Dikembe Mutombo vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Dikembe Mutombo 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

Dikembe Mutombo

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Dikembe Mutombo: 1991-92 to 2008-09
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Dikembe Mutombo 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Dikembe Mutombo 18 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Dikembe Mutombo 13 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Dikembe Mutombo 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Dikembe Mutombo 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Dikembe Mutombo 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Defensive Player of The Year Dikembe Mutombo 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rebounds Leader Dikembe Mutombo 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Blocks Leader Dikembe Mutombo 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 10.3 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 11,729 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 12,359 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 1,240 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 494 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 3,289 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 1,196 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .518 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .684 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 16.6 (1992) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 14.1 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.2 (1992) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 4.5 (1996) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.1 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 9.5 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 2.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Dikembe Mutombo 918 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Dikembe Mutombo 962 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Dikembe Mutombo 78 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Dikembe Mutombo 40 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Dikembe Mutombo 251 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Dikembe Mutombo 101 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .517 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .000 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Dikembe Mutombo .703 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 15.4 (1997) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 13.9 (1999) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 1.8 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 0.7 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Dikembe Mutombo 5.8 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)