Kyle Kuzma vs. Vitaly Potapenko Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Vitaly Potapenko and Kyle Kuzma, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season

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.

Kyle Kuzma played 7 years in the NBA, 4 less than Vitaly Potapenko, who played 11. Kyle Kuzma had the first of his seasons in 2017-18, 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.

Their Careers

Player		 Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Kyle Kuzma 7 2 2017-18 to 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko 11 3 1996-97 to 2006-07

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2017-181996-97
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards Achievement All-Rookie First Team-
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 77 31.2 16.1 1.1 5.1 6.3 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.8 2.1 6.1 13.5 .450 2.1 5.6 .366 1.9 2.7 .707
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 2
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2018-191997-98
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayCavaliers Lost East Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 70 33.1 18.7 0.9 4.6 5.5 2.5 0.6 0.4 1.9 2.4 7.1 15.5 .456 1.8 6.0 .303 2.7 3.6 .752
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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

Season 3
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2019-201998-99
Team Los Angeles LakersCleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs NBA Champion NBA ChampionDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 61 25.0 12.8 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.3 0.5 0.4 1.5 2.1 4.8 11.0 .436 1.4 4.5 .316 1.9 2.5 .735
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 21 23.0 10.0 0.9 2.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.3 1.0 2.4 3.7 8.5 .430 1.2 4.0 .313 1.4 1.8 .784
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 4
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2020-211999-00
Team Los Angeles LakersBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Lakers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 68 28.7 12.9 1.6 4.5 6.1 1.9 0.5 0.6 1.7 1.8 4.9 11.1 .443 2.0 5.6 .361 1.0 1.4 .691
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 %
Kyle Kuzma 6 21.5 6.3 0.7 3.2 3.8 1.2 0.3 0.2 1.0 1.3 2.3 8.0 .292 0.7 3.8 .174 1.0 1.5 .667
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 5
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2021-222000-01
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 66 33.4 17.1 1.1 7.4 8.5 3.5 0.6 0.9 2.6 1.9 6.4 14.2 .452 1.9 5.7 .341 2.4 3.3 .712
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 6
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2022-232001-02
Team Washington WizardsBoston Celtics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 64 35.0 21.2 0.9 6.4 7.2 3.7 0.6 0.5 3.0 2.3 8.0 17.8 .448 2.5 7.5 .333 2.7 3.7 .730
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 7
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season 2023-242002-03
Team Washington WizardsSeattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma 70 32.6 22.2 0.9 5.7 6.6 4.2 0.5 0.7 2.7 2.2 8.7 18.8 .463 2.2 6.4 .336 2.7 3.4 .775
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 8
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season -2003-04
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------

Season 9
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season -2004-05
Team -Seattle Supersonics
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Supersonics Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 10
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season -2005-06
Team -Seattle Supersonics, Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Kings Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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 -

Season 11
Kyle Kuzma Vitaly Potapenko
Season -2006-07
Team -Sacramento Kings
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Did Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
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 %
Kyle Kuzma ------- --- ----------
Vitaly Potapenko ------- --- ----------
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