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Vitaly Potapenko
BOS · Big · 1998-99 · Wright State · Year 3 · age 23 · born Mar 21, 1975
10.0 PPG6.6 RPG1.5 APG2.0 TPG27.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'10"
Weight280Vitaly Potapenko, 1998-99 with BOS: 10.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 27.9 minutes a game. Against the 256 players who qualified that season, his highest marks are 2-point % (84th percentile), Offensive rebound % (83rd) and Def. rebound % (80th); his lowest are Free throw % (10th percentile) and Turnover % (18th). This is his best season by Box Plus/Minus; all 11 are in the table below.
Bars rank him against all 256 qualified players in 1998-99; the second number is his rank among the 64 qualified bigs. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 53 | 51 | 27.9 |
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| Minutes share | 67 | 63 | 57.4% |
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| Availability | 84 | 84 | 100.0% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 56 | 36 | .520 |
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| Effective FG% | 74 | 63 | .495 |
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| Points per shot | 63 | 48 | 1.21 |
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| 3-point % | 10 | 31 | 0.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 12 | 34 | 0.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 12 | 38 | 0.2% |
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| 2-point % | 84 | 63 | 49.6% |
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| Free throw % | 10 | 21 | 58.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 64 | 52 | 3.1 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 69 | 47 | 37.6% |
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| % points from 3 | 14 | 38 | 0.0% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 47 | 49 | 14.2 |
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| Assist % | 36 | 73 | 9.5% |
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| Assists / 75 | 36 | 75 | 2.1 |
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| Assist / turnover | 21 | 52 | 0.75 |
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| Usage % | 54 | 58 | 19.3% |
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| Turnover % | 18 | 7 | 17.2% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 20 | 15 | 2.9 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 83 | 48 | 8.7% |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 79 | 41 | 9.5 |
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| Def. rebound % | 80 | 41 | 16.8% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 26 | 48 | 1.0 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 76 | 30 | 1.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 54 | 30 | 2.0 |
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| Steal % | 24 | 46 | 1.3% |
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| Block % | 76 | 30 | 1.9% |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Height | 81 | 38 | 6'10" |
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| Strength (weight) | 98 | 94 | 280 |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs bigs | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 41 | 29 | 13.6 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 31 | 16 | .076 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 28 | 26 | −2.0 |
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| Offensive BPM | 22 | 21 | −1.6 |
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| Defensive BPM | 42 | 34 | −0.4 |
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| VORP | 27 | 27 | 0.0 |
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| Game Score / g | 51 | 45 | 7.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 1996-97 | CLE | 21 | 80 | 15.5 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | .486 | −6.6 | 1 | |
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| 1997-98 | CLE | 22 | 80 | 17.6 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | .517 | −4.1 | 5 | |
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| 1998-99★ | BOS | 23 | 50 | 27.9 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | .520 | −2.0 | 28 | |
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| 1999-00 | BOS | 24 | 79 | 22.7 | 9.2 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .527 | −3.5 | 9 | |
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| 2000-01 | BOS | 25 | 82 | 23.2 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 0.8 | .517 | −3.6 | 10 | |
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| 2001-02 | BOS | 26 | 79 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 0.4 | .513 | −3.8 | 9 | |
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| 2002-03 | SEA | 27 | 26 | 15.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 0.2 | .492 | −5.4 | 1 | |
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| 2003-04 | SEA | 28 | 65 | 21.9 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 0.8 | .511 | −4.3 | 4 | |
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| 2004-05 | SEA | 29 | 33 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 0.3 | .581 | −1.4 | 34 | |
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| 2005-06 | SAC | 30 | 33 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 0.3 | .535 | −6.7 | 1 | |
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| 2006-07 | SAC | 31 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | .000 | −28.6 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players. ★ is his best season by Box Plus/Minus, among seasons that clear the games floor.