 90 | 46 | 115 | 27 | 17 | 14 | 43 | 56 | 319 | .437 | .172 | .778 | 16.7 | 7.6 | 2.7 | 0.6 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 0 | 203 | 40 | 80 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 105 | .500 | .200 | .885 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | |
| 3+ Days | 6 | 0 | 102 | 18 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 51 | .581 | .500 | .722 | 17.1 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 29 | 0 | 471 | 72 | 173 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 33 | 71 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 33 | 42 | 180 | .416 | .211 | .744 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 |
| Western | 51 | 1 | 850 | 152 | 324 | 7 | 37 | 104 | 132 | 44 | 130 | 32 | 22 | 17 | 61 | 64 | 415 | .469 | .189 | .788 | 16.7 | 8.1 | 2.5 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 10 | 0 | 174 | 26 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 65 | .419 | .286 | .647 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 |
| Central | 9 | 0 | 124 | 17 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 43 | .436 | .500 | .800 | 13.8 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | |
| Northwest | 18 | 1 | 317 | 58 | 122 | 2 | 14 | 36 | 45 | 14 | 42 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 29 | 154 | .475 | .143 | .800 | 17.6 | 8.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 | |
| Pacific | 17 | 0 | 269 | 50 | 107 | 5 | 14 | 40 | 51 | 11 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 145 | .467 | .357 | .784 | 15.8 | 8.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | |
| Southeast | 10 | 0 | 172 | 29 | 72 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 72 | .403 | .100 | .813 | 17.2 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | |
| Southwest | 16 | 0 | 264 | 44 | 95 | 0 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 19 | 48 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 21 | 14 | 116 | .463 | .000 | .778 | 16.5 | 7.3 | 3.0 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 2 | 0 | 42 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 28 | .524 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.2 | 14.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 37 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | .556 | .500 | .500 | 18.6 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 16.9 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |
| Chicago | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .333 | 1.000 | 11.4 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .250 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Dallas | 4 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 23 | .333 | .000 | .733 | 16.1 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |
| Denver | 4 | 0 | 65 | 12 | 33 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 40 | .364 | .250 | .882 | 16.3 | 10.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | .250 | .000 | 13.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | ||
| Golden State | 4 | 0 | 73 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 39 | .455 | .000 | .692 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Houston | 4 | 0 | 70 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 36 | .438 | .000 | .800 | 17.5 | 9.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | |
| Indiana | 2 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | .500 | .750 | 15.6 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Clippers | 4 | 0 | 52 | 8 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 22 | .421 | .250 | 1.000 | 12.9 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | .385 | 1.000 | .600 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .250 | .000 | 1.000 | 13.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | |
| Milwaukee | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .636 | 1.000 | .667 | 12.8 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 0 | 73 | 20 | 39 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 45 | .513 | .143 | .800 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | |
| New Jersey | 2 | 0 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | .294 | .000 | 1.000 | 21.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| New Orleans | 4 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 33 | .591 | .000 | .778 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| New York | 2 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | .429 | .500 | .000 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Oklahoma City | 3 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 15.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .417 | 1.000 | .500 | 14.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | |
| Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | .417 | .000 | .600 | 23.7 | 8.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | |
| Phoenix | 4 | 0 | 80 | 18 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 55 | .581 | .750 | .800 | 19.9 | 13.8 | 4.0 | 0.8 | |
| Portland | 4 | 0 | 58 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | .412 | .000 | .750 | 14.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.5 | |
| Sacramento | 3 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15 | .364 | .000 | .875 | 12.6 | 5.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
| San Antonio | 4 | 0 | 61 | 11 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 24 | .478 | 1.000 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 | ||
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 9.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Utah | 3 | 1 | 75 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 41 | .600 | .000 | .733 | 24.9 | 13.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Washington | 2 | 0 | 40 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | .333 | .000 | .667 | 19.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |