Vitaly Potapenko vs. Isiah Thomas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Isiah Thomas and Vitaly Potapenko 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

Vitaly Potapenko

vs.

Isiah Thomas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Isiah Thomas: 1981-82 to 1993-94

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 2

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Isiah Thomas 13

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Isiah Thomas 9

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 12

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 1

All-NBA First Team Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 5

Assists Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Isiah Thomas 19.2

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Isiah Thomas 3.6

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Isiah Thomas 9.3

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Isiah Thomas 1.9

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Isiah Thomas 18,822

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Isiah Thomas 3,478

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Isiah Thomas 9,061

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Isiah Thomas 1,861

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Isiah Thomas 249

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Isiah Thomas 979

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Isiah Thomas .452

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Isiah Thomas .290

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Isiah Thomas .759

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Isiah Thomas 22.9 (1983)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Isiah Thomas 4.5 (1985)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Isiah Thomas 13.9 (1985)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Isiah Thomas 2.5 (1984)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Isiah Thomas 0.4 (1984)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Isiah Thomas 20.4

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Isiah Thomas 4.7

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Isiah Thomas 8.9

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Isiah Thomas 2.1

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Isiah Thomas 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Isiah Thomas 2,261

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Isiah Thomas 524

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Isiah Thomas 987

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Isiah Thomas 234

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Isiah Thomas 38

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Isiah Thomas 111

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Isiah Thomas .441

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Isiah Thomas .346

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Isiah Thomas .769

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Isiah Thomas 26.5 (1986)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Isiah Thomas 5.5 (1986)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Isiah Thomas 12.0 (1986)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Isiah Thomas 2.9 (1988)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Isiah Thomas 1.2 (1984)