LaMelo Ball vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and LaMelo Ball 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

LaMelo Ball

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
LaMelo Ball: 2020-21 to 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships LaMelo Ball 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons LaMelo Ball 4 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played LaMelo Ball 0 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games LaMelo Ball 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year LaMelo Ball 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 20.0 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 7.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball 3,675 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball 1,147 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists LaMelo Ball 1,364 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals LaMelo Ball 286 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball 63 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games LaMelo Ball 184 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball .427 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball .374 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball .834 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball 23.9 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball 6.7 (2022) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball 8.4 (2023) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball 1.8 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball 0.4 (2022) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games LaMelo Ball 0 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game LaMelo Ball - Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)