James Harden vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and James Harden 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

James Harden

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
James Harden: 2009-10 to 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships James Harden 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons James Harden 15 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played James Harden 15 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games James Harden 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP James Harden 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team James Harden 6 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) James Harden 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader James Harden 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Assists Leader James Harden 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 24.1 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.6 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 7.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 25,885 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds James Harden 6,017 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists James Harden 7,629 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals James Harden 1,597 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks James Harden 600 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games James Harden 1,072 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .441 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage James Harden .364 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .861 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 36.1 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 8.1 (2017) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game James Harden 11.2 (2017) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.0 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.9 (2020) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game James Harden 22.7 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 5.5 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game James Harden 6.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game James Harden 1.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game James Harden 0.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points James Harden 3,748 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds James Harden 903 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists James Harden 1,048 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals James Harden 271 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks James Harden 90 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games James Harden 165 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage James Harden .425 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage James Harden .341 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage James Harden .870 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game James Harden 31.6 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game James Harden 6.8 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game James Harden 8.6 (2022) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game James Harden 2.4 (2016) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game James Harden 1.0 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)