Elgin Baylor vs. Kelvin Cato Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Cato and Elgin Baylor 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

Elgin Baylor

vs.

Kelvin Cato

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Elgin Baylor: 1958-59 to 1971-72
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Elgin Baylor 0 Kelvin Cato 0

NBA Seasons Elgin Baylor 14 Kelvin Cato 10

Playoffs Played Elgin Baylor 12 Kelvin Cato 4

All-Star Games Elgin Baylor 11 Kelvin Cato 0

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Elgin Baylor 10 Kelvin Cato 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Elgin Baylor 10 Kelvin Cato 0

Rookie of The Year Elgin Baylor 1 Kelvin Cato 0

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.4 Kelvin Cato 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 13.5 Kelvin Cato 5.3

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.3 Kelvin Cato 0.5

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 0.5

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 23,149 Kelvin Cato 2,960

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 11,463 Kelvin Cato 2,874

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 3,650 Kelvin Cato 244

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 292

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 685

Total Games Elgin Baylor 846 Kelvin Cato 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .431 Kelvin Cato .507

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato .077

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .780 Kelvin Cato .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.3 (1962) Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 19.8 (1961) Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.4 (1970) Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 27.0 Kelvin Cato 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 12.9 Kelvin Cato 2.9

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 4.0 Kelvin Cato 0.2

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 0.3

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Elgin Baylor 3,623 Kelvin Cato 67

Total Rebounds Elgin Baylor 1,724 Kelvin Cato 60

Total Assists Elgin Baylor 541 Kelvin Cato 5

Total Steals Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 7

Total Blocks Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 12

Total Games Elgin Baylor 134 Kelvin Cato 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Elgin Baylor .439 Kelvin Cato .491

3-Point Percentage Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato .000

Free Throw Percentage Elgin Baylor .769 Kelvin Cato .536

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Elgin Baylor 38.6 (1962) Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Elgin Baylor 17.7 (1962) Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Elgin Baylor 5.6 (1964) Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Elgin Baylor - n/a ** Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998)

Notes: ** Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74, this player has no data for the stat. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.