Walt Bellamy vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Walt Bellamy 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

Walt Bellamy

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Walt Bellamy: 1961-62 to 1974-75
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Walt Bellamy 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Walt Bellamy 14 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Walt Bellamy 7 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Walt Bellamy 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Rookie of The Year Walt Bellamy 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.1 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 13.7 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 2.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 20,941 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 14,241 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 2,544 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 52 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 48 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Walt Bellamy 1,043 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .516 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .632 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 31.6 (1962) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 19.0 (1962) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.2 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.7 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy 0.6 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 18.5 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 14.8 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Walt Bellamy 850 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Walt Bellamy 680 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Walt Bellamy 136 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Walt Bellamy 0 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Walt Bellamy 0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Walt Bellamy 46 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Walt Bellamy .471 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Walt Bellamy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Walt Bellamy .642 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Walt Bellamy 20.9 (1965) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Walt Bellamy 16.5 (1967) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Walt Bellamy 3.9 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Walt Bellamy - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Walt Bellamy - * 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, this player has no data for the stat.