Earl Monroe vs. Vitaly Potapenko Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Vitaly Potapenko and Earl Monroe 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

Earl Monroe

vs.

Vitaly Potapenko

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80
Vitaly Potapenko: 1996-97 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Earl Monroe 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Seasons Earl Monroe 13 Vitaly Potapenko 11

Playoffs Played Earl Monroe 8 Vitaly Potapenko 3

All-Star Games Earl Monroe 4 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Earl Monroe 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Earl Monroe 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

Rookie of The Year Earl Monroe 1 Vitaly Potapenko 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 18.8 Vitaly Potapenko 6.5

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.0 Vitaly Potapenko 4.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.9 Vitaly Potapenko 0.7

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.0 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.4

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.3 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 17,454 Vitaly Potapenko 3,995

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 2,796 Vitaly Potapenko 2,725

Total Assists Earl Monroe 3,594 Vitaly Potapenko 418

Total Steals Earl Monroe 473 * Vitaly Potapenko 258

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 121 * Vitaly Potapenko 209

Total Games Earl Monroe 926 Vitaly Potapenko 610

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .464 Vitaly Potapenko .479

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Vitaly Potapenko .167

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .807 Vitaly Potapenko .694

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969) Vitaly Potapenko 10.0 (1999)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968) Vitaly Potapenko 6.6 (1999)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970) Vitaly Potapenko 1.5 (1999)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.7 (1999)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 17.9 Vitaly Potapenko 2.4

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 1.5

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 3.2 Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 0.9 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.2

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.5 * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Earl Monroe 1,471 Vitaly Potapenko 31

Total Rebounds Earl Monroe 266 Vitaly Potapenko 19

Total Assists Earl Monroe 264 Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Steals Earl Monroe 18 * Vitaly Potapenko 3

Total Blocks Earl Monroe 11 * Vitaly Potapenko 0

Total Games Earl Monroe 82 Vitaly Potapenko 13

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Earl Monroe .439 Vitaly Potapenko .448

3-Point Percentage Earl Monroe - * Vitaly Potapenko -

Free Throw Percentage Earl Monroe .791 Vitaly Potapenko .500

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969) Vitaly Potapenko 4.3 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969) Vitaly Potapenko 2.8 (1998)

Assists Per Game Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971) Vitaly Potapenko 0.8 (1998)

Steals Per Game Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.5 (1998)

Blocks Per Game Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) * Vitaly Potapenko 0.0 (2006)

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.