Kareem Abdul-Jabbar vs. Kelvin Cato Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Kelvin Cato and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 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

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

vs.

Kelvin Cato

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 1969-70 to 1988-89
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelvin Cato 0

NBA Seasons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Kelvin Cato 10

Playoffs Played Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Kelvin Cato 4

All-Star Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 19 Kelvin Cato 0

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 6 Kelvin Cato 0

Finals MVP Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelvin Cato 0

All-NBA First Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Kelvin Cato 0

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 15 Kelvin Cato 0

All-Defensive 1st Team Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5 Kelvin Cato 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11 Kelvin Cato 0

Scoring Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2 Kelvin Cato 0

Rebounds Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelvin Cato 0

Blocks Leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4 * Kelvin Cato 0

Rookie of The Year Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1 Kelvin Cato 0

* Notes: Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.6 Kelvin Cato 5.5

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 11.2 Kelvin Cato 5.3

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.6 Kelvin Cato 0.5

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 0.9 * Kelvin Cato 0.5

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.6 * Kelvin Cato 1.3

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 Kelvin Cato 2,960

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 17,440 Kelvin Cato 2,874

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,660 Kelvin Cato 244

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,160 * Kelvin Cato 292

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3,189 * Kelvin Cato 685

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1,560 Kelvin Cato 541

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .559 Kelvin Cato .507

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .056 * Kelvin Cato .077

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .721 Kelvin Cato .644

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 34.8 (1972) Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 16.9 (1976) Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.4 (1979) Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1978) * Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1976) * Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 24.3 Kelvin Cato 3.2

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10.5 Kelvin Cato 2.9

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3.2 Kelvin Cato 0.2

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.0 * Kelvin Cato 0.3

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2.4 * Kelvin Cato 0.6

Totals Stats

Total Points Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5,762 Kelvin Cato 67

Total Rebounds Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 2,481 Kelvin Cato 60

Total Assists Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 767 Kelvin Cato 5

Total Steals Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 189 * Kelvin Cato 7

Total Blocks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 476 * Kelvin Cato 12

Total Games Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 237 Kelvin Cato 21

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .533 Kelvin Cato .491

3-Point Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .000 * Kelvin Cato .000

Free Throw Percentage Kareem Abdul-Jabbar .740 Kelvin Cato .536

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 35.2 (1970) Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998)

Rebounds Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18.2 (1972) Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004)

Assists Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 5.1 (1972) Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004)

Steals Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 1.7 (1977) * Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004)

Blocks Per Game Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 4.1 (1979) * Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998)

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.