Hakeem Olajuwon vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Hakeem Olajuwon 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

Hakeem Olajuwon

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Hakeem Olajuwon: 1984-85 to 2001-02
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Hakeem Olajuwon 18 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Hakeem Olajuwon 15 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Finals MVP Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Hakeem Olajuwon 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Hakeem Olajuwon 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Hakeem Olajuwon 9 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Defensive Player of The Year Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rebounds Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Blocks Leader Hakeem Olajuwon 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 21.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.1 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 26,946 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 13,748 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 3,058 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 2,162 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 3,830 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 1,238 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .512 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .202 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .712 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 27.8 (1995) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 14.0 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.6 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.6 (1989) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.6 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 25.9 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 11.2 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 3.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Hakeem Olajuwon 3,755 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Hakeem Olajuwon 1,621 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Hakeem Olajuwon 458 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Hakeem Olajuwon 245 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Hakeem Olajuwon 472 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Hakeem Olajuwon 145 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .528 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .222 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Hakeem Olajuwon .719 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 37.5 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 16.8 (1988) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 4.8 (1993) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 2.5 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Hakeem Olajuwon 5.8 (1990) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)