Kobe Bryant vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Kobe Bryant 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

Kobe Bryant

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kobe Bryant: 1996-97 to 2015-16
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kobe Bryant 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Kobe Bryant 20 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Kobe Bryant 15 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Kobe Bryant 18 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kobe Bryant 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Finals MVP Kobe Bryant 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Kobe Bryant 11 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 15 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kobe Bryant 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kobe Bryant 12 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Kobe Bryant 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.0 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 33,643 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 7,047 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 6,306 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 1,944 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 640 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Kobe Bryant 1,346 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .447 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .329 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .837 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 35.4 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.9 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.3 (2014) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 2.2 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.0 (1999) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 25.6 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 5.1 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 4.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Kobe Bryant 5,640 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Kobe Bryant 1,119 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Kobe Bryant 1,040 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Kobe Bryant 310 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Kobe Bryant 144 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Kobe Bryant 220 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kobe Bryant .448 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Kobe Bryant .331 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Kobe Bryant .816 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kobe Bryant 32.8 (2007) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kobe Bryant 7.3 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Kobe Bryant 6.1 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.9 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Kobe Bryant 1.5 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)