Kelvin Cato vs. Bill Russell Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bill Russell and Kelvin Cato 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

Kelvin Cato

vs.

Bill Russell

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Bill Russell: 1956-57 to 1968-69

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 11

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Bill Russell 13

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Bill Russell 13

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 12

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 5

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 11

All-Defensive 1st Team Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 1 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 1

Rebounds Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Bill Russell 4

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Bill Russell 15.1

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Bill Russell 22.5

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Bill Russell 4.3

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Bill Russell 14,522

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Bill Russell 21,620

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Bill Russell 4,100

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Bill Russell 963

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Bill Russell .440

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Bill Russell .561

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Bill Russell 18.9 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Bill Russell 24.7 (1964)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Bill Russell 5.8 (1967)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Bill Russell - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Bill Russell 16.2

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Bill Russell 24.9

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Bill Russell 4.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Bill Russell - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Bill Russell 2,673

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Bill Russell 4,104

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Bill Russell 770

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Bill Russell - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Bill Russell 165

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Bill Russell .430

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Bill Russell - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Bill Russell .603

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Bill Russell 22.4 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Bill Russell 29.9 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Bill Russell 6.3 (1965)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Bill Russell - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Bill Russell - n/a **

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.