Kevin McHale vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Kevin McHale 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

Kevin McHale

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kevin McHale: 1980-81 to 1992-93
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kevin McHale 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Kevin McHale 13 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Kevin McHale 13 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Kevin McHale 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kevin McHale 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kevin McHale 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kevin McHale 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 17.9 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.3 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 17,335 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 7,122 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Kevin McHale 1,670 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Kevin McHale 344 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 1,690 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Kevin McHale 971 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .554 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .261 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .798 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 26.1 (1987) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1987) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 2.7 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.5 (1987) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.3 (1983) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 18.8 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 7.4 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 1.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kevin McHale 3,182 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Kevin McHale 1,253 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Kevin McHale 274 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Kevin McHale 65 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Kevin McHale 281 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Kevin McHale 169 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kevin McHale .561 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Kevin McHale .381 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Kevin McHale .788 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kevin McHale 25.4 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kevin McHale 9.9 (1985) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kevin McHale 3.0 (1989) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kevin McHale 0.6 (1985) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kevin McHale 2.4 (1986) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)