Rudy Gay vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Rudy Gay 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

Rudy Gay

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Rudy Gay: 2006-07 to 2022-23
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Rudy Gay 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Rudy Gay 17 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Rudy Gay 3 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Rudy Gay 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 15.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 5.6 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 17,642 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 6,283 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Rudy Gay 2,280 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Rudy Gay 1,231 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 798 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Rudy Gay 1,120 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .452 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .346 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .799 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 21.1 (2015) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.8 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 3.7 (2015) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 (2011) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 (2011) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 14.3 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 6.5 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Rudy Gay 272 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Rudy Gay 124 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Rudy Gay 33 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Rudy Gay 20 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Rudy Gay 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Rudy Gay 19 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Rudy Gay .410 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Rudy Gay .286 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Rudy Gay .788 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Rudy Gay 19.0 (2012) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Rudy Gay 7.1 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Rudy Gay 2.2 (2018) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Rudy Gay 1.6 (2018) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Rudy Gay 0.7 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)