Vitaly Potapenko vs. J.R. Smith Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars J.R. Smith 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.

J.R. Smith

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07
J.R. Smith: 2004-05 to 2019-20

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Vitaly Potapenko 0 J.R. Smith 2

NBA Seasons Vitaly Potapenko 11 J.R. Smith 16

Playoffs Played Vitaly Potapenko 3 J.R. Smith 12

All-Star Games Vitaly Potapenko 0 J.R. Smith 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.5 J.R. Smith 12.4

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.5 J.R. Smith 3.1

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 J.R. Smith 2.1

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.4 J.R. Smith 1.0

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.3 J.R. Smith 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 3,995 J.R. Smith 12,148

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 2,725 J.R. Smith 3,073

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 418 J.R. Smith 2,077

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 258 J.R. Smith 974

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 209 J.R. Smith 204

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 610 J.R. Smith 977

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .479 J.R. Smith .419

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .167 J.R. Smith .373

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .694 J.R. Smith .733

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999) J.R. Smith 18.1 (2013)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999) J.R. Smith 5.3 (2013)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999) J.R. Smith 3.0 (2014)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) J.R. Smith 1.5 (2012)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999) J.R. Smith 0.3 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.4 J.R. Smith 10.7

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 J.R. Smith 3.0

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 J.R. Smith 1.3

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.2 J.R. Smith 0.9

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 J.R. Smith 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Vitaly Potapenko 31 J.R. Smith 1,493

Total Rebounds Vitaly Potapenko 19 J.R. Smith 424

Total Assists Vitaly Potapenko 3 J.R. Smith 187

Total Steals Vitaly Potapenko 3 J.R. Smith 127

Total Blocks Vitaly Potapenko 0 J.R. Smith 38

Total Games Vitaly Potapenko 13 J.R. Smith 140

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .448 J.R. Smith .397

3-Point Percentage Vitaly Potapenko - J.R. Smith .367

Free Throw Percentage Vitaly Potapenko .500 J.R. Smith .706

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998) J.R. Smith 18.3 (2008)

Rebounds Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998) J.R. Smith 4.7 (2013)

Assists Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998) J.R. Smith 2.8 (2009)

Steals Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998) J.R. Smith 1.2 (2016)

Blocks Per Game Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006) J.R. Smith 0.6 (2015)