Kelvin Cato vs. Earl Monroe Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Earl Monroe 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.

Earl Monroe

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Earl Monroe: 1967-68 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Earl Monroe 13

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Earl Monroe 8

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Earl Monroe 4

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Earl Monroe 1

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Earl Monroe 1

Rookie of The Year Kelvin Cato 0 Earl Monroe 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Earl Monroe 18.8

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Earl Monroe 3.0

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Earl Monroe 3.9

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Earl Monroe 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Earl Monroe 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Earl Monroe 17,454

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Earl Monroe 2,796

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Earl Monroe 3,594

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Earl Monroe 473 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Earl Monroe 121 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Earl Monroe 926

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Earl Monroe .464

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Earl Monroe .807

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Earl Monroe 25.8 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Earl Monroe 5.7 (1968)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Earl Monroe 4.9 (1970)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Earl Monroe 1.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Earl Monroe 0.5 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Earl Monroe 17.9

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Earl Monroe 3.2

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Earl Monroe 3.2

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Earl Monroe 0.9 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Earl Monroe 0.5 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Earl Monroe 1,471

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Earl Monroe 266

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Earl Monroe 264

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Earl Monroe 18 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Earl Monroe 11 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Earl Monroe 82

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Earl Monroe .439

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Earl Monroe - *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Earl Monroe .791

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Earl Monroe 28.3 (1969)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Earl Monroe 5.3 (1969)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Earl Monroe 4.1 (1971)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Earl Monroe 1.3 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Earl Monroe 0.8 (1974) *

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.