Shaquille O'Neal vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Shaquille O'Neal 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

Shaquille O'Neal

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Shaquille O'Neal: 1992-93 to 2010-11
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Shaquille O'Neal 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Shaquille O'Neal 19 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Shaquille O'Neal 17 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Shaquille O'Neal 15 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Shaquille O'Neal 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Shaquille O'Neal 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 14 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Shaquille O'Neal 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Scoring Leader Shaquille O'Neal 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Shaquille O'Neal 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 23.7 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 10.9 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.3 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 13,099 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 3,026 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 739 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 2,732 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 1,207 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .582 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .045 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .527 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 29.7 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 13.9 (1993) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.8 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.9 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.5 (1993) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 24.3 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 11.6 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 0.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 2.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Shaquille O'Neal 5,250 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal 2,508 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Shaquille O'Neal 582 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Shaquille O'Neal 117 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Shaquille O'Neal 459 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Shaquille O'Neal 216 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .563 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Shaquille O'Neal - Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Shaquille O'Neal .504 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 30.7 (2000) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 15.4 (2001) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 4.6 (1996) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 1.0 (2008) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Shaquille O'Neal 3.0 (1994) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)