Buddy Hield vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Buddy Hield that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Buddy Hield

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Buddy Hield: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Buddy Hield 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Buddy Hield 8 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Buddy Hield 1 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Buddy Hield 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 15.5 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 4.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 2.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.9 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 9,820 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 2,672 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1,641 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Buddy Hield 545 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 204 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Buddy Hield 632 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .434 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .400 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield .860 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 20.7 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 5.0 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 3.6 (2021) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 1.2 (2023) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.5 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Buddy Hield 2 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Buddy Hield 1 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Buddy Hield 1 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Buddy Hield 0 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Buddy Hield 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Buddy Hield 3 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Buddy Hield .143 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Buddy Hield .000 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Buddy Hield - Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Buddy Hield 0.7 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Buddy Hield 0.0 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Buddy Hield 0.3 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)