Vitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko (The Ukraine Train)
Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-10 ▪ Weight: 280 lbs.
Born: March 21, 1975 in Kiev, Ukraine
High School: Kozchagin in Kiev, Ukraine
College: Wright State University
Draft: Cleveland Cavaliers, 1st round (12th pick, 12th overall), 1996 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 1996
Like this page? Sponsor it for $15. Your message will replace this ad.
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Total | 610 | 189 | 11608 | 1639 | 3424 | 1 | 6 | 716 | 1031 | 1067 | 2725 | 418 | 258 | 209 | 786 | 1537 | 3995 | .479 | .167 | .694 | 19.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Place | Home | 310 | 96 | 5870 | 837 | 1710 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 520 | 551 | 1394 | 239 | 135 | 116 | 389 | 742 | 2030 | .489 | .000 | .685 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| Road | 300 | 93 | 5737 | 802 | 1714 | 1 | 4 | 360 | 511 | 516 | 1331 | 179 | 123 | 93 | 397 | 795 | 1965 | .468 | .250 | .705 | 19.1 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 0.6 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| All-Star | Pre | 374 | 120 | 7181 | 998 | 2097 | 0 | 2 | 473 | 682 | 698 | 1734 | 291 | 158 | 127 | 498 | 940 | 2469 | .476 | .000 | .694 | 19.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 0.8 |
| Post | 236 | 69 | 4426 | 641 | 1327 | 1 | 4 | 243 | 349 | 369 | 991 | 127 | 100 | 82 | 288 | 597 | 1526 | .483 | .250 | .696 | 18.8 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Result | Win | 296 | 81 | 5467 | 789 | 1613 | 0 | 3 | 376 | 518 | 519 | 1343 | 199 | 129 | 109 | 367 | 736 | 1954 | .489 | .000 | .726 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 |
| Loss | 314 | 108 | 6141 | 850 | 1811 | 1 | 3 | 340 | 513 | 548 | 1382 | 219 | 129 | 100 | 419 | 801 | 2041 | .469 | .333 | .663 | 19.6 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Month | October | 3 | 0 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | .500 | .667 | 9.3 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | |
| November | 83 | 16 | 1517 | 205 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 148 | 140 | 362 | 59 | 30 | 30 | 117 | 211 | 513 | .460 | .696 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||
| December | 103 | 21 | 1612 | 223 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 149 | 163 | 397 | 55 | 32 | 22 | 107 | 235 | 551 | .481 | .705 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 0.5 | ||
| January | 104 | 26 | 1953 | 264 | 553 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 181 | 215 | 478 | 64 | 43 | 30 | 127 | 231 | 662 | .477 | .000 | .740 | 18.8 | 6.4 | 4.6 | 0.6 | |
| February | 100 | 33 | 2017 | 286 | 614 | 0 | 1 | 103 | 139 | 163 | 444 | 70 | 44 | 37 | 129 | 262 | 675 | .466 | .000 | .741 | 20.2 | 6.8 | 4.4 | 0.7 | |
| March | 128 | 56 | 2687 | 372 | 756 | 0 | 1 | 160 | 238 | 229 | 632 | 79 | 65 | 54 | 173 | 350 | 904 | .492 | .000 | .672 | 21.0 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 0.6 | |
| April | 86 | 34 | 1707 | 274 | 561 | 1 | 3 | 98 | 157 | 146 | 382 | 80 | 43 | 35 | 124 | 228 | 647 | .488 | .333 | .624 | 19.8 | 7.5 | 4.4 | 0.9 | |
| May | 3 | 3 | 85 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 35 | .500 | .692 | 28.3 | 11.7 | 6.0 | 2.7 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Day | Sunday | 72 | 21 | 1283 | 196 | 410 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 127 | 126 | 311 | 42 | 34 | 21 | 97 | 159 | 489 | .478 | .764 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0.6 | |
| Monday | 62 | 22 | 1179 | 171 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 115 | 117 | 292 | 45 | 17 | 17 | 68 | 167 | 428 | .474 | .748 | 19.0 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 0.7 | ||
| Tuesday | 100 | 31 | 1823 | 267 | 536 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 123 | 131 | 359 | 61 | 42 | 34 | 130 | 267 | 606 | .498 | .585 | 18.2 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Wednesday | 116 | 38 | 2188 | 281 | 629 | 0 | 1 | 135 | 198 | 214 | 548 | 86 | 42 | 44 | 136 | 271 | 697 | .447 | .000 | .682 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
| Thursday | 56 | 16 | 1108 | 162 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 100 | 98 | 238 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 90 | 145 | 390 | .524 | .660 | 19.8 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Friday | 123 | 38 | 2350 | 332 | 693 | 1 | 4 | 159 | 221 | 242 | 602 | 81 | 57 | 28 | 162 | 322 | 824 | .479 | .250 | .719 | 19.1 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.7 | |
| Saturday | 81 | 23 | 1677 | 230 | 486 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 147 | 139 | 375 | 62 | 35 | 39 | 103 | 206 | 561 | .473 | .000 | .687 | 20.7 | 6.9 | 4.6 | 0.8 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Role | Starter | 189 | 189 | 4728 | 728 | 1457 | 0 | 1 | 268 | 414 | 435 | 1179 | 195 | 107 | 96 | 315 | 588 | 1724 | .500 | .000 | .647 | 25.0 | 9.1 | 6.2 | 1.0 |
| Reserve | 421 | 0 | 6879 | 911 | 1967 | 1 | 5 | 448 | 617 | 632 | 1546 | 223 | 151 | 113 | 471 | 949 | 2271 | .463 | .200 | .726 | 16.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Minutes | 40+ | 5 | 5 | 205 | 35 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 27 | 59 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 83 | .538 | .650 | 41.0 | 16.6 | 11.8 | 2.6 | |
