Vitaly Potapenko vs. Lenny Wilkens Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Lenny Wilkens 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.

Lenny Wilkens

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Lenny Wilkens: 1960-61 to 1974-75

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Lenny Wilkens 0

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Lenny Wilkens 15

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Lenny Wilkens 7

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Lenny Wilkens 9

Honors and Awards

Assists Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Lenny Wilkens 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Lenny Wilkens 16.5

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Lenny Wilkens 4.7

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Lenny Wilkens 6.7

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Lenny Wilkens 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Lenny Wilkens 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Lenny Wilkens 17,772

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Lenny Wilkens 5,030

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Lenny Wilkens 7,211

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Lenny Wilkens 174 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Lenny Wilkens 26 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Lenny Wilkens 1,077

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Lenny Wilkens .432

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Lenny Wilkens .774

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 22.4 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 6.6 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 9.6 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 1.3 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Lenny Wilkens 0.2 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Lenny Wilkens 16.1

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Lenny Wilkens 5.8

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Lenny Wilkens - *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Lenny Wilkens 1,031

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Lenny Wilkens 373

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Lenny Wilkens 372

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Lenny Wilkens 0 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Lenny Wilkens 64

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Lenny Wilkens .399

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Lenny Wilkens - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Lenny Wilkens .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 21.4 (1967)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 7.6 (1967)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Lenny Wilkens 7.8 (1968)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Lenny Wilkens - *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Lenny Wilkens - *

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, this player has no data for the stat.