Vitaly Potapenko vs. Jo Jo White Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Jo Jo White 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.

Jo Jo White

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
Jo Jo White: 1969-70 to 1980-81

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 Jo Jo White 12

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jo Jo White 6

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jo Jo White 7

Honors and Awards

Finals MVP Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jo Jo White 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jo Jo White 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 Jo Jo White 17.2

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 Jo Jo White 4.0

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 Jo Jo White 4.9

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 Jo Jo White 1.3 *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 Jo Jo White 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 Jo Jo White 14,399

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 Jo Jo White 3,345

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 Jo Jo White 4,095

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 Jo Jo White 686 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 Jo Jo White 112 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 Jo Jo White 837

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 Jo Jo White .444

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 Jo Jo White .167 *

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 Jo Jo White .834

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) Jo Jo White 23.1 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) Jo Jo White 5.6 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) Jo Jo White 6.1 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) Jo Jo White 0.3 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 Jo Jo White 21.5

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 Jo Jo White 4.4

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Jo Jo White 5.7

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 Jo Jo White 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 Jo Jo White 0.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 Jo Jo White 1,720

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 Jo Jo White 348

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jo Jo White 452

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 Jo Jo White 63 *

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 Jo Jo White 7 *

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 Jo Jo White 80

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 Jo Jo White .449

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - Jo Jo White - *

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 Jo Jo White .828

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) Jo Jo White 24.5 (1973)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) Jo Jo White 5.4 (1972)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) Jo Jo White 6.4 (1973)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) Jo Jo White 1.6 (1977) *

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) Jo Jo White 0.4 (1975) *

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. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.