George Mikan vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and George Mikan 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

George Mikan

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
George Mikan: 1948-49 to 1955-56
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships George Mikan 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons George Mikan 7 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played George Mikan 7 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games George Mikan 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team George Mikan 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) George Mikan 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader George Mikan 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rebounds Leader George Mikan 1 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

* Notes: Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 23.1 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.4 * Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 10,156 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds George Mikan 4,167 * Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists George Mikan 1,245 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games George Mikan 439 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .782 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 28.4 (1951) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 14.4 (1953) * Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.6 (1949) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game George Mikan 24.0 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 13.9 * Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game George Mikan 2.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points George Mikan 1,680 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds George Mikan 665 * Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists George Mikan 155 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games George Mikan 70 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage George Mikan .404 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage George Mikan .786 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game George Mikan 31.3 (1950) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game George Mikan 15.9 (1952) * Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game George Mikan 3.0 (1950) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game George Mikan - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)

Notes: * Rebounds started to be recorded in 1950-51. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.