Paul Pierce vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Paul Pierce 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

Paul Pierce

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Paul Pierce: 1998-99 to 2016-17
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Paul Pierce 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Paul Pierce 19 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Paul Pierce 14 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Paul Pierce 10 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Paul Pierce 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Paul Pierce 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 19.7 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.6 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 26,397 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 7,527 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Paul Pierce 4,708 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Paul Pierce 1,752 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 745 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Paul Pierce 1,343 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .445 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .368 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .806 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 26.8 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 7.3 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 5.1 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.0 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 18.7 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 5.8 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 3.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 1.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Paul Pierce 3,180 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Paul Pierce 985 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Paul Pierce 579 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Paul Pierce 204 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Paul Pierce 105 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Paul Pierce 170 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Paul Pierce .423 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Paul Pierce .355 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Paul Pierce .830 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Paul Pierce 27.1 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Paul Pierce 9.0 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Paul Pierce 6.7 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Paul Pierce 2.1 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Paul Pierce 1.4 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)