Dave Bing vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Dave Bing 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

Dave Bing

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dave Bing: 1966-67 to 1977-78
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dave Bing 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Dave Bing 12 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Dave Bing 5 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Dave Bing 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Dave Bing 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dave Bing 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Dave Bing 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Dave Bing 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 20.3 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 3.8 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 6.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.3 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 18,327 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 3,420 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Dave Bing 5,397 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Dave Bing 483 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Dave Bing 89 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Dave Bing 901 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .441 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .775 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 27.1 (1968) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 5.0 (1969) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 7.8 (1973) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.5 (1975) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1975) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dave Bing 15.4 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 2.7 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 4.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 0.6 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.2 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dave Bing 477 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Dave Bing 85 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Dave Bing 133 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Dave Bing 15 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Dave Bing 4 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Dave Bing 31 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dave Bing .423 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Dave Bing - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Dave Bing .748 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dave Bing 28.2 (1968) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dave Bing 4.0 (1968) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dave Bing 9.7 (1975) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dave Bing 1.7 (1975) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dave Bing 0.3 (1976) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.