| 30-39 | 74 | 47 | 2414 | 366 | 711 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 206 | 214 | 574 | 95 | 54 | 53 | 143 | 221 | 874 | .515 | .689 | 32.6 | 11.8 | 7.8 | 1.3 | ||
| 20-29 | 218 | 96 | 5244 | 738 | 1550 | 0 | 3 | 327 | 486 | 480 | 1241 | 200 | 129 | 80 | 329 | 687 | 1803 | .476 | .000 | .673 | 24.1 | 8.3 | 5.7 | 0.9 | |
| 10-19 | 211 | 36 | 3173 | 452 | 952 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 282 | 297 | 736 | 85 | 60 | 62 | 254 | 483 | 1113 | .475 | .333 | .738 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 0.4 | |
| 0-9 | 102 | 5 | 571 | 48 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 115 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 131 | 122 | .329 | .703 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Rest | 0 Days | 146 | 53 | 3079 | 409 | 904 | 0 | 2 | 188 | 278 | 276 | 709 | 114 | 72 | 62 | 213 | 393 | 1006 | .452 | .000 | .676 | 21.1 | 6.9 | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| 1 Day | 279 | 96 | 5539 | 805 | 1673 | 1 | 3 | 354 | 504 | 529 | 1319 | 204 | 117 | 94 | 361 | 743 | 1965 | .481 | .333 | .702 | 19.9 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 0.7 | |
| 2 Days | 96 | 25 | 1761 | 258 | 513 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 137 | 164 | 421 | 64 | 39 | 34 | 124 | 223 | 612 | .503 | .701 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | ||
| 3+ Days | 78 | 14 | 1088 | 155 | 305 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 94 | 85 | 240 | 33 | 28 | 18 | 74 | 156 | 374 | .508 | .681 | 13.9 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Conference | Eastern | 369 | 120 | 7180 | 1015 | 2140 | 1 | 5 | 442 | 653 | 693 | 1749 | 291 | 163 | 128 | 497 | 949 | 2473 | .474 | .200 | .677 | 19.5 | 6.7 | 4.7 | 0.8 |
| Western | 241 | 69 | 4427 | 624 | 1284 | 0 | 1 | 274 | 378 | 374 | 976 | 127 | 95 | 81 | 289 | 588 | 1522 | .486 | .000 | .725 | 18.4 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 0.5 | |
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Division | Atlantic | 163 | 59 | 3271 | 469 | 1002 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 307 | 303 | 778 | 136 | 69 | 71 | 214 | 421 | 1155 | .468 | .707 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |
| Central | 192 | 58 | 3791 | 534 | 1115 | 1 | 5 | 222 | 342 | 380 | 937 | 153 | 94 | 56 | 278 | 504 | 1291 | .479 | .200 | .649 | 19.7 | 6.7 | 4.9 | 0.8 | |
| Midwest | 103 | 31 | 2066 | 290 | 599 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 191 | 199 | 485 | 59 | 41 | 37 | 147 | 287 | 723 | .484 | .749 | 20.1 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | ||
| Northwest | 14 | 3 | 135 | 19 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 42 | .613 | .000 | 1.000 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | |
| Pacific | 108 | 32 | 2020 | 289 | 600 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 157 | 146 | 426 | 57 | 48 | 42 | 131 | 249 | 688 | .482 | .701 | 18.7 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Southeast | 14 | 3 | 118 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 27 | .522 | .750 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.1 | ||
| Southwest | 16 | 3 | 207 | 26 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 26 | 13 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 69 | .481 | .654 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Split | Value | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| Opponent | Atlanta | 27 | 7 | 491 | 77 | 178 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 35 | 60 | 112 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 82 | 175 | .433 | .000 | .600 | 18.2 | 6.5 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Boston | 15 | 4 | 242 | 32 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 30 | 23 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 86 | .432 | .733 | 16.1 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Charlotte | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .500 | .500 | 14.6 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Chicago | 26 | 8 | 476 | 62 | 137 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 116 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 65 | 137 | .453 | 1.000 | .600 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.6 | |
| Cleveland | 16 | 8 | 336 | 52 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 41 | 91 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 38 | 130 | .565 | .667 | 21.0 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 0.9 | ||
| Dallas | 19 | 7 | 343 | 54 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 44 | 30 | 69 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 39 | 140 | .524 | .727 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 0.6 | ||
| Denver | 19 | 5 | 359 | 46 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 32 | 47 | 96 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 50 | 114 | .438 | .000 | .688 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 0.9 | |
