Karl Malone vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Karl Malone 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

Karl Malone

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Karl Malone 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Karl Malone 19 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Karl Malone 19 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Karl Malone 14 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Karl Malone 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Karl Malone 11 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 14 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Karl Malone 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Karl Malone 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 25.0 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.1 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 36,928 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 14,968 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Karl Malone 5,248 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Karl Malone 2,085 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Karl Malone 1,145 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Karl Malone 1,476 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .516 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .274 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .742 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 31.0 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 12.0 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.9 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.5 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Karl Malone 24.7 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 10.7 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 1.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Karl Malone 4,761 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Karl Malone 2,062 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Karl Malone 610 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Karl Malone 258 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Karl Malone 135 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Karl Malone 193 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Karl Malone .463 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Karl Malone .162 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Karl Malone .736 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Karl Malone 30.7 (1989) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Karl Malone 16.3 (1989) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Karl Malone 4.7 (1999) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Karl Malone 2.2 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Karl Malone 1.2 (1991) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)