Bob Cousy vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Bob Cousy 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

Bob Cousy

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Cousy: 1950-51 to 1969-70
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Cousy 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Bob Cousy 14 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Bob Cousy 13 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Bob Cousy 13 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Bob Cousy 1 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Bob Cousy 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Cousy 12 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Assists Leader Bob Cousy 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.4 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 7.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 16,960 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 4,786 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Bob Cousy 6,955 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Bob Cousy 924 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .375 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .803 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 21.7 (1952) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 6.9 (1951) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 9.5 (1960) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 18.5 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 5.0 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 8.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Cousy 2,018 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Bob Cousy 546 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Bob Cousy 937 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Bob Cousy 109 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Cousy .342 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Bob Cousy .801 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Cousy 31.0 (1952) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Cousy 8.0 (1956) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Bob Cousy 10.8 (1959) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Bob Cousy - n/a ** Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.