Vitaly Potapenko stats
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsMar 21, 1975
- Height
- 6' 10"
Vitaly Potapenko played 11 NBA seasons, 1996-97 to 2006-07.
Stats
Per game
Career regular season
- PTS
- 6.5
- REB
- 4.5
- AST
- 0.7
- STL
- 0.4
- BLK
- 0.3
- TS%
- 51.5
- MIN
- 19
- GP
- 610
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | CLE | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 48.6 | 15.5 | 80 |
| 1997-98 | CLE | 7.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 51.7 | 17.7 | 80 |
| 1998-99 |  CLE/BOS | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 52.0 | 27.9 | 50 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 9.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 22.7 | 79 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 51.7 | 23.2 | 82 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 51.3 | 17.0 | 79 |
| 2002-03 | OKC | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 49.2 | 15.5 | 26 |
| 2003-04 | OKC | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 51.1 | 21.8 | 65 |
| 2004-05 | OKC | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 58.1 | 10.2 | 33 |
| 2005-06 |  OKC/SAC | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 53.5 | 10.7 | 33 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Career Postseason
- PTS
- 2.4
- REB
- 1.5
- AST
- 0.2
- STL
- 0.2
- BLK
- 0.0
- TS%
- 46.4
- MIN
- 8.9
- GP
- 13
Totals
Career regular season
- PTS
- 3,995
- REB
- 2,725
- AST
- 418
- STL
- 258
- BLK
- 209
- TO
- 786
- FGM
- 1,639
- 3PTM
- 1
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FGM: Shots made from the floor — everything except free throws. | 3PTM: Three-point shots made. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | CLE | 465 | 217 | 40 | 26 | 34 | 109 | 186 | 1 |
| 1997-98 | CLE | 570 | 313 | 57 | 27 | 28 | 132 | 234 | 0 |
| 1998-99 | CLE/BOS | 499 | 332 | 75 | 35 | 36 | 100 | 204 | 0 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 723 | 499 | 77 | 41 | 29 | 145 | 307 | 0 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 611 | 495 | 64 | 52 | 23 | 105 | 248 | 0 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 363 | 347 | 30 | 37 | 18 | 63 | 137 | 0 |
| 2002-03 | OKC | 104 | 89 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 25 | 41 | 0 |
| 2003-04 | OKC | 459 | 289 | 53 | 22 | 28 | 77 | 200 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | OKC | 117 | 78 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | OKC/SAC | 84 | 64 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 37 | 0 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · FGM · 3PTM
Per 36 min
Career regular season
- PTS
- 12.3
- REB
- 8.5
- AST
- 1.3
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.6
- TS%
- 51.5
- MIN
- 19
- GP
- 610
Per 36 minutes: each per-game figure scaled by 36 ÷ minutes played. Derived here, and shooting percentages are left untouched because they do not scale.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TS%: Scoring per shot with threes and free throws counted: PTS ÷ (2 × (FGA + 0.44 × FTA)). League average sits near 58%. | MIN: Minutes on the floor. | GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | CLE | 13.5 | 6.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 48.6 | 15.5 | 80 |
| 1997-98 | CLE | 14.4 | 7.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 51.7 | 17.7 | 80 |
| 1998-99 | CLE/BOS | 12.9 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 52.0 | 27.9 | 50 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 14.6 | 10.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 52.7 | 22.7 | 79 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 11.6 | 9.3 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 51.7 | 23.2 | 82 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 9.7 | 9.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 51.3 | 17.0 | 79 |
| 2002-03 | OKC | 9.3 | 7.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 49.2 | 15.5 | 26 |
| 2003-04 | OKC | 11.7 | 7.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 51.1 | 21.8 | 65 |
| 2004-05 | OKC | 12.4 | 8.5 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 58.1 | 10.2 | 33 |
| 2005-06 | OKC/SAC | 8.4 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 53.5 | 10.7 | 33 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 0.0 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 3 |
