Kelvin Cato vs. Bob Pettit Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Bob Pettit 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.

Bob Pettit

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Bob Pettit: 1954-55 to 1964-65

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Bob Pettit 11

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Bob Pettit 9

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 11

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 2 *

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 10

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 11

Scoring Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 2

Rebounds Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 1

Rookie of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Bob Pettit 1

* Notes: Season MVP is awarded since 1955-56.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Bob Pettit 26.4

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Bob Pettit 16.2

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Bob Pettit 3.0

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Bob Pettit 20,880

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Bob Pettit 12,849

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Bob Pettit 2,369

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Bob Pettit 792

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Bob Pettit .436

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Bob Pettit .761

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Bob Pettit 31.1 (1962)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Bob Pettit 20.3 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1962)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Bob Pettit - n/a **

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Bob Pettit 25.5

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Bob Pettit 14.8

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Bob Pettit 2.7

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Bob Pettit 2,240

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Bob Pettit 1,304

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Bob Pettit 241

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Bob Pettit 88

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Bob Pettit .418

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Bob Pettit - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Bob Pettit .774

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Bob Pettit 31.8 (1963)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Bob Pettit 17.6 (1961)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Bob Pettit 3.7 (1960)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Bob Pettit - n/a **

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Bob Pettit - 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.