Rick Barry vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Rick Barry that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Player Comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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

NBA Timeline:
1946-47
2023-24
Rick Barry:
1965-66 to 1979-80
Vitaly Potapenko:
1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

Rick Barry1
Vitaly Potapenko0
Rick Barry10
Vitaly Potapenko11
Rick Barry7
Vitaly Potapenko3
Rick Barry8
Vitaly Potapenko0

Honors and Awards

Rick Barry1 *
Vitaly Potapenko0
Rick Barry5
Vitaly Potapenko0
All-NBA Teams
(Total Selections)
Rick Barry6
Vitaly Potapenko0
Rick Barry1
Vitaly Potapenko0
Rick Barry1 *
Vitaly Potapenko0
Rick Barry1
Vitaly Potapenko0
* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.
Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 23.2
Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rick Barry 6.5
Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Rick Barry 5.1
Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Rick Barry 2.0
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Rick Barry 0.5
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 18,395
Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Rick Barry 5,168
Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Rick Barry 4,017
Vitaly Potapenko 418

Rick Barry 1,104
*
Vitaly Potapenko 258

Rick Barry 269
*
Vitaly Potapenko 209

Rick Barry 794
Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .449
Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .330
*
Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .900
Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 35.6
(1967)
Vitaly Potapenko 10.0
(1999)

Rick Barry 10.6
(1966)
Vitaly Potapenko 6.6
(1999)

Rick Barry 6.3
(1979)
Vitaly Potapenko 1.5
(1999)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.7
(1999)

Rick Barry 0.7
(1977)
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.7
(1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Rick Barry 24.8
Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rick Barry 5.6
Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Rick Barry 4.6
Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Rick Barry 2.2
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Rick Barry 0.8
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Rick Barry 1,833
Vitaly Potapenko 31

Rick Barry 418
Vitaly Potapenko 19

Rick Barry 340
Vitaly Potapenko 3

Rick Barry 106
*
Vitaly Potapenko 3

Rick Barry 39
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rick Barry 74
Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage
Rick Barry .426
Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage
Rick Barry .250
*
Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage
Rick Barry .875
Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Rick Barry 34.7
(1967)
Vitaly Potapenko 4.3
(1998)

Rick Barry 7.5
(1967)
Vitaly Potapenko 2.8
(1998)

Rick Barry 6.5
(1976)
Vitaly Potapenko 0.8
(1998)

Rick Barry 2.9
(1975)
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.5
(1998)

Rick Barry 1.1
(1976)
*
Vitaly Potapenko 0.0
(2006)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.
Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.