Gary Payton vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Gary Payton 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

Gary Payton

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Gary Payton: 1990-91 to 2006-07
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Gary Payton 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Gary Payton 17 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Gary Payton 15 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Gary Payton 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Gary Payton 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Gary Payton 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Gary Payton 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Defensive Player of The Year Gary Payton 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Steals Leader Gary Payton 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 16.3 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.9 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 6.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 21,813 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 5,269 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Gary Payton 8,966 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Gary Payton 2,445 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Gary Payton 285 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Gary Payton 1,335 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .466 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .317 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .729 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 24.2 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 6.5 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 9.0 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.9 (1996) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.3 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Gary Payton 14.0 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 3.7 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 5.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 1.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Gary Payton 2,155 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Gary Payton 575 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Gary Payton 811 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Gary Payton 216 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Gary Payton 32 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Gary Payton 154 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Gary Payton .441 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Gary Payton .315 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Gary Payton .706 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Gary Payton 25.8 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Gary Payton 8.6 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Gary Payton 8.7 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Gary Payton 2.2 (1997) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Gary Payton 0.4 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)