Richard Jefferson vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Richard Jefferson 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

Richard Jefferson

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Richard Jefferson: 2001-02 to 2017-18
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Richard Jefferson 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Richard Jefferson 17 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Richard Jefferson 12 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Richard Jefferson 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 12.6 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 2.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 14,904 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 4,720 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 2,412 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 787 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 347 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Richard Jefferson 1,181 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .464 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .376 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .768 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.6 (2008) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 7.3 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.0 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.1 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 (2002) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 10.8 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.3 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Richard Jefferson 1,511 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Richard Jefferson 608 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Richard Jefferson 241 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Richard Jefferson 87 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Richard Jefferson 44 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Richard Jefferson 140 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Richard Jefferson .473 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Richard Jefferson .325 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Richard Jefferson .731 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Richard Jefferson 22.2 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Richard Jefferson 6.4 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Richard Jefferson 4.1 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Richard Jefferson 1.3 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Richard Jefferson 0.7 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)