Joel Embiid vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Joel Embiid 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

Joel Embiid

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Joel Embiid: 2016-17 to 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Joel Embiid 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Joel Embiid 8 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Joel Embiid 7 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Joel Embiid 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Joel Embiid 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Joel Embiid 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Joel Embiid 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Joel Embiid 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 27.9 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 11.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.9 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 12,071 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 4,832 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Joel Embiid 1,573 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Joel Embiid 397 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 720 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Joel Embiid 433 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .504 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .341 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .826 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 34.7 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 13.6 (2019) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 5.6 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.2 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.5 (2017) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 24.7 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 10.8 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 3.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 0.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Joel Embiid 1,430 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Joel Embiid 628 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Joel Embiid 180 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Joel Embiid 48 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Joel Embiid 101 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Joel Embiid 58 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Joel Embiid .459 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Joel Embiid .286 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Joel Embiid .824 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Joel Embiid 31.8 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Joel Embiid 12.6 (2018) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Joel Embiid 6.4 (2024) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Joel Embiid 1.5 (2020) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Joel Embiid 2.8 (2023) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)