Vitaly Potapenko vs. Arvydas Sabonis Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Arvydas Sabonis and Vitaly Potapenko 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

Vitaly Potapenko

vs.

Arvydas Sabonis

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Arvydas Sabonis: 1995-96 to 2002-03

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Arvydas Sabonis 7

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Arvydas Sabonis 7

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Arvydas Sabonis 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Arvydas Sabonis 12.0

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.3

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Arvydas Sabonis 2.1

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Arvydas Sabonis 0.8

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Arvydas Sabonis 1.1

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Arvydas Sabonis 5,629

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Arvydas Sabonis 3,436

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Arvydas Sabonis 964

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Arvydas Sabonis 370

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Arvydas Sabonis 494

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Arvydas Sabonis 470

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Arvydas Sabonis .500

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Arvydas Sabonis .328

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Arvydas Sabonis .786

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 16.0 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 10.0 (1998)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 3.0 (1998)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 0.9 (1997)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Arvydas Sabonis 1.3 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Arvydas Sabonis 12.1

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Arvydas Sabonis 7.4

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 1.9

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Arvydas Sabonis 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Arvydas Sabonis 617

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Arvydas Sabonis 378

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Arvydas Sabonis 97

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Arvydas Sabonis 48

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Arvydas Sabonis 51

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Arvydas Sabonis .452

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Arvydas Sabonis .319

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Arvydas Sabonis .802

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Arvydas Sabonis 23.6 (1996)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Arvydas Sabonis 10.2 (1996)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Arvydas Sabonis 2.7 (2001)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Arvydas Sabonis 1.8 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Arvydas Sabonis 2.3 (2001)