Yao Ming vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Yao Ming 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

Yao Ming

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Yao Ming: 2002-03 to 2010-11
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Yao Ming 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Yao Ming 8 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Yao Ming 4 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Yao Ming 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Yao Ming 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.0 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.9 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 9,247 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 4,494 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Yao Ming 769 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Yao Ming 189 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Yao Ming 920 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Yao Ming 486 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .524 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming .200 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.0 (2007) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.8 (2008) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 2.3 (2008) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.5 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.0 (2008) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Yao Ming 19.8 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 9.3 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 1.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Yao Ming 555 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Yao Ming 261 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Yao Ming 29 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Yao Ming 9 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Yao Ming 42 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Yao Ming 28 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Yao Ming .519 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Yao Ming - Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Yao Ming .833 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Yao Ming 25.1 (2007) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Yao Ming 10.9 (2009) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Yao Ming 1.8 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Yao Ming 0.4 (2009) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Yao Ming 2.7 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)