Steve Nash vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Steve Nash 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

Steve Nash

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Steve Nash: 1996-97 to 2013-14
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Steve Nash 0 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Steve Nash 18 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Steve Nash 12 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Steve Nash 8 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Steve Nash 2 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA First Team Steve Nash 3 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Steve Nash 7 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Assists Leader Steve Nash 5 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 14.3 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.0 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.5 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.7 Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 17,387 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 3,642 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Steve Nash 10,335 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Steve Nash 899 Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Steve Nash 102 Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Steve Nash 1,217 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .490 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .428 Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .904 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 18.8 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 4.2 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 11.6 (2007) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 1.0 (2003) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.2 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Steve Nash 17.3 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 3.5 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 8.8 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.6 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.1 Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Steve Nash 2,072 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Steve Nash 422 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Steve Nash 1,061 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Steve Nash 66 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Steve Nash 14 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Steve Nash 120 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Steve Nash .473 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Steve Nash .406 Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Steve Nash .900 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Steve Nash 23.9 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Steve Nash 5.2 (2004) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Steve Nash 13.3 (2007) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Steve Nash 0.9 (2005) Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Steve Nash 0.3 (2006) Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)