Sam Cassell vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Sam Cassell 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

Sam Cassell

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sam Cassell: 1993-94 to 2007-08
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sam Cassell 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Sam Cassell 15 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Sam Cassell 11 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Sam Cassell 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Sam Cassell 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 15.7 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 6.0 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 15,635 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 3,221 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Sam Cassell 5,939 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Sam Cassell 1,058 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 163 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Sam Cassell 993 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .454 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .331 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .861 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 19.8 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.6 (1998) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1997) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 12.2 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 2.6 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 4.4 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 0.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Sam Cassell 1,656 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Sam Cassell 349 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Sam Cassell 592 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Sam Cassell 105 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Sam Cassell 19 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Sam Cassell 136 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sam Cassell .414 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Sam Cassell .363 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Sam Cassell .847 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sam Cassell 18.0 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Sam Cassell 4.6 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Sam Cassell 9.0 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Sam Cassell 1.1 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Sam Cassell 0.3 (1998) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)