Billy Cunningham vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Billy Cunningham 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

Billy Cunningham

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Billy Cunningham: 1965-66 to 1975-76
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Billy Cunningham 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Billy Cunningham 9 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Billy Cunningham 6 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Billy Cunningham 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Billy Cunningham 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Billy Cunningham 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 20.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 10.1 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 4.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 13,626 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 6,638 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 2,625 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 115 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 45 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Billy Cunningham 654 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .446 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .720 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 26.1 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 13.6 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.9 (1972) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham 1.2 (1976) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham 0.5 (1976) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 19.4 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 9.1 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Billy Cunningham 757 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Billy Cunningham 356 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Billy Cunningham 125 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Billy Cunningham 0 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Billy Cunningham 0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Billy Cunningham 39 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Billy Cunningham .427 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Billy Cunningham - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Billy Cunningham .686 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Billy Cunningham 29.2 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Billy Cunningham 15.4 (1971) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Billy Cunningham 5.7 (1971) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Billy Cunningham - * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Billy Cunningham - * 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.