Elgin Baylor vs. Vitaly Potapenko Season by Season Comparison
Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vitaly Potapenko and Elgin Baylor, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.
Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.
Elgin Baylor played 14 years in the NBA, 3 more than Vitaly Potapenko, who played 11. Elgin Baylor had the first of his seasons in 1958-59, while Vitaly Potapenko had his rookie season in 1996-97. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
40.8 |
24.9 |
- |
- |
15.0 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.9 |
8.6 |
21.2 |
.408 |
- |
- |
- |
7.6 |
9.8 |
.777 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
80 |
15.5 |
5.8 |
1.3 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.4 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.440 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.500 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
.736 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
42.8 |
25.5 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
3.3 |
- |
- |
- |
4.0 |
9.4 |
23.3 |
.403 |
- |
- |
- |
6.7 |
8.7 |
.770 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
41.0 |
29.6 |
- |
- |
16.4 |
3.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
10.8 |
25.4 |
.424 |
- |
- |
- |
8.1 |
11.0 |
.732 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
80 |
17.7 |
7.1 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
2.5 |
2.9 |
6.1 |
.480 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.708 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
9 |
45.3 |
33.4 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
4.2 |
12.3 |
26.0 |
.474 |
- |
- |
- |
8.8 |
10.4 |
.840 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
4 |
17.8 |
4.3 |
0.8 |
2.0 |
2.8 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.3 |
2.5 |
.500 |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
73 |
42.9 |
34.8 |
- |
- |
19.8 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
12.8 |
29.7 |
.430 |
- |
- |
- |
9.3 |
11.8 |
.783 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
50 |
27.9 |
10.0 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
6.6 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
3.4 |
4.1 |
8.2 |
.495 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
.587 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
12 |
45.0 |
38.1 |
- |
- |
15.3 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
14.2 |
30.2 |
.470 |
- |
- |
- |
9.8 |
11.8 |
.824 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
48 |
44.4 |
38.3 |
- |
- |
18.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
14.2 |
33.1 |
.428 |
- |
- |
- |
9.9 |
13.1 |
.754 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
79 |
22.7 |
9.2 |
2.3 |
4.0 |
6.3 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
1.8 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
7.8 |
.499 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.4 |
2.0 |
.681 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
43.9 |
38.6 |
- |
- |
17.7 |
3.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
14.3 |
32.7 |
.438 |
- |
- |
- |
10.0 |
12.9 |
.774 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
80 |
42.1 |
34.0 |
- |
- |
14.3 |
4.8 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
12.9 |
28.4 |
.453 |
- |
- |
- |
8.3 |
9.9 |
.837 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
82 |
23.2 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
6.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
2.8 |
3.0 |
6.4 |
.476 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.4 |
1.9 |
.728 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
13 |
43.2 |
32.6 |
- |
- |
13.6 |
4.5 |
- |
- |
- |
3.7 |
12.3 |
27.8 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
8.0 |
9.7 |
.825 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
78 |
40.6 |
25.4 |
- |
- |
12.0 |
4.4 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.7 |
22.8 |
.425 |
- |
- |
- |
6.0 |
7.5 |
.804 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
79 |
17.0 |
4.6 |
2.1 |
2.3 |
4.4 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
2.2 |
1.7 |
3.8 |
.455 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
1.1 |
1.5 |
.742 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
5 |
44.2 |
24.2 |
- |
- |
11.6 |
5.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.4 |
9.0 |
23.8 |
.378 |
- |
- |
- |
6.2 |
8.0 |
.775 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
74 |
41.3 |
27.1 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.8 |
- |
- |
- |
3.2 |
10.3 |
25.7 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
6.5 |
8.2 |
.792 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
26 |
15.5 |
4.0 |
1.0 |
2.5 |
3.4 |
0.2 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.8 |
1.1 |
.759 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
1 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
0 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
2.0 |
.000 |
- |
- |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
65 |
30.4 |
16.6 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
3.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
6.4 |
15.9 |
.401 |
- |
- |
- |
3.8 |
5.2 |
.739 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
65 |
21.8 |
7.1 |
1.6 |
2.9 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.5 |
3.1 |
6.3 |
.489 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.9 |
1.4 |
.641 |
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Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
14 |
41.9 |
26.8 |
- |
- |
14.1 |
3.7 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
10.4 |
23.4 |
.442 |
- |
- |
- |
6.1 |
7.5 |
.810 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
70 |
38.7 |
26.6 |
- |
- |
12.8 |
3.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
10.2 |
23.7 |
.429 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
7.7 |
.813 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
33 |
10.2 |
3.5 |
0.9 |
1.5 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
2.6 |
.517 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.9 |
.871 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
3 |
40.3 |
23.7 |
- |
- |
13.0 |
3.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
9.3 |
25.3 |
.368 |
- |
- |
- |
5.0 |
6.7 |
.750 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
5 |
7.2 |
2.0 |
0.6 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
77 |
39.3 |
26.0 |
- |
- |
12.2 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
9.8 |
22.2 |
.443 |
- |
- |
- |
6.3 |
8.1 |
.786 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
33 |
10.7 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.5 |
1.1 |
2.2 |
.521 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.3 |
0.5 |
.588 |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
15 |
42.2 |
28.5 |
- |
- |
14.5 |
4.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
11.7 |
25.1 |
.468 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
7.5 |
.679 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
4 |
2.3 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
1.0 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
76 |
40.3 |
24.8 |
- |
- |
10.6 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.7 |
9.6 |
21.5 |
.447 |
- |
- |
- |
5.5 |
7.5 |
.743 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
3 |
4.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
18 |
35.6 |
15.4 |
- |
- |
9.2 |
4.1 |
- |
- |
- |
3.1 |
5.9 |
15.4 |
.385 |
- |
- |
- |
3.5 |
5.6 |
.630 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
54 |
41.0 |
24.0 |
- |
- |
10.4 |
5.4 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
9.5 |
19.5 |
.486 |
- |
- |
- |
5.1 |
6.6 |
.773 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
18 |
37.1 |
18.7 |
- |
- |
9.6 |
4.6 |
- |
- |
- |
2.8 |
7.7 |
16.4 |
.466 |
- |
- |
- |
3.3 |
4.5 |
.741 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
2 |
28.5 |
10.0 |
- |
- |
5.5 |
1.0 |
- |
- |
- |
3.0 |
4.0 |
9.5 |
.421 |
- |
- |
- |
2.0 |
3.0 |
.667 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Regular Season Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
9 |
26.6 |
11.8 |
- |
- |
6.3 |
2.0 |
- |
- |
- |
2.2 |
4.7 |
10.8 |
.433 |
- |
- |
- |
2.4 |
3.0 |
.815 |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
|
Playoffs Stats |
|
G |
Min |
Pts |
ORb |
DRb |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
PF |
FGM / A |
% |
3PM / A |
% |
FTM / A |
% |
Elgin Baylor |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Vitaly Potapenko |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- | - | - |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |