Kelvin Cato vs. Elvin Hayes Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Elvin Hayes 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.

Elvin Hayes

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Kelvin Cato: 1997-98 to 2006-07
Elvin Hayes: 1968-69 to 1983-84

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 1

NBA Seasons Kelvin Cato 10 Elvin Hayes 16

Playoffs Played Kelvin Cato 4 Elvin Hayes 10

All-Star Games Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 12

Honors and Awards

All-NBA First Team Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 3

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 6

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 2

Scoring Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 1

Rebounds Leader Kelvin Cato 0 Elvin Hayes 2

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.5 Elvin Hayes 21.0

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 5.3 Elvin Hayes 12.5

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.8

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.5 Elvin Hayes 1.0 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.3 Elvin Hayes 2.0 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 2,960 Elvin Hayes 27,313

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 2,874 Elvin Hayes 16,279

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 244 Elvin Hayes 2,398

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 292 Elvin Hayes 864 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 685 Elvin Hayes 1,771 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 541 Elvin Hayes 1,303

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .507 Elvin Hayes .452

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .077 Elvin Hayes .147 *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .644 Elvin Hayes .670

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 8.7 (2000) Elvin Hayes 28.7 (1971)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 7.0 (2002) Elvin Hayes 18.1 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.9 (2005) Elvin Hayes 1.9 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.9 (2000) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 3.2 Elvin Hayes 22.9

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 2.9 Elvin Hayes 13.0

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.2 Elvin Hayes 1.9

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.3 Elvin Hayes 1.1 *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.6 Elvin Hayes 2.6 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Kelvin Cato 67 Elvin Hayes 2,194

Total Rebounds Kelvin Cato 60 Elvin Hayes 1,244

Total Assists Kelvin Cato 5 Elvin Hayes 185

Total Steals Kelvin Cato 7 Elvin Hayes 97 *

Total Blocks Kelvin Cato 12 Elvin Hayes 222 *

Total Games Kelvin Cato 21 Elvin Hayes 96

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Kelvin Cato .491 Elvin Hayes .464

3-Point Percentage Kelvin Cato .000 Elvin Hayes - *

Free Throw Percentage Kelvin Cato .536 Elvin Hayes .652

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.5 (1998) Elvin Hayes 25.9 (1974)

Rebounds Per Game Kelvin Cato 6.8 (2004) Elvin Hayes 15.9 (1974)

Assists Per Game Kelvin Cato 0.4 (2004) Elvin Hayes 3.0 (1980)

Steals Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.0 (2004) Elvin Hayes 1.5 (1975) *

Blocks Per Game Kelvin Cato 1.8 (1998) Elvin Hayes 4.0 (1976) *

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.