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: 27 years, 354 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 | 56 | 3 | 693 | 58 | 148 | 16 | 52 | 23 | 43 | 26 | 123 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 62 | 155 | .392 | .308 | .535 | 12.4 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 27 | 0 | 337 | 29 | 71 | 7 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 15 | 56 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 82 | .408 | .280 | .630 | 12.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| Road | 29 | 3 | 356 | 29 | 77 | 9 | 27 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 67 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 73 | .377 | .333 | .375 | 12.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 33 | 3 | 493 | 40 | 108 | 13 | 45 | 10 | 22 | 18 | 90 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 103 | .370 | .289 | .455 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 0.8 |
| Post | 23 | 0 | 200 | 18 | 40 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 33 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 52 | .450 | .429 | .619 | 8.7 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 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 | 36 | 0 | 451 | 35 | 98 | 9 | 33 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 83 | 34 | 11 | 6 | 19 | 40 | 90 | .357 | .273 | .688 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 0.9 |
| Loss | 20 | 3 | 242 | 23 | 50 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 7 | 40 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 65 | .460 | .368 | .444 | 12.1 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | |
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 11.4 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| November | 13 | 3 | 222 | 26 | 66 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 49 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 66 | .394 | .286 | .400 | 17.1 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 0.9 | |
| December | 13 | 0 | 205 | 12 | 35 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | .343 | .313 | .400 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | |
| January | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| February | 7 | 0 | 80 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 15 | .333 | .000 | .700 | 11.5 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | |
| March | 15 | 0 | 100 | 9 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 | .429 | 1.000 | .800 | 6.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.5 | |
| April | 6 | 0 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | .455 | .000 | .500 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.3 | |
| 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 | 5 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | .625 | .333 | .375 | 10.8 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.4 |
| Monday | 7 | 1 | 84 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | .375 | .286 | .500 | 12.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.7 | |
| Tuesday | 6 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 10.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Wednesday | 15 | 1 | 177 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 43 | .429 | .125 | .632 | 11.8 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | |
| Friday | 15 | 1 | 213 | 27 | 59 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 71 | .458 | .500 | .500 | 14.2 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1.1 | |
| Saturday | 8 | 0 | 100 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 12 | .250 | .200 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 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 |
| Role | Starter | 3 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Reserve | 53 | 0 | 654 | 56 | 143 | 16 | 51 | 22 | 41 | 24 | 116 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 29 | 57 | 150 | .392 | .314 | .537 | 12.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.8 | |
| 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 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | .400 | .167 | 35.4 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | |
| 20-29 | 8 | 0 | 181 | 19 | 44 | 7 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 49 | .432 | .333 | .500 | 22.7 | 6.1 | 3.3 | 1.3 | |
| 10-19 | 25 | 3 | 359 | 29 | 78 | 7 | 22 | 15 | 30 | 19 | 70 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 34 | 80 | .372 | .318 | .500 | 14.4 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | |
| 0-9 | 22 | 0 | 117 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 17 | .375 | .333 | .800 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |
| 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 | 12 | 0 | 178 | 9 | 33 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 21 | .273 | .167 | .000 | 14.9 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| 1 Day | 23 | 3 | 280 | 30 | 69 | 10 | 25 | 12 | 25 | 12 | 52 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 25 | 82 | .435 | .400 | .480 | 12.2 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| 2 Days | 12 | 0 | 147 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 29 | .393 | .333 | .714 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 0.7 | |
| 3+ Days | 8 | 0 | 77 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 19 | .375 | .333 | .600 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 36 | 1 | 407 | 31 | 74 | 7 | 22 | 16 | 31 | 16 | 80 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 41 | 85 | .419 | .318 | .516 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Western | 20 | 2 | 286 | 27 | 74 | 9 | 30 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 70 | .365 | .300 | .583 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 2.2 | 0.9 | |
| 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 | 11 | 0 | 140 | 13 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 37 | .684 | .333 | .526 | 12.7 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| Central | 13 | 0 | 144 | 9 | 29 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 24 | .310 | .333 | .375 | 11.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.6 | |
| Northwest | 6 | 1 | 79 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 17 | .400 | .333 | .600 | 13.2 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | |
| Pacific | 7 | 0 | 102 | 10 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 25 | .323 | .364 | .500 | 14.5 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | |
| Southeast | 12 | 1 | 123 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 24 | .346 | .300 | .750 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.8 | |
| Southwest | 7 | 1 | 105 | 11 | 28 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 28 | .393 | .231 | .600 | 15.0 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.4 | |
| 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 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | .333 | .333 | 10.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | |
| Boston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Brooklyn | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 16.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Charlotte | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .750 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | |||
| Cleveland | 4 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .250 | .500 | 9.9 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.5 | ||
| Dallas | 1 | 0 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .545 | .286 | 21.1 | 14.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Denver | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | .429 | .500 | .500 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | |
| Detroit | 2 | 0 | 44 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | .333 | .250 | .500 | 21.9 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.5 | |
| Golden State | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .250 | 23.4 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| LA Clippers | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | |||
| LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .286 | .500 | .500 | 15.3 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | |
| Memphis | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||||
| Miami | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 9.3 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | |||
| Milwaukee | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .364 | .333 | .250 | 10.5 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 0.7 | |
| Minnesota | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | .333 | 1.000 | 13.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | ||
| New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .111 | .000 | 1.000 | 18.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| New York | 3 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 19 | .667 | .500 | .500 | 15.8 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 | |
| Oklahoma City | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .500 | .000 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Orlando | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .333 | 1.000 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | ||
| Philadelphia | 4 | 0 | 58 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | .600 | .000 | .500 | 14.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | |
| Phoenix | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||
| Portland | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 12.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Sacramento | 2 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | .375 | .400 | 18.5 | 7.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | ||
| San Antonio | 2 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | .429 | .500 | .500 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.0 | |
| Toronto | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | |||
| Utah | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .000 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Washington | 3 | 0 | 49 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | .417 | .167 | 16.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 0.3 | ||