Paul Arizin vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Paul Arizin 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

Paul Arizin

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Arizin: 1950-51 to 1961-62
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Arizin 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Paul Arizin 10 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Paul Arizin 8 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Paul Arizin 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Paul Arizin 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Arizin 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Paul Arizin 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 22.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.6 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 16,266 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 6,129 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Paul Arizin 1,665 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Paul Arizin 713 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .421 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .810 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 26.4 (1959) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 11.3 (1952) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.9 (1955) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 24.2 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 8.2 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 2.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Arizin 1,186 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Paul Arizin 404 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Paul Arizin 128 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Paul Arizin 49 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Arizin .411 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Arizin .829 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Arizin 28.9 (1956) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Arizin 12.7 (1952) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Paul Arizin 4.0 (1961) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Paul Arizin - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.