Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * 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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.