Jerry Lucas vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Jerry Lucas 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

Jerry Lucas

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jerry Lucas: 1963-64 to 1973-74
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jerry Lucas 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Jerry Lucas 11 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Jerry Lucas 8 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Jerry Lucas 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Jerry Lucas 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jerry Lucas 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Jerry Lucas 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 17.0 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 15.6 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 14,053 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 12,942 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 2,732 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 28 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 24 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Jerry Lucas 829 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .499 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .783 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.5 (1966) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.1 (1966) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 4.5 (1973) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.3 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 12.4 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 10.0 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 3.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Jerry Lucas 896 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Jerry Lucas 717 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Jerry Lucas 214 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Jerry Lucas 4 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Jerry Lucas 0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Jerry Lucas 72 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jerry Lucas .467 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Jerry Lucas - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Jerry Lucas .786 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jerry Lucas 23.3 (1965) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Jerry Lucas 21.0 (1965) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Jerry Lucas 5.3 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.4 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Jerry Lucas 0.0 (1974) * 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.