What the columns mean: PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TS% · MIN · GP
Fantasy
Career regular season
- GP
- 610
- ESPN
- 7,392.0
- YAHOO
- 8,507.0
- ESPN/G
- 12.1
- YAHOO/G
- 13.9
Fantasy points in ESPN’s and Yahoo’s default points leagues, worked out here from the season totals.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | ESPN: Fantasy points in ESPN’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | YAHOO: Fantasy points in Yahoo’s default points scoring, worked out here from the season line. | ESPN/G: ESPN fantasy points per game played. | YAHOO/G: Yahoo fantasy points per game played. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | CLE | 80 | 701.0 | 856.4 | 8.8 | 10.7 |
| 1997-98 | CLE | 80 | 891.0 | 1,064.1 | 11.1 | 13.3 |
| 1998-99 | CLE/BOS | 50 | 997.0 | 1,122.9 | 19.9 | 22.5 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 79 | 1,314.0 | 1,502.3 | 16.6 | 19.0 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 82 | 1,256.0 | 1,421.0 | 15.3 | 17.3 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 79 | 806.0 | 926.4 | 10.2 | 11.7 |
| 2002-03 | OKC | 26 | 201.0 | 242.8 | 7.7 | 9.3 |
| 2003-04 | OKC | 65 | 858.0 | 958.3 | 13.2 | 14.7 |
| 2004-05 | OKC | 33 | 228.0 | 242.1 | 6.9 | 7.3 |
| 2005-06 | OKC/SAC | 33 | 146.0 | 170.3 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 3 | -6.0 | 0.4 | -2.0 | 0.1 |
Bio
- Age
- 51 yearsMar 21, 1975
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Debut
- 1996
- Birthplace
- Kyiv, Ukraine
- Draft
- 1996Rd 1, Pk 12
- College
- Kiev Institute (Ukraine)
Latest performance
Vitaly Potapenko
Mar 19 · @ ATL · L 99-76
- MIN
- 4
- PTS
- 0
- REB
- 1
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- FG%
- 0.0
- 3PTM
- 0
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | PTS | REB | AST | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Mar 19 | at ATLL 99-76 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Sun, Dec 10 | vsATLW 117-92 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Tue, Dec 05 | at PHXL 127-102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thu, May 19 | vs SAL 98-96 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Tue, May 17 | atSAL 103-90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sun, May 15 | vsSAW 101-89 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
What were Vitaly Potapenko's career stats?
Vitaly Potapenko played 11 seasons for the Cavaliers, the Celtics, the Thunder and the Kings. He scored 3,995 points with 2,725 rebounds and 418 assists in 610 games — 6.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. His best season was 1999-00: 723 points, 499 rebounds and 77 assists.
League leaderboards and awards
11 seasons, 3 postseasons, 1996-97 to 2006-07
Vitaly Potapenko finished top 10 in a stat 1 time.
Season top 10 finishes
- Field Goal %: 1998-99 (8th)
Among qualified NBA players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Vitaly Potapenko
Playoff series
Vitaly Potapenko played 9 games across 2 NBA postseasons in 2 series — 0 won, 2 lost.
| PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-05 | SA | Lost 2-3 | 5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| 1997-98 |  IND | Lost 1-3 | 4 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 |
Vitaly Potapenko’s playoff series, round by round
Per game, from NBA game logs since the 1946-47 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Vitaly Potapenko against each club
- vs Indiana Pacers (29)
- vs Atlanta Hawks (27)
- vs Detroit Pistons (27)
- vs New Orleans Pelicans (26)
- vs New York Knicks (26)
- vs Orlando Magic (26)
- vs Philadelphia 76ers (26)
- vs Chicago Bulls (25)
- vs Brooklyn Nets (24)
- vs Milwaukee Bucks (24)
- vs Toronto Raptors (24)
- vs Washington Wizards (24)
- vs Miami Heat (23)
- vs San Antonio Spurs (21)
- vs Los Angeles Lakers (18)
- vs Dallas Mavericks (17)
- vs Denver Nuggets (17)
- vs Houston Rockets (17)
- vs Minnesota Timberwolves (17)
- vs Portland Trail Blazers (17)
- vs Utah Jazz (17)
- vs Phoenix Suns (16)
- vs LA Clippers (15)
- vs Memphis Grizzlies (15)
- vs Sacramento Kings (15)
- vs Cleveland Cavaliers (14)
- vs Golden State Warriors (14)
- vs Boston Celtics (13)
- vs Oklahoma City Thunder (10)
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