Kelvin Cato vs. Dirk Nowitzki Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Dirk Nowitzki 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.

Dirk Nowitzki

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Dirk Nowitzki: 1998-99 to 2018-19

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Dirk Nowitzki 21

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Dirk Nowitzki 15

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

Finals MVP Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 1

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 4

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Dirk Nowitzki 12

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Dirk Nowitzki 20.7

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Dirk Nowitzki 7.5

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 2.4

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Dirk Nowitzki 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Dirk Nowitzki 31,560

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Dirk Nowitzki 11,489

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Dirk Nowitzki 3,651

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Dirk Nowitzki 1,210

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Dirk Nowitzki 1,281

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Dirk Nowitzki 1,522

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Dirk Nowitzki .471

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Dirk Nowitzki .380

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Dirk Nowitzki .879

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 26.6 (2006)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Dirk Nowitzki 9.9 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 3.5 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Dirk Nowitzki 1.4 (2003)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Dirk Nowitzki 1.5 (2005)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Dirk Nowitzki 25.3

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Dirk Nowitzki 10.0

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Dirk Nowitzki 2.5

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Dirk Nowitzki 1.0

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Dirk Nowitzki 0.9

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Dirk Nowitzki 3,663

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Dirk Nowitzki 1,446

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Dirk Nowitzki 360

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Dirk Nowitzki 149

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Dirk Nowitzki 129

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Dirk Nowitzki 145

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Dirk Nowitzki .462

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Dirk Nowitzki .365

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Dirk Nowitzki .892

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 28.4 (2002)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 13.1 (2002)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 4.0 (2008)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Dirk Nowitzki 2.0 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Dirk Nowitzki 2.6 (2004)