| Detroit | 27 | 9 | 522 | 53 | 129 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 59 | 43 | 114 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 40 | 75 | 142 | .411 | .000 | .610 | 19.3 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 0.7 | |
| Golden State | 14 | 5 | 286 | 45 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 56 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 106 | .549 | .696 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Houston | 18 | 4 | 372 | 44 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 32 | 29 | 71 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 52 | 113 | .489 | .781 | 20.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Indiana | 26 | 8 | 538 | 83 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 62 | 55 | 145 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 48 | 63 | 208 | .550 | .677 | 20.7 | 8.0 | 5.6 | 1.0 | ||
| LA Clippers | 15 | 5 | 284 | 44 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 72 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 42 | 96 | .543 | .727 | 18.9 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 0.5 | ||
| LA Lakers | 20 | 5 | 335 | 53 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 59 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 49 | 125 | .535 | .731 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 3.0 | 0.4 | ||
| Memphis | 17 | 5 | 301 | 49 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 39 | 33 | 84 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 54 | 124 | .527 | .667 | 17.7 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 0.5 | ||
| Miami | 24 | 8 | 513 | 75 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 44 | 112 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 70 | 179 | .493 | .784 | 21.4 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 0.8 | ||
| Milwaukee | 24 | 5 | 464 | 65 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 37 | 47 | 127 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 30 | 55 | 156 | .504 | .703 | 19.3 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.7 | ||
| Minnesota | 19 | 6 | 350 | 57 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 29 | 33 | 83 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 42 | 139 | .509 | .862 | 18.4 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 0.3 | ||
| New Jersey | 25 | 8 | 453 | 63 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 115 | 19 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 153 | .481 | .730 | 18.1 | 6.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||
| New Orleans | 27 | 7 | 530 | 88 | 163 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 43 | 40 | 121 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 68 | 206 | .540 | .698 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 0.9 | ||
| New York | 28 | 10 | 584 | 78 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 69 | 51 | 141 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 71 | 208 | .443 | .754 | 20.9 | 7.4 | 5.0 | 0.8 | ||
| Oklahoma City | 10 | 2 | 216 | 30 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 65 | .500 | .417 | 21.6 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | ||
| Orlando | 27 | 9 | 495 | 79 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 51 | 53 | 137 | 22 | 19 | 9 | 36 | 80 | 190 | .506 | .627 | 18.3 | 7.0 | 5.1 | 0.8 | ||
| Philadelphia | 26 | 11 | 538 | 74 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 47 | 113 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 68 | 161 | .465 | .464 | 20.7 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 1.0 | ||
| Phoenix | 17 | 7 | 255 | 22 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 30 | 25 | 69 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 26 | 63 | .349 | .633 | 15.0 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 0.5 | ||
| Portland | 20 | 5 | 348 | 52 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 73 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 40 | 124 | .468 | .833 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 0.4 | ||
| Sacramento | 16 | 4 | 319 | 48 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 64 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 15 | 40 | 119 | .429 | .742 | 19.9 | 7.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | ||
| San Antonio | 16 | 4 | 307 | 46 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 66 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 110 | .517 | .692 | 19.2 | 6.9 | 4.1 | 0.4 | ||
| Toronto | 24 | 6 | 457 | 57 | 143 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 47 | 50 | 115 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 32 | 68 | 143 | .399 | .000 | .617 | 19.0 | 6.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | |
| Utah | 19 | 5 | 342 | 31 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 19 | 28 | 74 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 51 | 78 | .392 | .842 | 18.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 0.6 | ||
| Washington | 28 | 12 | 535 | 79 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 57 | 47 | 129 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 68 | 202 | .457 | .772 | 19.1 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | ||