Larry Bird vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Larry Bird 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

Larry Bird

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Larry Bird: 1979-80 to 1991-92
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Larry Bird 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Larry Bird 13 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Larry Bird 12 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Larry Bird 12 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Larry Bird 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Finals MVP Larry Bird 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Larry Bird 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Larry Bird 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Larry Bird 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 24.3 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.0 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 21,791 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 8,974 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Larry Bird 5,695 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Larry Bird 1,556 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Larry Bird 755 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Larry Bird 897 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .496 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .376 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .886 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 29.9 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 11.0 (1983) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 7.6 (1987) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.0 (1986) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.2 (1985) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Larry Bird 23.8 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 10.3 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 6.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 1.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 0.9 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Larry Bird 3,897 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Larry Bird 1,683 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Larry Bird 1,062 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Larry Bird 296 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Larry Bird 145 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Larry Bird 164 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Larry Bird .472 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Larry Bird .321 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Larry Bird .890 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Larry Bird 27.5 (1984) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Larry Bird 14.0 (1981) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Larry Bird 8.8 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Larry Bird 2.3 (1984) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Larry Bird 1.4 (1982) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)