Vitaly Potapenko vs. Russell Westbrook Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Russell Westbrook 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.

Russell Westbrook

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Russell Westbrook: 2008-09 to 2023-24

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 0

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Russell Westbrook 16

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Russell Westbrook 13

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 1

All-NBA First Team Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 2

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 9

Scoring Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 2

Assists Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 3

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Russell Westbrook 21.7

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Russell Westbrook 8.1

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Russell Westbrook 1.6

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Russell Westbrook 25,211

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Russell Westbrook 8,307

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Russell Westbrook 9,468

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Russell Westbrook 1,849

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Russell Westbrook 369

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Russell Westbrook 1,162

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Russell Westbrook .438

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Russell Westbrook .304

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Russell Westbrook .776

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Russell Westbrook 31.6 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Russell Westbrook 11.5 (2021)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Russell Westbrook 11.7 (2021)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Russell Westbrook 2.1 (2015)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Russell Westbrook 0.5 (2023)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Russell Westbrook 23.8

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Russell Westbrook 7.1

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Russell Westbrook 7.6

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Russell Westbrook 1.7

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Russell Westbrook 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Russell Westbrook 2,877

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Russell Westbrook 856

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Russell Westbrook 920

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Russell Westbrook 210

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Russell Westbrook 41

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Russell Westbrook 121

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Russell Westbrook .406

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Russell Westbrook .298

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Russell Westbrook .826

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Russell Westbrook 37.4 (2017)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Russell Westbrook 12.0 (2018)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Russell Westbrook 11.8 (2021)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Russell Westbrook 3.0 (2013)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Russell Westbrook 1.4 (2023)