Vitaly Potapenko vs. Jerry West Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jerry West and Vitaly Potapenko 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

Vitaly Potapenko

vs.

Jerry West

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Jerry West: 1960-61 to 1973-74

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 1

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Jerry West 14

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jerry West 13

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 14

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 1 *

All-NBA First Team Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 12

All-Defensive 1st Team Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 4 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 5

Scoring Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 1

Assists Leader Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 1

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Jerry West 27.0

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Jerry West 5.8

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Jerry West 6.7

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Jerry West 2.6 *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Jerry West 0.7 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Jerry West 25,192

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Jerry West 5,366

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Jerry West 6,238

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Jerry West 81 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Jerry West 23 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Jerry West 932

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Jerry West .474

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Jerry West .814

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Jerry West 31.3 (1966)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Jerry West 7.9 (1962)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Jerry West 9.7 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 2.6 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Jerry West 0.7 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Jerry West 29.1

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Jerry West 5.6

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Jerry West 6.3

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Jerry West 0.0 *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Jerry West 0.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Jerry West 4,457

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Jerry West 855

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jerry West 970

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jerry West 0 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jerry West 0 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Jerry West 153

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Jerry West .469

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Jerry West - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Jerry West .805

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Jerry West 40.6 (1965)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Jerry West 8.7 (1961)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Jerry West 8.9 (1972)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Jerry West 0.0 (1974) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.