Vitaly Potapenko
- Seasons
- 1996-97 to 2006-07
- Position
- C
- Height
- 6′10″
- Weight
- 280 lb
- Born
- Mar 21, 1975
- College
- Wright State University
- Draft
- 1996, round 1, pick 12
Career advanced
- PER
- 11.8
- True shooting
- .515
- Effective FG
- .479
- Usage rate
- 18.4
- Win shares
- 15.5
- WS per 48
- .064
- Box plus/minus
- -4.0
- VORP
- -5.8
- Best season, WS
- 3.4
- Best season, BPM
- -2.0
- MVP vote shares
- 0.00
- Finals appearances
- 0
League-leading seasons: 0 scoring, 0 rebounding, 0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks (per game, minimum 70% of team games).
Advanced by season
| Season | Team | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-97 | CLE | 21 | 80 | 1,238 | 9.5 | .486 | .441 | 23.7 | -1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | .020 | -5.9 | -0.7 | -6.6 | -1.4 | 91 | 104 |
| 1997-98 | CLE | 22 | 80 | 1,412 | 11.0 | .517 | .480 | 22.3 | -0.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .052 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -0.8 | 93 | 101 |
| 1998-99 | 2+ teams | 23 | 50 | 1,394 | 13.6 | .520 | .495 | 19.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .076 | -1.6 | -0.4 | -2.0 | 0.0 | 98 | 102 |
| 1999-00 | BOS | 24 | 79 | 1,797 | 13.8 | .527 | .499 | 20.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .066 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -3.5 | -0.7 | 100 | 106 |
| 2000-01 | BOS | 25 | 82 | 1,901 | 12.8 | .517 | .476 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | .087 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -3.6 | -0.8 | 103 | 104 |
| 2001-02 | BOS | 26 | 79 | 1,343 | 11.4 | .513 | .455 | 14.1 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.1 | .111 | -3.0 | -0.9 | -3.8 | -0.6 | 107 | 102 |
| 2002-03 | SEA | 27 | 26 | 403 | 8.2 | .492 | .441 | 15.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .027 | -4.6 | -0.8 | -5.4 | -0.3 | 90 | 104 |
| 2003-04 | SEA | 28 | 65 | 1,419 | 11.2 | .511 | .489 | 17.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | .037 | -2.4 | -1.9 | -4.3 | -0.8 | 100 | 110 |
| 2004-05 | SEA | 29 | 33 | 335 | 14.5 | .581 | .517 | 15.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | .142 | -0.6 | -0.8 | -1.4 | 0.1 | 122 | 110 |
| 2005-06 | 2+ teams | 30 | 33 | 353 | 7.4 | .535 | .521 | 12.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | .012 | -3.7 | -3.0 | -6.7 | -0.4 | 105 | 117 |
| 2006-07 | SAC | 31 | 3 | 13 | -22.1 | .000 | .000 | 20.7 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.534 | -22.4 | -6.2 | -28.6 | -0.1 | 0 | 111 |
What these mean
- TS%
- True shooting: scoring efficiency counting twos, threes and free throws together.
- eFG%
- Effective field goal %: field goal % with threes weighted 1.5x.
- USG%
- Usage rate: share of team plays a player finished while on the floor (from 1977-78).
- PER
- Player efficiency rating: per-minute production, league average is 15.
- WS
- Win shares: wins a player produced, split into offense (OWS) and defense (DWS).
- WS/48
- Win shares per 48 minutes; about .100 is league average.
- BPM
- Box plus/minus: points per 100 possessions above an average player (from 1973-74).
- VORP
- Value over replacement player: BPM converted to total value over a bench-level player (from 1973-74).
- ORtg / DRtg
- Points produced and allowed per 100 possessions.
Estimated plus-minus (EPM) is a proprietary Dunks & Threes metric and isn't included.